Dinner for associations of engineers and contractors on Nov 5

SIBU: About 1,200 people from throughout the country are expected at a dinner to be hosted by Sarawak Building & Civil Engineering Contractors Association, Sibu Building & Civil Engineering Contractors Association and Sibu Carpenters & Masons Association on Nov 5 at Kingwood Hotel here.

Event organising chairman Tang Yu Chiang said the participants will include those from Malaysia Builders Association, government departments like Police, Bomba, Sarawak Energy, Sibu Water Board, Public Works Department (JKR), Department of Occupational Safety and Health ( DOSH), Sibu Municipal council(SMC) and Marine Department as well as contractors and sub- contractors from Kuching, Miri, Sarikei, Sri Aman, Bintulu and Sibu.

He told a press conference yesterday that an elaborate programme has been planned for the night.

With him were event co- organising chairman Siek King Kuong and Comittee members of the three contractors’ associations.

Second Finance Minister and Minister for International Trade and E- Commerce Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh is expected to officiate at the dinner.

Wong is also expected to grace the official opening of the state- of- the- art Metagaya Sdn Bhd building in SalimStabau Road at 10am that day.

Metagaya, a wholly- owned subsidiary of the TYC Group of Companies, runs one of the biggest sand factories in the state.

At 2.30pm on the same day, a dialogue session among the three associations and Masters Builders Association Malaysia will be held. Over 100 contractors are expected to attend.