Tanglung festival livens up Bintulu Paragon
BINTULU: Bintulu Paragon here is teeming with activities held in conjunction with Bintulu Tanglung Festival 2017 which was launched Tuesday evening.
Federation of Registered Chinese Association ( Forca) Bintulu president Hii Toh Him said the activities include traditional food fest, multiracial cultural performances, lion dance and singing contest.
“Starting from tonight ( yesterday), the people can patronise the various food stalls at the festival site where we have many types of traditional food.
“I invite people from all walks of life to join us in many activities until the end of the festival.
“I believe through the festival, the people of various races and religious background can get to know each other better and enjoy the lantern festival together.
Starting from tonight (yesterday), the people can patronise the various food stalls made available at the festival site where we have many types of traditional foods.
“At the same time, this festival can further promote our tourism industry and boost our local economic activities,” said Hii.
According to him, the festival is a manifestation of the good partnership between Forca, Bintulu Resident Office, and Bintulu Development Authority ( BDA) to make Bintulu a better place, thus contributing to the growth of Sarawak and Malaysia.
In the meantime, he urged the public to emphasise cleanliness
Hii Toh Him, Federation of Registered Chinese Association (Forca) Bintulu president
at the festival site to project a good image to tourists.
Among those present at the opening ceremony were Pemanca Datuk Dr Francis Toh Chiew Peng, Bintulu Resident Muhamad Yakup Kari, BDA general manager Rodziah Morshidi, district police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili, and Naim deputy managing director Christina Wong.