Over the years, some places in Malaysia have entered into a Sister City relationship with other cities in the world. George Town in Penang entered into a Sister City relationship with the City of Adelaide in Australia in 1973. Other sister-cities or twin-towns for Malaysia are Kuala Lumpur-Iran, Ipoh-Fukuoka, Johor Bahru-Istanbul, Kota Kinabalu-Yongin and many more.
I did a presentation of Subang Jaya to the Mayor and 3 members of the Sister City Commission. The next step would be for the City of Wilmington to consider this application.
If successful, this relationship would increase global cooperation and promote opportunities for international partnerships for citizens, businesses, schools, and organizations in Wilmington and Subang Jaya. Activities include: cultural events, youth programs and exchanges, teacher sponsorships and exchanges, hosting international visitors, economic development and more. Two areas of focus would be an exchange program for teenagers of Subang Jaya to experience life in a public school in Wilmington and exchange of ideas on ways to improve good governance especially at the local council.
The Mayor presented me with a special wooden pen and his profound words to me were “Hopefully you can use this pen as an instrument of democracy for you in Malaysia”. A big thank you to the Ki family for your warm hospitality during my brief stay in Wilmington. I am leaving for home!
With Mayor of Wilmington – Mr Bill Saffo
Receiving the special wooden pen