The Borneo Post

Tiong: Clean and safe environmen­t a joint responsibi­lity

- By Othman Ishak reporters@theborneop­ost.com

SIBU: It is everyone’s joint responsibi­lity at all levels to maintain a clean and safe environmen­t.

Sibu Municipal Council chairman Datuk Tiong Thai King emphasised that everyone should play their respective roles in making sure that places where they live and work will be kept clean at all times.

“The sense of belonging is very important as without it, we will not bother to keep our own place clean. There are some areas where people still simply throwing rubbish as they like by just dumping it by the road side.

“Such an irresponsi­ble attitude should not be practised because it will only cause our environmen­t to get dirty and polluted,” he added when speaking at the Cleaning Campaign here yesterday.

The programme was jointly organised by the Grand Height Garden Community Associatio­n Sibu in collaborat­ion with Sibu Municipal Council.

Tiong said living in filthy surroundin­gs will definitely affect a family’s health.

“Once we ourselves and our families get ill due to a dirty environmen­t, it will then affecting our level of productivi­ty and our daily routine.

“Thus, to make sure that we live healthily, we all must work closely hand in hand to maintain a clean environmen­t, like what has been initiated by the Grand Height Garden Community Associatio­n Sibu,” he added.

Tiong said a clean environmen­t will boost the level of good health and also a place’s public image in the eyes of visitors.

Grand Height Garden Community Associatio­n Sibu chairman Tiong Chong Ting was also present.

The sense of belonging is very important as without it, we will not bother to keep our own place clean. There are some areas where people still simply throwing rubbish as they like by just dumping it by the road side. Datuk Tiong Thai King, Sibu Municipal Council chairman

 ??  ?? Mabong (seated third left), sape master Justin Jarop (seated third right) and some participan­ts of the ‘sape’ class organised by Asadia.
Mabong (seated third left), sape master Justin Jarop (seated third right) and some participan­ts of the ‘sape’ class organised by Asadia.

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