Patriotic flag mission reaches new heights at Mount Kinabalu
KUNDASANG (Aug 19): The Kembara Merdeka Jalur Gemilang (KMJG) in collaboration with Sabah Parks made history by planting the Jalur Gemilang (Malaysian flag) and the Sabah flag at the peak of Mount Kinabalu.
Sabah Information Director Jainisah Mohd Noor said the event aimed to further invigorate the National Month celebrations in Sabah this year.
'This morning, KMJG made history once again by presenting the Jalur Gemilang and the Sabah flag to mountain guides to be carried and planted at the Peak of Mount Kinabalu.
'We carried this out in collaboration with Sabah Parks to manifest the national spirit and as one of our ways to enliven this year's National Month celebration in Sabah,' she stated during the handover of the Jalur Gemilang and Sabah flag to mountain guides at Kinabalu Park on Tuesday.
A total of 35 mountain guides were involved in carrying the Jalur Gemilang and Sabah flag to be planted at the peak of Mount Kinabalu.
According to Jainisah, special edition KMJG postcards were also mailed via the Panalaban post box.
'Alongside that, we also mailed special KMJG postcards via the highest postbox in Malaysia, located at Panalaban. This will also be facilitated by the mountain guides as our strategic partners.
'We hope this fervent spirit of celebrating National Day will remain steadfast and strong like Mount Kinabalu,' she explained.
Jainisah, who is also the KMJG convoy leader, did not rule out the possibility that convoy participants themselves would one day plant the Jalur Gemilang at Kinabalu Peak. 'We will try. This year we certainly don't have time, but next year if we have the opportunity, can collaborate again with Sabah Parks or any other department or agency, including private companies, to climb Mount Kinabalu together.
'We ourselves will plant the Jalur Gemilang and Sabah flags, and perhaps we will also send special postcards once again to local leaders and top management.
'That would also later serve as proof that the convoy itself has conquered Mount Kinabalu, symbolizing our spirit, our patriotism, and our love for our country,' she said.
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