00:00 The number of travelers to our country since January 1, 2023 until April this year,
00:20 is 40 million people. And we got 30.5 million from those 40 million people,
00:31 suddenly through two entrances. One is KLIA, KLIA 1 and 2, plus the Iskandar Sultan building
00:40 and the Sultan Abu Bakar complex. Last year, one of the initiatives that we announced was
00:45 we announced 10 countries that we consider to be low risk, which can pass immigration
00:54 clearance through the AutoGate. This time, we also announced that travelers from
00:59 these 36 countries can also use the AutoGate clearance. Meaning they have a choice,
01:07 they can queue up if there is no long queue, or they can also opt to use the AutoGate.
01:16 These 36 countries, including all the countries in the European Union, there are 26 countries,
01:23 okay, not including Germany, which we have already authorized, countries such as Austria,
01:32 Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
01:41 Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands,
01:49 Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden. These are the additions.
01:58 Meanwhile, we also included Bahrain, UAE, Kuwait, Jordan, Oman, Qatar.
02:07 In addition, the routes that we allow through the AutoGate include China, Canada, Hong Kong,
02:17 Taiwan. So it adds up to 36, combined with the 10 last year, it becomes 46.
02:25 We hope that when we authorize these 36 countries, I have discussed with my colleague,
02:32 the Minister of Transport, because the airport is under the MAP. The MAP will, and is,
02:39 add more signage, then will place more ushers, and the MAP will also inform the airlines
02:52 so that they can make it bigger before the aircraft lands, especially informing the
03:01 countries that are authorized. I am confident that this initiative will allow immigration
03:08 checks at the entrance gate to the country to be facilitated and accelerated.
03:15 The difference is that they do not need to queue. If they do, they will show their passport,
03:22 which will be scanned in the system, and all their documents will be taken from there.
03:30 Through the AutoGate, all their documents will be recorded at the entrance gate.
03:35 The only difference is that they have a system called face recognition, which is there,
03:43 because they have to face the camera and so on. So without compromising the element of
03:50 safety, this step will allow us to facilitate the flow of travelers when they pass
04:00 our immigration area.
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