Wednesday October 29, 2008
Immigration finally gets non-bumis to join up
By SIM LEOI LEOI
Large recruit for Immigration Department
PUTRAJAYA: The Immigration Department scored a first recently when it attracted about 30% non-bumiputra personnel in its latest recruitment drive.
“This is the first time that any government agency has managed to attract such a big number of non-Malays,” said department director-general Datuk Mahmood Adam.
He said that of the 940 new personnel recruited, slightly more than 30% comprised Chinese, Indians and ethnic minorities from Sabah and Sarawak.
“The new personnel will be stationed along the east coast of the peninsula, Kedah, Sabah and Sarawak. In the beginning, many of them will be sent to work at the Immigration depots to get experience before being assigned to various duties.
“I am proud we have managed to attract such a huge number of non-Malays,” Mahmood told reporters after presenting the appointment letters to the personnel at the department headquarters here yesterday.
Earlier, when addressing the new recruits, Mahmood said they should preserve the image and reputation of their “parents and family members” by not indulging in corrupt practices.
The new intake would boost the numbers at the department to 11,000 personnel, which would help to enhance enforcement and control the 22 million tourists and 2.4 million foreign workers in the country.
“At present, the lack of personnel is making our work difficult. We have 240,000 people entering through Johor alone and we have over 200 entry points in the country.
“We have asked the Public Service Department for 3,000 new enforcement personnel,” he said.
On the lowering of passport fees, Mahmood said the department had completed its study on the matter and submitted it to the Government for consideration.
“The Government will decide by the year’s end. We have identified the security features we can reduce from 35 currently to five – those which are redundant, overlapping or superseded by newer technology.
“So, hopefully, by doing away with such features, we can bring down the cost of passports without jeopardising security standards,” he said.
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