Minister apologises for road closures during Xi's visit

Summary

• Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan apologises for the traffic disruptions during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit and acknowledges the inconvenience caused to the public.

• He proposed work-from-home and home-based learning arrangements during the upcoming Asean summits to ease congestion, and plans to present the idea to cabinet.

Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan has apologised for the traffic disruptions caused by road closures during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent state visit.

To prevent a repeat of the inconvenience caused to the public, particularly in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, Mohamad proposed a work-from-home and home-based teaching and learning arrangement for the Asean summits in May and October.

“I would like to propose to the cabinet that if government department staff can work from home and schools can conduct lessons from home, it would help reduce congestion and lessen the inconvenience to the public, especially in the Klang Valley.

“I would also like to apologise to everyone affected by the road closures (in conjunction with Xi’s visit),” he told Bernama and RTM at Kompleks Bunga Raya, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, today.

Mohamad and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim were at the airport to bid farewell to Xi and his delegation, who departed for Cambodia after concluding a three-day state visit to Malaysia.

From April 15 to 17, several roads in the Klang Valley, including in Putrajaya, were either fully closed or diverted to facilitate official movements during the visit.

Despite prior notifications, the closures sparked frustration among road users due to severe traffic congestion.

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