Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and China’s visiting Premier Li Qiang appeared together in a significant display of bilateral cooperation to officiate the groundbreaking ceremony for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) Gombak Integrated Terminal station on Wednesday (June 19).
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00:00On the count of three, may I now invite our ASEAN leaders to push the lever forward.
00:07Please push the lever.
00:10Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang
00:14officiated the groundbreaking ceremony
00:16for the East Coast Rail Link's Gombak Integrated Terminal Station on Wednesday.
00:20Ladies and gentlemen, the journey has officially begun.
00:24Congratulations.
00:26The event was a key program for the Chinese Premier's three-day official visit to Malaysia
00:31in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and China.
00:36The event paved the way for the scheduled completion of the 665-kilometre ECRL alignment
00:42from Kota Bharu to the Gombak Integrated Terminal in December 2026.
00:47The ECRL station is expected to link with the existing Gombak LRT station
00:52to facilitate connectivity via the Kelana Jaya Light Rail Transit Line.
00:57The ECRL alignment stretch between Gombak and Port Klang
01:00is expected to be completed by December 2027.
01:03Malaysia Rail Link Chairman Tan Sri Muhammad Zuki Ali said
01:06the RM50.2 billion project had reached 67% completion.
01:11He said the Chinese Premier's attendance in the ceremony
01:13argued well for the successful implementation of the project,
01:17which is part of the Beijing-led Belt and Road Initiative.
01:22For live UN video, visit www.un.org