KOTA KINABALU: Sabah will showcase its abundant dive sites to the rest of the world during the three-day Malaysia International Dive Expo (MIDE) in Kuala Lumpur starting Friday (May 27). The state’s rich dive sites such as the Blue Ring Reef and shipwreck dives in Lahad Datu will also be highlighted during a presentation by Sabah dive industry pioneer Clement Lee on Saturday (May 28). The figure consists of both international and domestic visitors to the dive sites. Noredah said it was also encouraging to see an 11% growth in domestic arrivals to dive sites in 2019. According to Sabah’s 2019 tourism statistics, China (including Hong Kong) recorded the most international visitors to Sabah’s dive sites with 99,714 arrivals.
