BETONG: Good teamwork between the civil service, political leaders and the people has contributed to the rapid development of Betong Division, said Assistant Minister of Welfare Robert Lawson Chuat.
Equally important, he said, is the trust of the people in the area towards the Barisan Nasional (BN) government.
"In Betong, we are very fortunate to have a good team of dedicated civil servants and our visionary political leaders who can work together.
"And another very important factor is the people's trust in the BN government, who have been very supportive of the government's programmes," he said on Thursday during a dinner for the media attending a briefing on the Betong Division's development transformation.
"Ever since BN represented Betong, it was the beginning of a very effective implementation of government programmes."
The Bukit Saban assemblyman noted that rural parents now realised the importance of education and were sending their children to school.
He echoed Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu's view that education should be an integral component of the division's development programme.
"Education will become the key of our long-term planning because it is only through education that we can transform the lives of the people in the long-term," he explained.
The new Politeknik Metro School at Betong New Township, which will start operations in 2013, and the community college, he said, reflected this focus on education.
Lawson pointed out that other development areas like infrastructure and agriculture projects would not be neglected.
"Uniting the people under the BN umbrella is also one aspect that we will continue to carry out," he said.
BN political leaders in the area, he added, had clearly proven their critics wrong.
He said such critics had complained when the government began oil palm and rubber plantations 15 years ago, but the people were now enjoying better standards of living because of the two commodities.
Among those present were Betong Resident Datu Romie Sigan Daniel, Deputy Resident Pathi Kerni, District Officer Friday Belik, a political secretary to the Chief Minister Isik Utau, political secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dr Richard Rapu and state information senior assistant director (media) Samuel Simon.
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