Govt, private events can be held
KOTA KINABALU: The State Government has allowed meetings, seminars, workshops, courses, trainings, conferences, talks and events to be held with a endance not exceeding 150 people.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Shafie Apdal yesterday announced that the State Government had decided to allow government and private events to be held in accordance with the standard operating procedures (SOPs).
“The SOPs must be abided by government and private agencies that wish to organize any meetings, seminars, workshops, courses, trainings, conferences, talks and events with total capacity not exceeding 150 people, depending on the size of the space and social distancing at the venue,” he said in a statement.
Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob also announced that cinema and theatre operations as well as indoor live events will be allowed from July 1.
Ismail said these activities have to be carried out in halls according to the strict standard operating procedure (SOP) set by the authorities.
“However, a endance is limited to 250 people per show, subject to the hall capacity.
“The SOP especially on social distancing must be observed at all times,” he said a press conference on the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) in Putrajaya yesterday.
The government has also decided to allow recreational swimming in public swimming pools, pools of hotels, condominiums and gated communities, and private swimming pools.
Yesterday’s meeting also decided to allow the holding of meetings, conferences, seminars, courses or training, also beginning July 1, he added.
“However, water theme parks are not allowed to operate yet,” he said.
On meetings and conferences, he said a endance is also capped at a maximum of 250 people per session.
He said this permission is given to all organisations registered with the Registrar of Societies (RoS), Sports Commissioner Office of Malaysia and Registrar of Youth Office (ROY) to conduct meetings.
“It covers all types of meetings, including general meetings for companies registered with the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM).
“Cooperatives registered with the Cooperatives Commission of Malaysia (SKM), associations registered under the Farmers’ Organisation Authority (LPP) and Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) are allowed to hold meetings, including general meetings,” he said.