Kota Kinabalu: The return of Labuan to Sabah is inevitable, says Sabah Progressive Party President Datuk Yong Teck Lee.
He said this is because of the repeated and glaring failures of the Federal Government to keep its promises to Sabah and Labuan during the process of federalisation of the island in 1984.“The core promise made by the Federal Government was an iron clad guarantee that Labuan will remain a free port and an expanded barter trade and business centre.
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Yong, a Nominated Assemblyman, said Federal Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa should be informed of the tumultuous era of 1984 to 1985 when patriotic Sabahans were detained without trial under the then Internal Security Act for openly protesting against the federalisation of Labuan. “As I was working in Labuan in 1984, I can still recall vividly the sight of Federal Reserve Units anti-riot police putting up a show of force at the Labuan town Padang on the eve of the handover of Labuan to the Federal Government.
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