
His Majesty Gives Lots To Landless
And Keys To Homeless
Bandar Seri
Begawan – His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan
of Brunei, yesterday presented free land lots and house keys to 299
recipients.
The land lots recipients are the
successful applicants under the Kampong Lambak Kanan and Kampong Rimba
National Housing Scheme.
The recipients of the house keys are
for the Kampong Rimba National Housing Scheme.
Recipients were also those who gained
semi detached houses under the Kampong Rimba Landless Scheme for the
Indigenous People and houses developed by the developers under the
Kampong Rimba Landless Scheme for the Indigenous People at Kampong
Tungku (Katok 'A') and Kampong Madang in the Brunei Muara District.
Upon arrival at the Dato Othman
Primary School, His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei was greeted by the
Minister of Development, Pehin Dato Doctor Awang Haji Ahmad, the
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Pehin Dato Awang Haji Adnan and the
Brunei Muara District Officer, Dato Awang Haji Adnan.
The function began with a recitation
of the surah Al-Fatihah led by Syari'e Subordinate court judge of the
Brunei Muara district, Pengiran Haji Mohammad Tasim bin Pengiran Haji
Hassan.
The Brunei Muara District Officer, in
his welcoming address, called upon the recipients of the land lots and
house keys to be grateful and to give their undivided loyalty to His
Majesty as well as to continue support the monarch's wise leadership.
His Majesty then presented land lots
under the Kampong Lambak Kanan National Housing Scheme to 57 people,
and to another 231 people who received Land lots and house keys under
the Kampong Rimba, Gadong National Housing Scheme.
Three people received keys to the
semi-detached houses under the Kampong Rimba Landless Scheme for
Indigenous people and eight people received their house keys for
developers' houses under the Kampong Rimba Landless Scheme for
Indigenous people at Kampong Tungku (Katok 'A') and Kampong Madang.
According to statistics of the
Housing Development Department 7,448 and land lots nationwide under
the national housing scheme had been handed over to the applicants.
The department also stated that there are more than 41,000 people
nationwide have applied for the housing scheme since 1980 until last
and from that total, 29, 382 applicants were from the Brunei Muara
District.
After presenting the land lots and
house keys, His Majesty later to visited several government and
private institutions as well as homrs of some of the recipients.
His Majesty first visited the Dato
Othman Primary School. Being Located at the area of the Landless
scheme for Indigenous people, more than 600 hundred pupils from the
housing area and several other kampongs nearby are currently studying
at the school.
His Majesty planted a mango tree at
the school ground to mark the event.
His Majesty's presence yesterday made
teachers and pupils feel proud.
Then His Majesty visited the Skim
Tanah Kurnia Rakyat jati Lambak Kiri Mosque. Started to be used in
2003 with a construction cost nearly two million dollars.
The mosque could accommodate around
1,200 worshippers from the housing area and nearby kampongs. The
mosque is headed by a graduate officer (seorang pegawai berijazah) and
two imams. The mosque is also active in numerous religious and welfare
activities in upholding His Majesty's Titah to glorify mosque.
From the mosque, His Majesty proceed
to the residence of the Kampong Ketua of the Kampong Lambak Kiri
Landless Indigenous Citizens Housing Scheme, Awang Haji Hamdani bin
Omar. He was appointed as a kampong ketua in May 1995 for more than
six thousand population of the housing scheme, nearby housing areas (kawasan
perumahan sekitarnya), Jalan Pasir Berakas and Kampong Lambak Kiri
with nearly 700 houses.
His Majesty's stop over to the
residence of the kampong ketuas in His Majesty's series of visit to
mukim and kampong are a great opportunities for kampong residents as
they get to interact personally with His Majesty and at the same time
to express their needs and attention from His Majesty's goverment.
From there, His majesty continue to
get a closer look at the companies operated at the Lambak Kanan
Industrial Area. First visited by His Majesty was the Kim Lee Hong
Motors Sendirian Berhad. The company is a showroom of imported car and
a workshop started their business in july 1997. It covers the area of
0.4306 acres. There are 12 employees including 7 locals working at the
company.
The total sales for 2003 was close to
B$715,000.
His Majesty's also consented to visit
the Asia Printers, a locally owned printing company which has been in
business for over 30 years at the forefront of the print graphics
industry. For numerous years the company had operated in Beribi before
moving to the Industrial estate in 2003 to accommodate a growing
business.
His Majesty also visited S & L
Trading Sendirian Berhad, a company that provides repair service and
selling of imported tyres. There are 15 staffs employed here with six
locals. Operating in November 1999, the company obtained the total
sales of more than one million dollars for the year 2003.
His Majesty's next stop was at the CE
Industrial Sendirian Berhad, a' company that run the production of
electrical switch boards depending on the demands of the clients
including a majority of the government projects. The company which is
just operated last year has a total employees of 16 people, six of
whom are locals.
The residence of Ketua Kampong Lambak
Kiri, Awang Haji Bujang bin Ahim was also visited by His Majesty. He
was appointed as Ketua Kampong in July last year.
Kampong Lambak Kiri comprises Kampong
Lambak Kiri 'A' and Kampong Terunjing. The kampongs have the
population of 4 thousand 2 hundred and 44 residents with 4 hundred
houses.
The agricultural department also came
under His Majesty's scrutiny. Here, His Majesty was greeted by the
Minister of Communication who is also the Acting Minister of Industry
and Primary Resources, Pehin Dato Awang Haji Zakaria.
The three-block complex includes the
veterinary health and Quarantine Unit (unit kesihatan ternakan dan
kurantina) that has the mission to maximise the business of livestock
and to encourage commercial livestock industrial growth to be
competetive and proactive.
The unit also provide veterinary
clinic for pet treatment and 90 percents of them are cats. The clinic
treat an average of a hundred to one hundred 50 animals daily.
The Agrochemical Technology Unit
responsible in identifying level of chemicals in plants. The unit is
responsible in monitoring and analysing agricultural chemical toxic
waste in vegetables and fruits imported and produced in this country
are safe for consumption.
Plant Quarantine Unit has the role to
ensure that all plants produce imported to this country are free from
exotic diseases and agricultural pests that might effected the Plant
Industrial Development in this country. The unit functioned as issuing
documents related to import and export such as Import Permit and
Phytosanitary Certificate and also taking samples of vegetables and
fruits as test of excess toxic waste.
His Majesty's next stop was to the
Phase Five of the Kampong Rimba Housing Scheme Project Site (tapak
projek fasa lima, rancangan perumahan negara kampong rimba,
gadong).The project provides 1 thousand and 48 land lots where 80
percents are for housing. One land lot covers an area of 0.167 acres.
Since 1986 a total of 4 thousands , 5 hundreds and 11 houses and lands
under the national housing scheme in the Brunei Muara District had
been occupied.
House key recipients of Kampong Rimba
National Housing Scheme also get the opportunity to mingle with His
Majesty. The Scheme is aimed at creating a cohesive and harmonious
society in line with the objective of balanced national development.
This is consistent with the housing's
policy and objective of creating a high standard of living for the
people in a well-planned and harmonious environment, besides giving
the opportunities for them to own land and houses.
His Majesty also visited houses
constructed by developers under the Landless Scheme for the Indigenous
People in Kampong Rimba, Kampong Tungku (Katok A) and Kampong Madang.
Besides government and national housing schemes, private sector also
plays an active role in the provision of housing in the country.
Besides houses constructed by
developers, houses built under the, Brunei Shell Petroleum housing
loan scheme for its personnel and the special housing scheme by the
Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation to assist fire victims, new
converts and the less fortunate members of the society, help to
increase the provision of housing as a whole.
His Majesty later visited the
DataStream Technology Sendirian Berhad, DST in Tungku. Here,His
Majesty was greeted by a Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister's
Office who is also the Chairman of Brunei Investment Agency, Pehin
Dato Awang Haji Yahya and the Acting Managing Director of Brunei
Investment Agency who is also the Chairman of DST Dr. Hj Mohd Amin bin
Abdullah.
Formed in April 1995, DST Group is
fully committed to the process of nation building and the improvement
of life in Brunei Darussalam in its role as a network operator,
service and entertainment provider. It has since spinned off
achievement milestones in other areas, adding support and value to the
group's core operations.
DST is a provider of world-class
mobile communications services both for business and for the local and
foreign communities of Brunei Darussalam. Since its inception, it has
grown from an AMPS type analogue telephone service provider to
introducing GSM services, putting it on par with the world's top
network operators and service providers. This was swiftly followed by
the provision of international roaming facilities to more than 30
countries in four continents.
The visit ended with a luncheon at
the Empire Hotel and Country Club in Jerudong. The National Housing
Development Programme and other housing schemes visited, today
testifies to the firm commitment of His Majesty's government to
provide properly planned and comfortable housing for his, citizens,
since this is key to promoting the welfare of the people of the
sultanate.
It is such a unique experience for
residents of the country to have the Monarch consented to present keys
and land titles personally to his people from all various kampongs and
districts of the Sultanate.
-- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei
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