Selasa, September 18, 2012

KOREAN TOUR GUIDES TEMPORARY MEASURE — MINISTER

Korean tour guides temporary measure — Minister

KOTA KINABALU September 18, 2012: The decision to allow foreigners, particularly South Koreans, to be tour guides in Sabah, was made in the best interest of the nation and tourism development, said Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen.

She said the move was merely a “temporary measure” to meet the demand of the increasing number of South Korean tourists to the Land Below the Wind.

As such, the government sought a long-term solution to this for the common good, she reasoned.

Dr Ng said Malaysia had relaxed its policy prohibiting foreign tour guides in the country, especially in Sabah, only in the case of South Korea because it was difficult to get Korean-speaking tour guides.

“In fact, this is a request from the Korean government, or rather Korean Embassy (Kuala Lumpur) because Sabah is becoming a popular destination for Korean tourists,” she said.

“As of June, about 43,800 Korean tourists visited Sabah, as compared to about 36,000 during the same period last year, but we have only eight local Korean-speaking tour guides in Sabah.

“Certainly, this is not enough to cater to the increasing number of Korean tourists,” she told reporters after the presentation of the 1Malaysia Student Discount Card (KADS1M) ceremony at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) main campus in Likas near here yesterday.

Dr Ng was asked to comment on a call by the Sabah Tourist Guides Association yesterday, requesting the ministry to rescind its recent decision to allow foreigners to take the localised tourist guide course here.

Daniel Doughty Its chairman, Daniel Doughty, was quoted as saying that allowing foreigners to take up tour guide jobs here would affect the livelihood of local tour guides.

Dr Ng said that so far, of the 19 Korean guides interviewed, only seven had working permits to take up the job in Sabah.

She said the recruitment was part of the government’s efforts to galvanise the tourism sector in the country, in the hope of giving the best service in the tourism industry.

On tourist arrivals in the country, she said the government was confident of achieving the targetted 25 million, with receipts of about RM60 billion this year.

Earlier, in her speech, the minister hoped UMS would introduce park management course to equip park managers with the necessary skills, thus improving the management of parks in the country.

On KADS1M, she said, 231 companies had participated in the project nationwide, and hoped the KADS1M meant for students of private and public higher institutions would help reduce their living costs.

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  1. Cadangan ini masih belum ada keputusan yang muktamad. Maka kita tunggu apa yang berlaku seterusnya mengenai perkara ini.

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    1. Let's wait for the official announcement on this.

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    2. Kaji selidik sebelum dilaksanakannya.

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  2. Apa pun jika boleh berikan keutamaan kepada pemandu pelancong tempatan. Berikan mereka kemahiran untuk bertutur lebih bahasa. Ini bagi memastikan pemandu pelancong tempatan tidak tersisih.

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    1. pemandu pelancong tempatan perlu menguasai pelbagai bahasa.

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    2. Some of the local guides are actually can speak in Korean language but not hired. Perhaps they are fresh graduates.

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    3. Betul, keupayaan menguasai lebih banyak bahasa memang memenfaatkannya.

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    4. Tour guide should give proper training to offer pro assistance to the tourism.

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  3. Sudah dinyatakan bahawa perkara ini hanyalah untuk sementara. mungkin ambil masa 2 atau 3 tahun.

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    1. Namun masih belum dipastikan kesahihannya.

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  4. Harap pemandu pelancong di negeri ini akan melengkapkan diri dengan pelbagai kemahiran dan pengetahuan supaya dapat memenuhi keperluan semasa.

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    1. kemahiran dan pengetahuan perlu.

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    2. There are many courses been offered so I think there is no problem for local guides to survive.

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    3. Mereka berada di garisan depan berkhidmat untuk pelacong asing, semoga mereka dpt berkhidmat lebih professional.

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    4. Kerja ini memang memerlukan bakat berbahasa dan servis.

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  5. keputusan membenarkan warga asing terutama dari Korea Selatan menjadi pemandu pelancong di Sabah adalah demi kebaikan dan pembangunan sektor pelancongan negara.-Dr Ng

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    1. ia hnya sementara, sementara itu, guide tempatan kena belajar pelbagai bahasa asing.

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    2. Bagi saya, banyak aspek yang harus dilihat. Rangka kerja harus ada.

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  6. Not an easy task to be the tour guide that need to have some language capabilities.

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    1. Melalui latihan, kesemua ini dpt ditanggani.

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  7. She said the recruitment was part of the government’s efforts to galvanise the tourism sector in the country, in the hope of giving the best service in the tourism industry.

    Kerajaan harus memberi sokongan yang berpatutan agar industri pelancongan Sabah melambung tinggi.

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  8. Training yang diberi dapat membantu golongan ini untuk memberi perkhidmatan yang lebih pro.

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  9. On KADS1M, she said, 231 companies had participated in the project nationwide, and hoped the KADS1M meant for students of private and public higher institutions would help reduce their living costs.

    Semoga program ini mencapai matlamat.

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  10. jika langkah ini mampu meningkatkan jumlah pelancong korea ke negeri ini, kenapa perlu dibantah?

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    1. Kementerian perlu memberi kursus bahasa kepada pemandu pelancong. Supaya Sabah tidak bergantung pada pemandu pelancong asing.

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  11. seperti yang kita sedia maklum, pelancong korea hanya mempercayai pemandu pelancong warga korea.. so bukankah langkah ini mampu menarik lebih ramai pelancong korea untuk datang ke Sabah?

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  12. Masidi menasihatkan pemandu pelancong tempatan untuk melihat keputusan untuk membenarkan Korea Selatan untuk menjadi pemandu pelancong di Sabah dengan cara yang holistik.

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    1. Masidi akan memanggil mesyuarat antara ahli-ahli STGA, MATTA dan Kementerian Pelancongan (MOT) sebelum mengeluarkan satu kenyataan rasmi

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    2. Masidi juga mencadangkan kepada MOT untuk membuat kehadiran mereka dirasai di KKIA untuk membendung pengusaha pelancongan haram, panduan dan perkhidmatan pengangkutan yang menjejaskan pengendali pelancongan berlesen; dan mewujudkan satu talian telefon khas untuk sesiapa sahaja untuk memanggil, supaya kakitangan penguatkuasaan boleh digerakkandan bertindak segera apabila menerima aduan untuk membolehkan pelakunya ditangkap di tempat kejadian.

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    3. diharap hasil perbincangan Masidi dengan persatuan2 pelancongan membuahkan hasil positif.

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