Sementara itu Timbalan Setiausaha Kerajaan (Pembangunan) Dato’ Johary Anuar yang merasmikan program berkata festival menjadi titik tolak untuk semua pihak menggembleng tenaga dan idea bagi mengembangkan lagi industri seni dan sastera negeri.

Selangor Sports Council executive director Mohamad Nizam Marjugi said all athletes and officials, including coaches, were listed for the biennial Games before the registration deadline on July 5.

“MBSA has never allowed any foreign nationals to apply for or own business premises, including pasar malam, stalls, public markets, and kiosks. It is only for Malaysian citizens,” he said during the council’s full meeting today.

Dato’ Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari berkata pihaknya mengambil serius isu perubahan iklim dan cuaca ekstrem yang menyebabkan bah, tanah runtuh selain bahaya baharu seperti gelombang haba, peningkatan aras laut dan kehilangan biodiversiti.

"Alhamdulillah, sehingga kini, keseluruhan kawasan hutan simpanan kekal (HSK) di Selangor seluas 250,739.33 hektar iaitu 31.7 peratus daripada keluasan tanah negeri, meningkat berbanding 30.55% pada 2008."-MB