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IT was a show of discipline, formation and uniform at the Selangor Mentri Besar March Past Cup and Petaling Jaya Mayor Formation Drill Cup competitions at the Petaling Jaya Stadium on June 19.

A total of 12 teams — Shah Alam City Council (MBSA), Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ), Kuala Terengganu City Council (MBKT), Klang Municipal Council (MPK), Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ), Sepang Municipal Council (MPSp), Selayang Municipal Council (MPS), Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj), Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ), Kuala Langat District Council (MDKL), Hulu Selangor District Council (MDHS) and Selangor Enforcement Training Centre — took part in the competition.

Funny pair: Two bee mascots were buzzing around the PJ Stadium entertaining the audience.

In the formation drill MBSA, MBKT, MPKj, MPSJ, MPSp,MPS and MPAJ took part with MPBJ only performing for the crowd.

Accompanying the enforcement teams were the brass bands from the Royal Malaysian Air Force, Royal Military Regiment and Air Force Training Institute.

The event was launched by Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim and exco members Ronnie Liu and Dr Xavier JeyaKumar as well as Petaling Jaya mayor Datuk Mohamad Roslan Sakiman.

Khalid said the performances were good and set the standard of things to come.

MBPJ stole the show in the opening march past playing Lady Ga Ga’s Bad Romance, which left the audience wanting more.

Another show stealer was MPAJ who spelt out the words M,P,A, and J while MPK displayed some fight moves during the march past.

Striding ahead: The Klang Municipal Council team moving to the beat during the march past.

During the formation drill, the team from each of the council displayed their individuality in the art of marching.

Their formation and steps were well choreographed.

The second in its series, the event was held in conjunction with MBPJ’s fourth anniversary of attaining city status.

MBPJ is aiming to make this an annual event with the hope of attracting more participation from other agencies in the subsequent events.

The objective is to further strengthen the discipline, physical and mental endurance, team spirit as well as to create a stronger bond among all.

Roslan gave a brief history of how far MBPJ has progressed since 58 years ago and its achievements the past fours years as a city.

He said MBPJ has been awarded four-star rating by the Housing and Local Government Ministry, for its free community bus services and formation of the quick response team.

Innovative: The Shah Alam City Council team doing their routine with sticks.

To put the icing on the cake, MBPJ emerged champions in the Mentri Besar March Past Cup with MPAJ and MPK taking the second and third place respectively.

MBSA came out tops in the Petaling Jaya Mayor Formation Drill Cup.

The second and third places went to MPAJ and MPKT respectively. MPK won the special jury award.

Winners for both Cups won prize money, certificate of participation and a Cup.

The winners were picked by a panel of judges from the Malaysian Armed Forces.

There was also a countdown ceremony and fireworks display to celebrate the anniversary.