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Giant National Flag Goes Up To
Start Royal Birthday Joy

Bandar Seri
Begawan – The hoisting of a giant national flag to mark the
start of the official flag-flying period to mark His Majesty's
Birthday Celebration was held yesterday.
The flag went up at the city square
against the picturesque backdrop of the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque and
Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation Complex.
Measuring about 3.6 metres long and
1.8 metres wide the state ensign is firmly held by a hundred foot high
stainless steel pole.
As the ceremony began Pengiran Anak
Haji Abdul Aziz the Grand Chamberlain handed over the flag to the
Royal Brunei Navy to be hoisted and to the four district officers
representing the people throughout the country who are required to fly
the national flag.
The hoisting of the big flag also
marks the start of the national flag display throughout the country in
conjunction with the Royal Birthday celebrations.
The hoisting and the handing over of
flags is a regular event in the celebration.
Each district will also hold a
similar event in showing positive commitment and deep sense of
patriotism.
In the Brunei-Muara district Awang
Haji Adnan bin Haji Hanafiah the Brunei-Muara District Officer gave
the national flags to 17 district leaders.
Some 17 banners were also distributed
to the penghulus at the Brunei-Muara District Office in Berakas.
In the Belait District, a similar
function took place at the Menara Cendera Kenangan in Kuala Belait.
Present at the function was the
Belait District Officer, Awang Haji Muhammad Yussop bin Bakar.
Meanwhile in the Tutong district, the
hoisting of the national flag was held at the Tutong Civic Centre.
In Temburong despite heavy rain, the
symbolic flag event proceeded as scheduled at the Taman Perayaan in
Bangar Town.
The Acting Temburong District
Officer, Pengiran Abdul Harris bin Pengiran Haji Shabudin also handed
over the national flag to the penghulus of Mukims Labu, Batu Apoi, Amo,
Bokok and the Acting Penghulu of Mukim Bangar.
-- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei
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