THE Minister of Home Affairs yesterday called for making the Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB) municipal board procedures efficient as he saw more room for improvement with regard to procedures and productivity.
Pehin Orang Kaya Johan Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Hj Adanan Begawan Pehin Siraja Khatib Dato Seri Setia Hj Mohd Yusof during his working visit to the municipal department headquarters in Jln Kumbang Pasang yesterday, said the department can improve and enhance the services to the nation by scrutinising the current procedures and keeping an eye on the areas that need improvement.
The working visit by the Home Minister came about with the expansion of Bandar Seri Begawan which came into force in August 2007.
The aim of the visit was to monitor and discuss the department's "core business" as well as meet the officers and staff of the department in order to ascertain other problems faced by them.
Some of the issues that came up during the visit were the problems faced with enforcement of taxes, the development of the "e-Cukai" programme and data entry procedures.
The visit began with a trip to the Building Planning Control Secretariat, followed by the licensing department, Asset Project and Management, Tax and Evaluation Department, Administration and Finance Section as well as Internal Auditing. Chairman of the BSB Municipal Board Pg Hj Md Ali Pg Hj Osman, who was accompanying the minister during the visit, briefed him about the procedures of daily dealings with clients.
After the visit, the minister was given a briefing about the development of various municipal projects namely the BSB waterfront, improvement on the Silver Jubilee Park and Tasek Lama park, and the improvement of the Gadong Wet Market.
At the end of the briefing, the minister urged the departments to constantly review and reassess the plans and policy changes that are in line with the expansion programme in order to make way for other up to date improvement in technology and process.
The minister also urged officers to also keep in mind that reviewing plans were essential to keep them comprehensive, in line and systematic especially in the long run in order to effectively develop the Bandar Seri Begawan area.
The minister hoped that the department will ensure that the development and progress of Bandar Seri Begawan was implemented with efficiency in order to fulfil the aim of seeing BSB as a more commercialised centre of administration and trade that is competitive yet still keeping to the unique Bruneian culture.
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