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From the Party Bersatu Sabah website:
PBS' political struggle is motivated by the vision to create a developed, harmonious, united and prosperous Sabah within the Federation of Malaysia through genuine practice of parliamentary democracy, dignified political conduct, balanced development and professional administration.
- The flag of the party
- The part nearest to the rope is red which signifies courage; the centre is white which signifies purity and superimposed with the symbol and badge of the Party; and the end portion is blue which signifies peace and tranquility.
- Symbol and badge
- The symbol and the badge of the Party shall be two hands clasped in handshake over the green map of Sabah outlined in bold brown inside a brown-sided square with the 'PARTY BERSATU SABAH' below it. The 'handshake' shall signify unity, friendship and cooperation among people of Sabah; the colour 'green' shall signify the wealth with special emphasis on the agro-based nature of the State of Sabah; the colour 'brown' shall signify the fertility of its soil and the shape 'square' shall signify equality and justice among all the people in Sabah.
Dov Gutterman, 18 March 1999
From the Sabah Progressive Party website:
The symbol of the Party shall be the map of Sabah in green, with sky-blue background and a rising sun yellow in colour, enclosed in a square box with a purple border. Colour Scheme: Sky blue signifies the depth of vision; yellow rising sun signifies the brightness of Sabah's future in Malaysia. Green Sabah map signifies the beauty of her people, nature and the richness in resources. The purple border signifies the unity of Malaysians in Sabah. The flag of the Party shall be the symbol enclosed in a rectangular area with seven red stripes on both sides of the symbol with white background.
Dov Gutterman, 19 March 1999
I saw this flag in TV and reported it mistakenly as the flag of Sandakan. The sun I reported as white circle and the green as arms. Later I received information from Sandakan that this wasn't the city flag, now we know it is the SPP flag.
Jaume Ollé, 21 March 1999