More than 13,000 Chinese nationals still in Sabah, says state Immigration director

KOTA KINABALU: There are more than 13,000 Chinese nationals still in Sabah, including tourists and those who entered the sate with student visas or work permits.

Sabah Immigration director Datuk Muhamad Sade Mohamad Amin said 15,907 Chinese nationals had entered Sabah as at Jan 31 – when the Sabah government stopped all commercial direct flights from China – and 2,919 had left Sabah between Feb 1 and 10.