IN view with the upcoming City Day 2022 next year, the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) will hold two separate programmes to usher in the celebration.
The local government mayor Datuk Yew Tung Seang said that the annual City Walk 2022 would take place at the Esplanade on Jan 1.
“It will be limited to a total of 1,000 participants, who will be joining the event physically. The walk is scheduled to start at 7am.
“The event will be held in accordance with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and registration will be open on Dec 1, on a first-come-first-serve basis.
“The registration fee is RM10 for each participant. Each of them will get a t-shirt.
“For those who are joining the event in a half virtual mode, the participants need to take a selfie of themselves in any scenic location in Penang before submitting their photos to the social media with the hashtags of #citywalk, #cityday #10years to qualify for the lucky draws,” he said after attending the council meeting in City Hall today.
Meanwhile, the City Ride 2022 would be held physically in Balik Pulau Sports Complex on Jan 2.
“The event, which will kick off its sixth edition, will start at 7am. The number of participants are also limited to 1,000 people, in accordance with SOPs.
“The participants will cover a 30km distance in Balik Pulau. The registration fee for this event is RM15,” he said, adding that the details for both events would be uploaded on the MBPP Facebook page on Dec 1.
Earlier during the council meeting, councillor K.N. Lee, who is also the Penang Ratepayers president, hoped that everyone would not let their guard down, following the emergence of the new Omicron variant.
“I can see that there are a lot of crowded places in town, and I hope that everyone will still adhere to the standard operating procedures (SOPs).
“We are not out of the woods yet, so we must stay vigilant and be disciplined,” she said.
Separately, councillor R. Kaliyappan said amendments to the Strata Management Act 2013 (Act 757) would ensure that the Commissioner of Buildings (COB) could monitor issues related to strata management in Penang.
“The constraints in Act 757 hindered COB’s power to resolve issues raised by the residents in stratified housing schemes.
‘Hence, it is important for us to look into the matter,” he said.
Story by Edmund Lee
Pix by Chan Kok Kuan