KOTA BELUD, Nov. 18 -- Caretaker Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor is confident that negotiations on the return of 40 per cent of Sabah's net revenue entitlement can be concluded within the three-month timeframe directed by the High Court in October.

He said negotiations began yesterday with a meeting at the officers' level, involving the state government team led by the state Secretary and the federal side represented by the secretary-general of the Treasury.

Speaking after the 'Jelajah Rumah Kita, Kita Jaga' programme for the Tempasuk and Usukan state constituencies at the residence of Datuk Japlin Akim here today, Hajiji said discussions held at Menara Kinabalu centred on the mechanism for settling the long-standing 40 per cent r...