He said the initiative, spearheaded by Tourism Malaysia Dubai along with Tourism Selangor, aimed to fortify existing ties and explore new avenues for collaboration.

He added that announcements regarding further developments will be made periodically.

"Kedua-dua unit ini bertindak sebagai penyelaras program pembasmian kemiskinan oleh agensi pemberi bantuan di peringkat Persekutuan dan negeri melalui mesyuarat fokus grup kesejahteraan rakyat negeri Selangor dan di peringkat daerah," katanya.

The contribution was handed over by Amirudin to the Secretary of the West Asia Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Datuk Zahairi Baharim, at the Selangor State Secretariat Building.

As for the services sector, Ng said the state government has identified sectors that have the potential to grow in Selangor, including the logistics service industry and digital investment such as global business services, data centres and creative content technology.