LABUAN (18 FEBRUARY 2017) – HE Datuk Seri Panglima Dr. Johnity Maximus Ongkili, Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water officiated the ‘Mesra Rakyat Komuniti Labuan’ & ‘Inovasi Hijau Pemacu Perpaduan-Jiranku Keluargaku’ Programs at Perkarangan Balai raya Kampung Kilan, Pulau Akar. More than 500 participants from communities around Labuan attended the program.
Some of the exciting activities & competitions during the program were: Unity Walk for Harmony, Tamu Rukun Tetangga, a Creativity and Green Innovation Competition held for school students, Unity Urban Farming Competition, a Family Colouring Competition and more.
In conjunction with this program, the delivery of checks was also held for for the ‘Green Corner Development’ to 25 Unity Kindergarten (TP) classes around Labuan. The purpose of the ‘Green Corner Development’ is to encourage learning and introduction to green technology applications about the elements of energy, water, transport and buildings amongst the schoolchildren.
Present at the program were: HE Datuk Rozman bin Datuk Haji Isli, Member of Parliament, Labuan, and Chairman of Labuan Corporation, YBhg. Dato ‘Seri Ir. Dr. Zaini bin Ujang, Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water, Mr. Amin Amin Abdullah, Chief Executive Officer of Yayasan Hijau Malaysia and Mr. Haji Haji Idris, Director – General of the Department of National Unity and National Integration.