Rodziah (seventh right) presents a trophy and cash prize to Alvinson.
BINTULU: Bintulu is not only known for its heavy industries but also for the many big events and carnivals that take place in this vibrant industrial town.
Bintulu Development Authority (BDA) general manager Rodziah Morshidi said people in Bintulu should be proud that based on the records of the Ministry of Tourism in 2016, the division was the second most visited destination in Sarawak.
She believed that all the events and activities held here had resulted in more visitors coming to Bintulu.
She said this when officiating at the closing of the Bintulu Tanglung Carnival 2018 at Naim Bintulu Paragon Street Mall on Monday evening.
She was also happy to note that despite the thousands of people coming to the five-day carnival, the Boulevard Road and nearby carnival site were very clean.
“I am not bias. I often go to events held in other places but those held in Bintulu are relatively cleaner. I am very proud to mention here that Bintulu has made a name for itself among the people in other divisions that we have managed to keep the town clean. So keep Bintulu that way.
Members of the Hakka Association pose for a photo with Rodziah (standing, eighth left) and other guests.
“The spirit of working together should be maintained, strengthened and encouraged by all those who come after us,” said Rodziah.
She said she was committed to making Bintulu popular among all the divisions in Sarawak and believed that BDA has what it takes to help this town win a lot of awards.
As a local authority, she said BDA had won awards in the civil service sector, namely the high performing team award, five-star award for accountability, and five-star in local authority award.
“Let this be encouragement for us to improve our delivery system,” she said.
Rodziah also congratulated the organising committee and Federation of Registered Chinese Associations (Forca) members for their hard work in ensuring the success of the carnival each year.
She also called on those who will head Forca in the coming term to keep the momentum high to make the event better and grander.
Bintulu Tanglung Carnival, she said, is the second premier event for Bintulu after the Borneo International Kite Festival (BIKF).
She added the best thing about the carnival was the number of events and activities held while for BIKF, it was the number of visitors and spectators which had won the Hornbill Tourism Award in 2016 under the event category.
Fireworks light up the sky to mark the closing of Bintulu Tanglung Carnival.
She also invited the winners of the Bintulu Showdance and lion dance competition and other contests to perform during BIKF to be held from Sept 26-30.
The showdance competition was won by Dance Theatre while second and third places went to Devils Crew and Black and Jack, respectively.
In the one-on-one All Style Battle, Alvinson emerged victorious after beating Mohd Fadzli.
Hakka Association won the food stall decoration contest while second place went to Bintulu Foochow Association.
Meanwhile, the Lion and Dragon Dance Club of Kuantan Builders Association emerged champion in the Naim Malaysia Borneo Highpole Lion Dance Championship.
Second and third places respectively went to the Lion and Dragon Dance Club of Persatuan Penganut-Penganut Shin Shi, and Malaysia Xuan Wu from Selangor.
Also present were Forca Bintulu president Hii Toh Him, advisors Pemanca Datuk Dr Francis Toh, Datuk Pui Kian Onn and Datuk Pau Chiong Ung, organising chairman Chin Chee Fui and Naim Bintulu regional general manager Abang Mahathir Mohamed.