古达 妈祖像开工？

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KOTA KINABALU: Plans for the world’s biggest statue of Mazu (Goddess of the Sea to the Chinese), barred by previous chief minister Musa Aman, may yet be revived, according to Christina Liew, the new state minister for Tourism, Culture and Environment.

Speaking to FMT at her office, Liew said statues of Mazu elsewhere had always attracted crowds of tourists and had become a game-changer for the tourism industry wherever they were built.

Similar Mazu statues in Peninsular Malaysia had proven to be tourist magnets. “If they can have it, I don’t see why Sabah cannot. But let’s get settled down first and we will see how we can go about it,” she said.

Liew, who is a deputy chief minister, said she would need to find out from her officers in her ministry why a stop-work order was issued by the previous government.

“The last time I heard about it, the Mazu project was shelved. It was not allowed to be built. But I think it is good to revisit the idea because I believe if it is built in Kudat, it will become another tourism hot spot in Sabah for sure,” she said.

“It is important for me to understand the status before bringing it up with the chief minister. Hopefully, we will resolve the problem that resulted in the cancellation of the project,” she said.

She believed the project would boost the economy of Sabah’s northernmost district by attracting thousands of visitors to Kudat at least twice a year when Mazu devotees celebrate the goddess’ birthday and the anniversary of her death or ascension to heaven, as devotees believe.

Kudat’s biggest tourism draw is currently the Tip of Borneo resort located 25km from town.

The proposed Kudat Mazu statue, at 33m (108ft) high, was to be the world’s tallest when proposed in 2005. It was to be built on private land facing the sea, at a cost of RM5 million.

The project was started by former chief minister Chong Kah Kiat, who was then chairman of the Kudat Thean Chou Charitable Foundation.

All the paperwork for the project was completed and the foundation for the statue completed when a stop-work order was issued on May 25, 2006 pending approval by Musa.

The stop-work order was based on objections by the Muslim community, on the grounds that the site was too near the town mosque, more than 700 metres away.

About six weeks later, the state mufti purportedly issued a fatwa addressed to Musa, specifically directing that the construction work on the statue be stopped for being contrary to Islamic teachings.

In 2011, Musa offered a new site for the project in Pantai Bak Bak.

Some 408 carved granite pieces for the statue, in 21 shipping containers, were reported to have been kept at the container yard then.

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据新任国家旅游，文化和环境部长Christina Liew称，计划为前世界首席大臣穆萨·阿曼禁止的世界上最大的妈祖像（中国海的女神像）可能会复活。

在她的办公室向FMT发表讲话时，Liew说其他地方的Mazu雕像一直吸引着众多的游客，并且已经成为旅游行业改变游戏规则的地方。

马来西亚半岛的类似马祖雕像已被证明是旅游吸引力。 “如果他们能拥有它，我不明白沙巴为什么不能。但让我们先安顿下来，我们将看到我们可以如何去做，“她说。

副首席部长刘先生表示，她需要从她的部门官员那里了解为什么上届政府发布停工令。

“我最后一次听说，妈祖项目被搁置了。它不被允许建造。但我认为重新审视这个想法是件好事，因为我相信如果它建在古达，它肯定会成为沙巴的另一个旅游热点，“她说。

“在向首席部长提出这个问题之前，了解这一状况对我来说很重要。希望我们能够解决导致项目取消的问题，“她说。

正如信徒们所相信的，妈祖信徒每年至少两次吸引成千上万的游客到古达参加庆祝女神的生日和她死亡或升天的周年纪念日，这一项目将促进沙巴最北端地区的经济发展。

古达最大的旅游平局是目前距离城镇25公里的婆罗洲度假胜地。

建议的古达玛祖雕像高达33米（108英尺），在2005年提出时将成为世界上最高的雕像。它将建在面向大海的私人土地上，耗资500万令吉。

该项目由前首席部长Chong Kah Kiat开创，后者当时是古达泰山慈善基金会的主席。

该项目的所有文书工作已经完成，并且在2006年5月25日发布停工令以等待穆萨批准时完成该雕像的基础工作。

停工令是基于穆斯林社区的反对，理由是该地点距离700多米外的镇清真寺太近。

大约六个星期后，国家mufti据称发布了一个致穆萨的法特瓦，特别指示因违背伊斯兰教义而停止建造雕像。

2011年，Musa在Pantai Bak Bak为该项目提供了一个新场地。

据报道，在21个运输集装箱内为该雕像雕刻的约408块花岗岩碎片被报告保存在集装箱堆场。

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