THE dirty stretch of beach along Penang’s famous Gurney Drive promenade will be a thing of the past with the launching of the ‘Brighter Penang Campaign’ by the state government this week.
Pulau Tikus assemblyman Koay Teng Hai said the two-day campaign would include sprucing up the road and pavement at the Gurney Drive promenade from 8am on Sunday.
The project, he added, was conceived to raise civic consciousness and cleanliness awareness among Penangites as well as to get the community involved in the project.
“Cleaning up public and tourism spots should not be the sole responsibility of the local council but a shared responsibility with the public.
“The promenade stretch at Gurney Drive is a famous tou- rist spot and we cannot allow it to be dirty and strewn with rubbish.
“I hope this project will trigger an awareness to keep Penang clean and inculcate civic consciousness among locals who frequent the place,” he told a press conference yesterday.
Koay said that last year only 130 people participated in the project to spruce up the famous promenade.
However, he said, the state this year was targeting to draw some 1,000 people to clean up 1.2km of the 2.3km-long Gurney Drive stretch.
He added that the gotong royong would start from the Gurney Drive roundabout to the Cantonment Road junction.
Those who register for the campaign will receive T-shirts and goodie bags from the event sponsors.
Other activities during the event include a ‘Do It Yourself Competition’ at 5pm at Gurney Plaza’s Garden Area on Saturday.
The competition is open to everyone.
Participants are required to create useful products using recycled paper, cardboards and carton boxes.
For further enquiries, call Choong Ker Sing (012-4883227).
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