Private Sector Told To Give Priority To Locals
By Azaraimy HH

Bandar Seri Begawan - Business confidence is on the ebb again in the Sultanate as thousands of eager shoppers flocked to the new Hua Ho Department Store that opened in Manggis yesterday.

"Looking at the current job market today, I hope that with the creation of shopping centres will at least help to open up and add more opportunities of employment for the locals," said Pehin Dato Awg Hj Adanan, Minister of Home Affairs, said as he cut the ribbon to officially mark the grand opening of the department store in Kg Sungai Akar, Jalan Muara.

The latest and largest of all Hua Ho shopping centres in the country is an. indication of the soaring business confidence in the country.

Among the invited guests were top government officials including permanent secretaries as well as foreign envoys and executives from the praping centre is equipped with many facilities, including underground parking that can accommodate hundreds of cars.

Pehin Adanan said, according to latest labour statistics, there are currently 7,793 registered local job seekers. A growing number of locals are degree and diploma holders with a variety of skills.

He believed with these qualifications and skills locals are quite capable and also have the ability to carry out tasks and responsibilities given to them.

He hoped the private sector, including shopping centres, financial institutions and banks, IT businesses, engineering industry, manufacturers, services and others will give priority to locals and not depend only on foreign workers.

The private sector also has the responsibility to cut down the number of jobless locals, especially among youths, and help them contribute towards the national development besides reducing their family burden and stop them from turning their focus to unwanted activities.

This will also help the future job market by reducing job seekers' dependency on the government sector, he added. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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