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.

Members of the public can follow the programme, which will be broadcasted live, via Media Selangor’s Facebook page, and SelangorTV’s YouTube channel.

“This is following the structural and runway damage near the Bandaraya LRT station, which has resulted in trains not being able to return to the Ampang LRT Depot to undergo maintenance works since Jan 27.

Menurutnya, pada tahun ini juga MBSJ turut meneruskan tradisi berkunjung ke beberapa lokasi tumpuan bagi memperkasakan inisiatif hijau serta bertemu peniaga dan pengunjung bazar.