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(2004). The result shows that community propo-
sition on responsible tourism was based on envi-
ronmental practice and development planning.
Tourism stakeholders therefore should be respon-
sive and the application of responsible tourism
practice might help magnify community support
towards future tourism development. For further
planning policy, tourism policy maker should
ensure that the residents are involved in the plan-
ning process that assist practitioners to better
understand these residents' concerns.
Reflecting on the responsible tourism prac-
tice mean score (Table 2), the residents perceived
responsible tourism practice provided the appro-
priate solution in combating the inappropriate
development. It can be seen through their success
in conducting restoration program towards the
destination that damaged from the previous activi-
ties. Furthermore, the destination management
practices recycle and reuse to protect the environ-
ment from pollution. In increasing the awareness
towards this practice, cooperation between NGO's
and residents association also have been done to
educate the people from the grass root level.

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6 CONCLUSION

The local residents, officials, and other tourism
stakeholder should take a proactive effort by pro-
viding a vital support to the residents in Pangkor
Island. Responsible tourism activities should be
highly organized in the beginning stages such as
school, kinder garden, religious center and social
responsibility. Authority and tourism supplier must
assess the level of tourism development and respon-
sible tourism practices in Pangkor Island and may
increase the destination image of Pulau Pangkor
in the future. In the future, one could focus on the
comparison between different stakeholder such as
profit establishment and non-profit organization
might also benefit. In addition, diverse perspec-
tives on responsible tourism practices from dif-
ferent point of views may be investigated. Finally,
future exploration pertaining to the exact respon-
sible practices from other stakeholder may provide
a clear depiction in providing responsible tourism
development guidelines for Malaysian context.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The work described in this study was funded by the
Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia (UiTM)
under Research Management Institute (RMI).