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| Abdul Karim (centre), Jumaini (on Karim’s right) and participants of Pre APOC 2017 in a photo-call. |
KUCHING: The selection of Sarawak for the pre-Asia Pacific Orchid Conference (Apoc) is timely as Sarawak is rich in flora and fauna and at the same time, is blessed with rare and unique orchid species.
According to Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, the conference here serves as a prelude to the 13th Apoc in 2019 and would give an insight of what this city has to offer to the delegates.
“Many of the (orchid) species available in this region are part of our natural heritage and tourist attraction. Thus, research on these species is vital to ensure that they would remain endemic,” said Abdul Karim.
