MELAKA: Preparations for the 2010 National Christmas Open House to be held at the Portuguese Village in Ujung Pasir, here, Sunday are going smoothly. Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said everything was going as planned and the final rehearsal for the celebration would be held Sunday morning. “We expect over 10,000 guests at the event,” he said. The celebration is scheduled to be officiated by Melaka Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob.
The event will start at 8.30pm with Khalil and other dignitaries visiting houses in the village before heading to the main stage for the launching at 9pm. “We will also create a new record in the Malaysia Book of Records for the largest spontaneous dance, which is the Joget Ria 1Malaysia. “We aimed for 2,000 people to take part but we want all the 10,000-odd visitors to join in,” he said. He said 55 Miss Tourism International contestants from around the world would also be modelling Malaysian batik designs at the celebration.
The event, expected to end at 10.55pm, will see Khalil and other dignitaries make their way to a coffeeshop in the village to mingle with visitors before heading home. This is the second National Christmas Open House held at the same venue, the previous one in 2008, and the third time in Melaka whereby the first was held in 2002 at the Hang Tuah Mall here.
- Bernama
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