Sharp Electronics (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (Sharp Malaysia) today donated more than 1,000 face shields to the Malaysian Immigration Department, valued at RM200,000, to help frontline immigration officers handle tourist entry at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) when the borders reopen on 1 April 2022.
The donation was received by Yang Berusaha Tuan Sadim Bin Abdul, Director of the Immigration Department of Malaysia.
Ting Yang Chung, Managing Director of Sharp Malaysia, said, “Sharp Malaysia aims to support the government in keeping our frontliners protected through the donation of our innovative Face Shield. We understand the frontliners’ noble contributions and sacrifices; hence, we would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude for their hard work and contribution during the endemic. We remain focused on our efforts to continue providing reliable and safe products to keep Malaysians and travellers safe when entering or leaving Malaysia.”
The Face Shield is entirely created in Japan and is designed to reduce reflections and fog build on the surface. A special resin material on the shield’s surface has been proven to deactivate 99.675 % of the new COVID-19. Sharp’s Face Shield has Moth-eye technology, that offers ultra-low reflection, anti-fogging, excellent transparency, and durability. The Face Shield will help ensure safety and keep it practical for sustained use.
“Through our Face Shield donation to the Immigration Department of Malaysia, we hope that our frontliners feel safe while travelers feel assured as they make their way into our country,” Ting added.
Sharp continues to incorporate innovative technologies into its products and smart solutions, leveraging its knowledge and research to enhance society’s lives, which is in line with its vision to Be Original. Sharp has spent a decade developing its 8K technology to enable big data transfer and high-resolution displays that will benefit a lot of industries in Malaysia, including the tourism industry.
Sharp partnered with Tourism Malaysia in 2020 to extend its 8K ecosystem and promote Malaysia to the rest of the world. Sharp worked with Tourism Malaysia to unveil its ‘Truly Aquos 8K, Truly Asia Malaysia’ video production to showcase Malaysia’s greatest attractions in 19,500 stores across Sharp’s global network. The video has won numerous prizes throughout the world, including the Special Award for Best Camerawork” at the 21st World Media Festivals. At the Asia Destination Film Awards 2020 in Bangkok, the same video won in the Tourism Board category.