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Genting Highlands in the state of Pahang, is located in the hills overlooking the city of Kuala Lumpur and is basically a mountain resort, with not much else other than entertainment, clean air, lots of tourists and good views. Genting Highlands, as the name suggests, is a hill station, but a `touristy’ one- catering to people who want to relax and enjoy themselves. The hill resort is at an average elevation of 1,740 metres within the Titiwangsa Mountains on the border between the states of Pahang and Selangor of Malaysia. The idea of a hill resort located near Kuala Lumpur occurred to Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong during a business trip to the Cameron Highlands in 1964. He mooted this idea while enjoying the fresh and crisp air from the balcony of his hotel room. A private company called Genting Highlands Berhad was set up on 27 April 1965, with the late Tan Sri Haji Mohammed Noah bin Omar, An anomaly happened during the obtaining of the land approvals. While the Pahang state government swiftly approved a freehold lease, the Selangor state reluctantly approved a 99-year lease. As a result, Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong met the then Menteri Besar of Selangor, Dato Harun Idris and told him that a freehold lease would be more feasible than a 99-year lease. Finally, the Selangor state government agreed to grant a freehold lease.