No funds for award ceremony

PUTRAJAYA: Chief Justice Datuk Abdul Hamid Mohamad, is furious that funds allocated for the judiciary over the last two years had been “used up” by 2005.
Abdul Hamid, who took over the helm from Oct 1 last year, said as a result, the excellence awards ceremony for its staff for 2006 had to be postponed to yesterday.
“The event was supposed to be held last year but because the resources for 2007 had been utilised for a similar ceremony in 2005, we are left with insufficient funds,” he said, without revealing the amount involved.
Abdul Hamid hoped that this “unfortunate incident” would not recur.
“I will ensure that the 2007 awards ceremony will be held this year or this practice of postponing and accruing will keep haunting us,” he said, adding that measures would be taken to ensure that there were sufficient funds.
The Chief Justice, known for the “Do your work” slogan, cautioned his subordinates not to be complacent or face the evitable.
“Frankly, if there is a worm-infested branch that needs to be pruned, we will cut it off without hesitation to safeguard the tree,” he said.
He added the judiciary was equipped with facilities that were far superior compared to other countries so there was no excuse for sloppy work.
Abdul Hamid also introduced several do's and don’ts to court staff which included being courteous and not wasting time and resources.
“These aspects may be trivial to many but to me, they are important and reflect on our character. Also don’t forget, buat kerja bukan buat kenduri (do your work and not feast),” he said before closing his speech.
At the ceremony, a total of 284 court staff nationwide received the excellence award from Abdul Hamid. Among the recipients were Industrial Court chairman Hapipah Monel and special officer to the Chief Justice Hasbi Hassan.

tunku : where is the fund? SIAPA MAKAN DUIT ITU? if all the government department uses it's funds at the right place, the government can safe millions of ringgit a year.