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Perak Media Sports and Welfare Club members to climb mountain and promote tourism

ABOUT 20 members of the Perak Media Sports and Welfare Club will embark on an expedition to scale Mount Kosciuszko from today to March 8.

ABOUT 20 members of the Perak Media Sports and Welfare Club will embark on an expedition to scale Mount Kosciuszko from today to March 8.

The expedition, led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s press secretary Datuk Akmar Hisham Mohd Yusof, aims to promote tourism in Perak, in conjunction with Visit Malaysia Year 2014.

“This is the first time that a delegation of press members from Perak are going overseas to promote tourism.

“It is their own initiative and I am proud of their efforts,” he said during the launching of the expedition at Impiana Hotel in Ipoh recently. “We will not only be scaling the mountain but will also give out brochures on places to visit in Perak at various tourist spots,” he said.

He added that Mount Kosciuszko was famous for its ski resort and the delegates could also promote the state’s tourism to tourists there.
The mountain, which stands at 2,228m above sea level, is located on the Snowy Mountains in Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales.