Upside-down flag incidents may have sparked uproar in the peninsula, but Masidi Manjun said such mistakes should not discourage Sabahans from flying the Jalur Gemilang and state flag this National Month and Sabah Day.

The state finance minister, who chairs the organising committee for the Aug 31 celebrations in Kota Kinabalu, stressed that patriotism is about intent, not technical perfection.