Published: 21 October 2015 3:21 PM
Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir presenting a souvenir to British High Commissioner to Malaysia Vicki Treadell. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Wong Tuck Keong, October 21, 2015.
More British manufacturing companies may be investing in Perak and creating more job opportunities for the people, British High Commissioner to Malaysia Vicki Treadell said today.
However, she declined to give more details as the matter had not been made public.
"It's not just about what Britain can sell or do in Perak, it's about what we can invest in the state to create jobs here," she said after a meeting with Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir during her official visit to the state.
Treadell said she was interested to intiate collaborations and partnerships between Britain and Perak in tourism, agriculture, agritech and the manufacturing industries.
She also praised the conception of the Royal Belum State Park as a protected forest reserve.
"There is real value in making moral and ethical judgements instead of making fast bucks from illegal logging and destroying the environment.
"Endangered species from the Asian elephants, tigers to 10 species of hornbills that are in Belum are unique to Southeast Asia.
"So many people would want to come and see something so special and so rare," she said.
Treadell, who was born in Ipoh and lived in Maxwell Road in her younger years, is expected to visit Tarcissian Convent tomorrow, where she had briefly attended school.
She will also be supporting a British council project called "Sports for All" before heading to Simpang Pulai for the opening of a new Tesco hypermarket.
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