KUCHING: The Kuching Teochew Association here recently witnessed the registration of marriage of a couple that was delayed due to the movement control order (MCO).
Sarawak Teochew Association second vice-president Sim Kiang Chiok said the couple had finally managed to sign their marriage registration on June 10.
Sim, who is also the association’s assistant registrar of marriage, said the couple was the first to have registered their marriage during the recovery movement control order (RMCO) period.
“Marriage registration is now allowed; however, any ceremony or mass gathering is not permitted yet,” he told New Sarawak Tribune on Sunday.
He said only the couple together with their witnesses was allowed during the marriage registration and the whole process would not take more than 40 minutes.
“Besides that, couples must also strictly adhere to the standard operating procedure (SOP) by observing the one-metre social distancing, using face masks and hand sanitisers,” he said.
He added that more couples are expected to register their marriage at the association’s office.
There are two assistant registrars of marriages who were appointed by the National Registration Department to conduct marriage registration ceremony at the Kuching Teochew Association’s office.
For further inquiries, contact the association at 082-242 457 or visit their office at 30J-K, 1st Floor, Jalan Tabuan, 93100.
On June 7, Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said non-Muslim couples whose marriage registration was affected by the MCO would be given until July 31 to resolve the matter.
