Airport Highway

Local businessman Larry Koh Su Kian @ Rahim Abdullah wanted to create a world record for Tawau with his proposal to array 8,000 Flame of the Forest (Delomix Regia) trees along the highway from Mile 4 Apas Road up to the Tawau Airport. The spectacular scene will attract tourists from around the world,

His project that would span 60 km to the Tawau Airport. And he is now waiting for the Public Works Department to give the green light but no doubt the project would get started.

Larry is sponsoring the initial planting cost and maintenance fee of the plants for up to five years and thereafter to hand over to Tawau Municipal Council (TMC) for management.

“Flame of the Forest has been made the iconic flower of the cities of Tainan in Taiwan and Xiamen in China. Currently, the East Lake Park of Shenzhen, with 700 Flame of the Forest trees, keep the record for the greatest number of the plants in one single location.
“Once the project in Tawau is put in place in five years, when the 8,000 trees come to full blossom, Tawau will be a new world record holder,”

Local businessman Larry Koh Su Kian @ Rahim Abdullah
May 2012

http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/05/22/tawau-aims-for-record-with-8000-flowering-trees/