A very good morning.
First & foremost on behalf of ASEAN Ports Association, Malaysia, allow me to record our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the secretariat & all of the member of ASEAN Ports Association for giving our country Malaysia the honour to host the 37th ASEAN Ports Association Main Committee Meeting. ASEAN Ports Association Malaysia is pleased to host this meeting in Kuantan the state capital of Pahang, Malaysia.
Dato’-Dato’, Ladies & Gentlemen,
I would like also to express my sincere appreciation & thanks to our Guest of Honour, The Honourable YB Dato’ Abdul Rahim Bakri, Deputy Minister of Transport for his agreement to deliver a keynote address and to officiate the opening of the 37th ASEAN Ports Association Main Committee Meeting.
I wish to extend also our deepest appreciation and thanks to Dato’-Dato’ and distinguished guest for being presence here. Indeed your presence here show & reflect of your strong and continuous support to the development of Kuantan Port. I hope your cooperation & contribution will continue towards a prosperous development of Kuantan Port in the future.
Dato’-Dato’, Ladies & Gentlemen,
On behalf of ASEAN Ports Association Malaysia, it gives me a great pleasure to wish a warm welcome to all the delegates of the 37th ASEAN Ports Association Main Meeting. The delegates are from the ASEAN Nation, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam and not to forget our own country Malaysia.
We are glad that you all have landed here in Kuantan & hope that you will have a pleasant stay. Our team is ready to assist you in your need and interest. We hope that we will meet your expectation. While you are here, please take the opportunity to explore the city of Kuantan. Kuantan is the largest city in the East Coast of Malaysia with approximately 607,700 population. It is situated near the mouth of Kuantan River and faces the South China Sea. No wonder Kuantan’s main sight seeing attraction is the beautiful scenic beaches. Our team have planned for the delegates to have the excitement and enjoyment of one of the beaches by having lunch at the famous beach of Teluk Chempedak on the 24th of November.
If delegates like shopping, East Coast Mall, a shopping mall of 1 million sq feet of build-up area is located just in front of this hotel.
Distinguished delegates, I would suggest you to refer to your programme of activities book which have being provided to you during the registration. It is important to do so as to make sure that you all will not miss the excitement and benefit of the programme. I hope that the delegates will have a memorable time ini the next three days and I would like to wish all a fruithful gathering and networking.
Last but far from least, I wish to take this opportunity to thank all for participating in this opening ceremony of the 37th ASEAN Ports Association Meeting. Once again right from the bottom of my heart, I would like to thank our guest of honour YB Dato’ Abdul Rahim Bakri, Deputy Minister of Transport for his commitment to officiate the opening of this meeting.
Thank You.
