About 20,000 people turned up at the Chinese New Year open house hosted by the Selangor Government at the FGS Dong Zen temple in Jenjarom tonight.

selangor pakatan cny open house The event which began at 6pm, was attended by Selangor state excos, state assemblymen, members of parliament. Also present were heads of government departments and those from the private sector.

Apart from various cultural shows, lion and dragon dances were also held at the event.

In his speech, Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said the open house event strengthened the bond of the various communities in the state.

bn pandanmaran cny open house gooddies Meanwhile, about 20km away Prime Minister Najib Razak and his entourage visited the Pandamaran New Village where a crowd of 40,000 greeted the prime minister despite a heavy downpour, which surprisingly did not affect the Selangor event.

Both Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat have been wooing the Chinese minority in Klang during the new year festival.

- Bernama