Be Prudent In Spending For HM’s Birthday, MoHA Tells Districts
By Izam Said Ya’akub

Tutong - The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) has urged preparations for His Majesty's 62nd Birthday celebrations this year to be exercised with a measure of prudence.

During yesterday's first Executive Council Meeting on celebrations held for Tutong District, those in attendance heard the call for celebrations to be measured, while not taking away from the flair, vibrancy and participation of the residents of Tutong District that was exemplified in last year's celebrations.

A member of the Executive Committee for this year's celebrations said "Capturing first place (among the four districts) is not our main objective," but more importantly the participation of the residents in this district and the general public in the celebrations.

About 15,000 people had attended and taken part in last year's celebrations in a coming together which saw Tutong District pip the other districts in the annual nationwide celebrations in honour of His Majesty's Birthday.

This year as Tutong is scheduled to be the first of the four districts to receive His Majesty, the onus is for more innovation and creativity in a bid to deliver a repeat success.

As such, the preparations are expected to be carried out well in advance, with attention to detail a byword for the elected committee members, who look forward to July 17, the planned date for the celebrations.

"Organising committees must be thrifty and careful while at the same time creative and innovative in order to enliven each of their events," said the Executive committee member.

To ensure that the financial resources are kept in check, a specific committee has been put into place, to ensure that the appropriated amounts budgeted for the celebrations fall inline with financial directives.

Furthermore events this year will be reviewed and evaluated, to allow events to be alternated among districts, so to avoid clashes in dates and lesser participation during the celebrations.

As participation among the public has been regarded as one of the more significant considerations, some events may be celebrated at the national level as opposed to the district level.

There is still room for events to be organised within the districts, however these may need to be funded through sponsorships and other means such as registration fees.

It was also highlighted that to ensure accountability, the funding and sponsorship details will need to be furnished to the districts' executive committees.-- Courtesy of The Brunei Times

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