| James Kon |
THE Brunei-Muara District Office and the BSB Municipal Department in collaboration with the outside activities unit of the Department of Schools, Ministry of Education is holding its enforcement roadshow on the ‘Minor Offences Act Chapter 30 Section 12 (1)’ at selected primary schools in the Brunei-Muara District.
This is being held in an effort to instil a mindset of keeping the environment and surroundings clean among children from an early age.
The Minor Offences Act, Chapter 30 Section 12 (1) pertains to the violation of “disposing rubbish in public places”.
The year-long roadshow, which will be held at 12 schools in the district, kicked off at Pintu Malim Primary School yesterday, attended by 60 students.
In the previous years, the roadshows were conducted for civil servants and selected inter-government agencies. The direction of the roadshows has been changed in recent years to focus on providing basic knowledge on the importance of keeping the environment clean for students aged seven to 12.
Facilitating the talk yesterday at Pintu Malim Primary School was a representative from the Law Enforcement Unit of the BSB Municipal Department and Head of the Licensing and Enforcement Unit at the Brunei-Muara District Office, Special Duties Officer II Pengiran Kamal Ariffin bin Pengiran Haji Md Yassin.
The roadshow ended with a question and answer session for the students.
