Lee Chong Wei appointed Sabah tourism ambassador

(Right) Datuk Lee Chong Wei receiving an appreciation gift including the native headgear - siga- from Datuk Jafry after being appointed as Sabah’s Tourism ambassador.

KOTA KINABALU: Malaysia's greatest badminton player Datuk Lee Chong Wei is excited to promote Sabah to the rest of the world, more so after being appointed the state’s tourism ambassador on Wednesday (Oct 27).

The former world no. 1 shuttler said throughout his travels, especially to China and Taiwan for tournaments, he found that many people knew where Sabah was.