Several major issues concerning the safety and well-being of tourists were discussed at a dialogue session between Kontinjen Polis Kuala Lumpur on 5th May 2011 at the Royal Selangor Club.
The dialogue which was chaired by Ketua Polis Kuala Lumpur, Dato’ Pahlawan Zulkifli Bin Abdullah was also told of the formation of a liaison committee for tourists headed by ASP Rosli, Chief of Tourist Police who can be contacted directly at 03-21159999 for all cases that require his immediate attention.
The dialogue which started at 3.00 p.m. also discussed various issues concerning snatch theft at tourist sites, safety at hotels, safety of guests using various transportations in Malaysia and heard recommendation from the tourism industry.
The CPO in his opening address appreciated the efforts taken by the Malaysia Tourism Federation (MTF) to organise the dialogue session and thanked our attendance, contributions and participation to bring about greater awareness on the role of the police to ensure safety to the tourism industry. To show this appreciation the police was represented by 18 senior police officers which included SAC Zulkifli Abdullah , SAC Khoo Chin Wah, Traffic Police Chief, Ketua Pengurusan Dato Razali and all the OCPDs of the Kuala Lumpur Contigent.
The CPO was surprised when told of the fact that some police officers were not taking reports of incidents made by tourist. It was decided then that the police will not only take reports but also do that at the place of incidents or at the hotels of the tourists. The public can also reach the Police by email address at poliskl@rmp.gov.my.
The Police Volunteer Reserves (PVR) will be selected from individual proficient in foreign languages such as Arabic, Mandarin and English.
Dato Setia Dr Joshua Peter Tan, President of MTF said the dialogue was a good event as it was never done before and has completely removed the misconception on the role the police force. The participants from the industry were extremely happy with the outcome of the dialogue and looked forward to a monthly session until most the issues were resolved.
"The setting up of the liaison committee a good step forward and will be used a good platform to iron out all issues with the police," he added. He thanked the Kuala Lumpur Police Contigent for attending in a large number and also the 18 journalist from the various local media.
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