13th Civil Service Day Celebration Next Week
By Achong Tanjong

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Public Service Department will be organising the 13th Civil Service

Day Celebration at the International Convention Centre in Berakas next Saturday (September 30).

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Hj Al-Muhtadee Billah, Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office, has consented to grace the event as the guest of honour.

This was revealed by Awang Hj Abdul Rahman bin Hj Muhammad Husain, the Director of Development and Management, who was speaking during a press conference at Public Service Commission Building yesterday. Awang Hj Abdul Rahman is also the secretary to the Executive Committee of the 13th Civil Service Celebration.

The theme of this year's celebration will be "Perkhidmatan Awam Mesra Pelanggan", which emphasises on the importance of being customer-orientated.

It is hoped that this would change the mindset of Civil Service personnel, by motivating them to be customer-orientated by becoming effective, efficient, hard working and responsible people, Awang Hj Abdul Rahman said.

The highlight of next Saturday's celebration will be the presentation of the Excellent Civil Service Award as well as the handing out of certificates to 1,518 retired government officers from various divisions.

There will also be a three-day mini exhibition on `Customer Day' at the ICC. Twelve ministries will be taking part in the exhibition, which will be open from loam to 4pm.

Other sideline activities include "Bertahlil" at the Royal Mausoleum on September 27 at 1.30pm, as well as the reading of "Surah Yaasin and Doa Khas" at the main mosques of all four districts on September 28 from 5.15pm onwards.

Various sports will also be organised such as golf, netball, bowling, badminton, futsal, Tug-of-War, walkathon, 'trekking at Bukit Shahbandar, volleyball, table tennis, darts and sepak takraw. These events will run for a month as part of the celebration.

Awang Hj Abdul Rahman said that the 13th Civil Service Day Celebration would be held in all four districts: Belait (October 4); Tutong (October 5); Brunei-Muara (October 7); and Temburong (October 9).

Among those who attended yesterday's press conference were Deputy DirectorGeneral of Public- Service Awg Hj Mohammad Taib bin Datu Hulubalang Hj Abdul Wahab, directors from various sections in the department and other senior officers. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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