Look who's the new Tourism boss!
Its former Wangsa Maju MP Wee Choo Keong. The corporate lawyer-cum-political maverick will now chart the country's tourism development plan, assuming the Tourism Malaysia chairman post from Ng Yen Yen.
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“It came as a surprise and I am really honoured,” the Kelantan-born, who turns 62 next week, told The Rakyat Post.
News of the announcement had been in the offing for some time now and when TRP contacted the lawyer earlier this week, he had pleaded ignorance.
“Some may think it’s an uphill battle to turn around the nation’s battered tourism image, but it’s a challenge I welcome.”
His immediate task, he added, would be to meet “his boss”, Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz, to listen to what he has planned in charting the nation’s tourism future.
“Then, I would rally the respective tourism directors here and abroad, and see how best we can move ahead.
“We (the tourism industry) have taken a severe beating, but I shall not delve into it.”
Now, he added, was the time to move ahead and woo tourists, and also foreign investors.
In a quick response to the appointment, Wee was advised to avoid armchair discussions about what was being done and what is not to promote tourism.
Its former Wangsa Maju MP Wee Choo Keong. The corporate lawyer-cum-political maverick will now chart the country's tourism development plan, assuming the Tourism Malaysia chairman post from Ng Yen Yen.
“It came as a surprise and I am really honoured,” the Kelantan-born, who turns 62 next week, told The Rakyat Post.
News of the announcement had been in the offing for some time now and when TRP contacted the lawyer earlier this week, he had pleaded ignorance.
“Some may think it’s an uphill battle to turn around the nation’s battered tourism image, but it’s a challenge I welcome.”
His immediate task, he added, would be to meet “his boss”, Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz, to listen to what he has planned in charting the nation’s tourism future.
“Then, I would rally the respective tourism directors here and abroad, and see how best we can move ahead.
“We (the tourism industry) have taken a severe beating, but I shall not delve into it.”
Now, he added, was the time to move ahead and woo tourists, and also foreign investors.
In a quick response to the appointment, Wee was advised to avoid armchair discussions about what was being done and what is not to promote tourism.