NEWS: DBKL launches latest project

The Star

By CHRISTINA LOW

Eight schools in Sentul have been chosen to kick start the City Hall Kuala Lumpur’s (DBKL) Excellent Star Project under its Local Agenda 21 Kuala Lumpur (LA21 KL) programme this year.

The long-term project is sponsored by the YTL Corporation Berhad with the assistance
of DBKL, Malaysian Association of Environmental Health (MAEH) and the Ministry of Education.

The project hopes to see a few objectives achieved during the programme period, which includes producing holistic students who are well versed in all aspects, better quality of life and introducing the concept of modernisation and development of the city together with the residents of the area.

“We believe this programme would encourage positive competition among students, as well as teach them to be more disciplined, tolerant, creative and to have more self-confidence in them,” said YTL Corporation Berhad deputy managing director Datuk Yeoh Seok Kian at the launch of the project.

Mutually beneficial: (left) Yeoh with Hakim at the launch.

Yeoh later gave away prize money totalling up to more than RM30,000 to 98 students who excelled in the recent UPSR, PMR and SPM exams.

The chosen schools are SRK Convent Sentul 1, SRK Convent Sentul 2, SRK La Salle Sentul 1, SRK La Salle Sentul 2, SMK Convent Sentul, SMK La Salle Sentul, SJKC Chi Man and SJKT St Joseph.

The KL Mayor Datuk Ab Hakim Borhan, who was also present at the launch, said that to ensure
the success of the programme, the students are also required to be all-rounders, excelling in both co-curriculum activities and academics.

In the sports and co curriculum category, prize money would be given to schools that win in a state level competition.

The highlight of the project is the Mayor’s Challenge Trophy, which will be awarded to the best overall school. Yeoh said that YTL Corporation would be spending RM150,000 for the project this year.

“The smart partnership concept with the private sectors and the people is an ideal way to gain strength and responsibility together,” said Hakim, who hopes more private companies would come forward to work with DBKL.

The four themes under the LA21 KL is to have a cleaner, safer and peaceful city and an e-city. A working committee has been formed to ensure all projects start as planned.

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