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.

“But we have 12 more seats compared to the opposition and this is a good start and we can strengthen further (PH-BN cooperation) in future,” he said.

Dalam majlis itu, 10 ADUN mengangkat sumpah terdiri daripada tiga wakil rakyat Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) iaitu Dr Mohammad Fahmi Ngah (Seri Setia), Najwan Halimi (Kota Anggerik) dan Borhan Aman Shah (Tanjung Sepat).

“In the future, we will collaborate with schools and uniformed organisations, including the Army Cadets, the Police Cadets, the Girl Guides, the Scouts, and others to implement programmes that are already part of the state government’s initiatives, namely Think Selangor,” - MB