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Belait District to hold
landscaping contest
By Achong Tanjong
The four districts
in the country are now busy gearing up for various events to be held
in conjunction with His Majesty's 57th birthday anniversary
celebration for the year 2003. In the Belait District, a Cleanliness
and Landscaping Competition is one of the many activities that is
going to be organised.
The forms for participation can be
obtained from Dayang Meriani bte Abdul Rahman at the Town and Country
Planning Department, Belait District Office Building or Dayang Hajah
Kamarihan bte Haji Abdul Aziz at HEA/3, BLNG Co Sdn Bhd, Lumut, not
later than Thursday May 29 at 4.00pm.
The competition will be divided into
10 categories namely National Housing and Landless Scheme, Public
Housing, Government Residential, Brunei Shell Residential, Government
and Non-Government Primary Schools, Government and Non-Government
Secondary Schools, Government and Private Buildings, Police and Fire
Stations, Mosques and Suraus and Special categories.
The main aim of the competition is to
create awareness on the importance of a clean, comfortable and
beautiful living environment through landscaping.
It also aims to foster a healthy
competition and to enhance and promote creativity in producing good
landscaping.
In the Temburong District, the Sports
Events Launching Ceremony was held recently in conjunction with His
Majesty's 57th birthday celebration by the Acting Temburong District
Officer.
The ceremony was held to inform the
public when the sports activities will be held.
Various sports events have been lined
up in the programme including football, sepaktakraw, ping-pong,
tug-of-war, silat and water sports.
The events will be part of the many
activities organised to add more excitement and joyous atmosphere
during the historic celebration.
Courtesy
of Borneo
Bulletin
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