SMART COMMUNITIES

Date: 15/12/2007 [SATURDAY]
The government will continue to enhance the role of Smart Communities in ensuring its targets and objectives under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP) is effectively relayed to the grassroots.

Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui says every Malaysians have their own right and closely work together with the relevant government agencies in ensuring the country achieves further progress and prosperity particularly to uplift the standard living of socio-ecomonic community both urban and rural areas.

Datuk Peter Chin was addressing at the 'Meet the People's Session' inconjunction of the establishment of Kampung Pulau Melayu, Miri Smart Communities, in Miri, today.

He said the people's should not rest the responsiblities on the government alone in order to ensure a delivery system reach the targets.
Datuk Peter Chin reiterated that the community itseft must continue to preserve unity and support the politcal leadership that is capable of solving problems and delivering services to the people and the nation.

Earlier, in a separate function, Datuk Peter Chin handed over government grants totalling 75-thousand 520 ringgit for minor rural projects, MRP to twelve associations in and around Miri.