00:00Can you comment on the fact that Kelantan has made halal food compulsory for all restaurants in Kelantan?
00:08I made a statement yesterday, so I can refer back to my statement.
00:14But I hope that this issue has been discussed extensively in the Cabinet,
00:20even though I am not a member of the Cabinet.
00:23As the TPM, Dato' Sri Zahid, has stated,
00:27the establishment of a central government is not compulsory.
00:32But we will continue to provide initiatives and various programmes
00:37to help those who are interested in getting this halal food.
00:41Because this halal food has an extra value.
00:46Malaysia is also a famous halal hub around the world.
00:54So we feel very proud of it.
00:56But at the same time, this also means that to get this halal food,
01:00you need to go through a strict procedure.
01:04So the establishment of a central government is to encourage all those who are interested
01:11to get this halal food.
01:13Because there is a huge market for halal products,
01:18but the establishment of a central government is not compulsory.
01:22But from a business perspective, they will see this as something complicated
01:27because it involves a lot of costs.
01:29That's right. I think this is why the central government is not compulsory for everyone.
01:37Because we understand that when you need to go through a strict procedure,
01:41it involves a lot of costs.
01:43So not everyone is able to do it.
01:46So I think this is a differentiated service as well.
01:51So it's up to the operator, and up to the consumer as well.
01:56So this is one of the reasons why the federal government does not make it compulsory,
02:02but we strongly encourage it.
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