SIBU: The Sibu Jaya Water Fiesta held at Sibu Jaya Boulevard has described as a great event for family and friends to gather as well as to loosen up.
The event, which is organised for the third time features various activities with locals bringing their families and friends to participate.
Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry, and Performing Arts Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah when speaking to the reporters after officiating the event today said that the event can also create a strong family institution.
“I can see that those who participated in the event are parents bringing their children. I think this can become a memorable event where people from Sibu Jaya would talk about it for weeks,” he said.
Abdul Karim also noted that the event is the only one being held in Sarawak which he deemed as unique as well as interesting and should be held annually.
“I was told that this event had been held two times previously, but it was stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, it has finally come back.
“I can see that this event is very well received by the people here and I hope that this event can become a yearly event in Sibu,” he said.
Abdul Karim who is also the Minister for Youth, Sports, and Entrepreneur Development thanked Amcorp Sibujaya and Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) for their brilliant ideas and organizing such an event.
Meanwhile, SRDC chairman Sempurai Petrus Ngelai also hoped that the event would become an annual event and continue to receive support from the community as well as the ministry.
“We can see that the event is getting bigger and it is not just for the people of Sibu Jaya but outside Sibujaya as well.
“We can promote this as a local tourism product and indirectly boost the economy in Sibu Jaya,” he said.
For the record, the organisation of the water fiesta this year has been scaled back in the organiser’s move to use water responsibly and to stand in solidarity with residents who are affected by the low water pressure issue.
Out of the five water trucks booked to bring water to the festival four are despatched to help residents at the affordable walk-up flats and only one is used at the highly popular festival.
Also present were Abdul Karim’s wife Datin Zuraini Abdul Jabbar, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Sarawak Hii Chang Kee, organizing chairman, and Amcorp Sibujaya senior general manager Lim Pooi Siang and others.
