According to the de facto Law Minister, there was nothing in the law or the Constitution stating that the Registrar shall remain in Kuching forever. "There is nothing in the law or in the Constitution that says that the Registry shall remain in Kuching forever. "Moving the Registrar to Kota Kinabalu changes nothing as far as administration ofthe High Court of Sabah and Sarawak is concerned. "Thereafter, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong granted his royal assent to move the Registrar to Kota Kinabalu in early April. He said the new Kota Kinabalu Court Complex was better equipped to handle the online system.

Source: The Star April 21, 2019 09:56 UTC