‘New Visit Malaysia 2020 logo ready in May’
KUALA LUMPUR: The new official logo for Visit Malaysia 2020 campaign will be announced in May, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi.
He said the logo would be announced as soon as the winners of Visit Malaysia 2020 logo design competition which began on March 11 are finalised.
“The best entry selected from 586 received will be chosen as the new official logo for Visit Malaysia 2020,” he told reporters after opening UPustaka Bookworm Run 2019 at Dataran Merdeka here yesterday.
Mohamaddin said the logo must symbolise the arts and culture of communities in country as well as the various attractive ecotourism products in Malaysia.
The competition had closed on March 24.
The existing logo launched during Asean Tourism Forum in Chiang Mai, Thailand early last year had received negative feedback from various parties.
Meanwhile, National Library ( PNM) director- general Datuk Nafisah Ahmad said the Bookworm Run exposed participants various services of u-pustaka.
“U-pustaka is a digital library platform (online library) which combine physical and digital collection … the run is to fulfill the programme of making Kuala Lumpur the World Book Capital 2020,” she said.
The programme organised by PNM with the cooperation of Communications and Multimedia Ministry as well as Kuala Lumpur City Hall ( DBKL) in conjunction with the eighth u- pustaka saw almost 4,000 participants from various ages and races including foreigners taking part. — Bernama