KUCHING: The proposal to upgrade the Padawan Sub-District Office to Padawan District Office is still under discussion.
Deputy Minister of Transport (Road and Aviation) Datuk Dr Jerip Susil said the matter was with the State Secretary.
“A task force has been formed to look into the matter with due diligence.
“Not only the sub-district offices but the whole of Kuching areas will have to be reviewed.
“Therefore, we will leave it to the task force,” he told a press conference after attending the DUN Mambong GKCDA project briefing at a hotel here today(Oct 16).
Jerip explained the upgrading of sub-district offices would involve administrative procedures.
“We have the committee to review, re-evaluate and do the delineation for us,” he added.
Earlier, Penghulu Richard Daho, who represented the community leaders and village chiefs (KMKK) from Mambong constituency, had requested for the Padawan Sub-District Office to be upgraded to a District Office.
He said the matter had been forwarded to Deputy State Secretary (Administration) Datuk Buckland Bangik.
Richard said there was a need for the upgrade as Padawan was huge, with a population of 69,000 people, 10 schools, 12 government agencies and 45 housing areas under its jurisdiction.
