Sunday, May 20, 2007

Call to create united, happy community

KUCHING: The people of different races in the country have been reminded to be tolerance and remain united to maintain the peace and tranquility they enjoyed so far. Minister of Housing, Datuk Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg yesterday said: “We want to produce a community that knows one another, always happy and able to cooperate with each other and always practises the goodwill spirit for the benefit the State and the country.”

"The Chief Minister had stressed to Kuching North City Hall (DBKU) to always practiced the 3M policy that is ‘Mesra, Muhibbah, Muafakat’ (joyful, goodwill and cooperation) during a neighbourhood gathering recently.
“If we practise the goodwill spirit we could work together like brothers to organise various beneficial activities and programmes for the community,” he said. Johari was speaking at the official opening of the Unity Carnival for Zone 1 Neighbourhood Committees at Sukmaria ground, yesterday morning.

He said that as Petra Jaya was a developing area and had people from different communities living together in the area as one big happy family, and hopefully whole the community would continue with the spirit of neighbourliness and goodwill to maintain the peace and harmony. He also said that among the development in store for the people in the area included the upgrading the infrastructure facilities and equipping the area with a waterfront and recreational grounds.
The government had proposed to construct a waterfront near the housing area of Family Park right beside the Santubong River in the future, he added.

Also speaking at the ceremony was the Member of Parliament for Petra Jaya, Fadillah Yusof , who advised every resident in the areas to be involved in various activities organised by the Neighborhood Watch Committee to enhance unity. He disclosed that the Unity and National Integration Department had planned various programmes for the community so that the people could continue to live in a peaceful environment.

Source : The Eastern Times

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