384 Govt retirees receive certificates
By Lyna Mohammad & Hj Minor Absah

Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Dato Paduka Awg Hj Adanan (3R), with Dato Paduka Awg Hj Hazair bin Hj Abdullah (2R), Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister's Office, and other government officials and staff at the ceremony

Retired government officers and staff with their respective certificates. Photos: Hj Minor Absah

A certificates presentation ceremony for retired government officers and staff under division III, IV and V was held yesterday at the International Convention Centre in Berakas.

Held in conjunction with the 10th Brunei-Muara District Public Services Day 2003, the event was jointly co-ordinated by the Brunei-Muara District Office and the Public Services Department. Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Dato Paduka Awg Hj Adanan bin Pehin Dato Awg Hj Mohd Yusof was on hand to officiate at the event.

In the speech made by the Acting Brunei-Muara District Officer, Pg Harris Pg Aliuddin, he noted that the TPOR has been assigned as a target in attaining excellence in providing customer services.

Pg Harris added that the guidelines in upgrading and improving the work quality through the various 'Management Tools' method to produce excellent job goes in line with this year's theme of "Kearah Kecemerlangan Perkhidmatan Awam" (Towards the Excellence of the Public Services).

The guest of honour also presented certificates to 384 retirees, as well as prizes to the winners who participated in the Article Writing Competition held in conjunction with the Public Services Day, as well as to the winners of the "KKC competition".

A poetry and choir performance by the officers and staff of the Language and Literature Bureau was also showcased at the event.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin