Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur

1.0 INTRODUCTION

History of Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur

From a small town Kuala Lumpur has grown to become the nation’s Capital City and the biggest city in Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur City has become the center for many socio-economic various activities including business, finance, administration, education, religion, culture and sports. Since 1961, Kuala Lumpur has been governed by one single corporate entity that was then known as the office of the Federal Capital Commissioner. On the 1st February 1972, Kuala Lumpur was officially conferred the status of a city. With this, the Federal Capital Commissioner became the Mayor of KL. Tan Sri Dato’ Lokman Yusof the former Federal Capital Commissioner was elected as the first Mayor of Kuala Lumpur.

The current and tenth Mayor of the city is replaced by Y Bhg Datuk Seri Hj. Ahmad Phesal bin Hj. Talib who has been in office since 18 July 2012 until now. Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) also known as the City Hall of Kuala Lumpur (CHKL or KLCH) in English term. DBKL is a local authority which administrates Kuala Lumpur city center and other areas in Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran Kuala Lumpur) which was later replaced by Federal Capital Commission (Pesuruhjaya ibu kota) to replace the Sanitary Board.

Kuala Lumpur City Hall is located at Menara DBKL 1, Jalan Raja Laut, Kuala Lumpur. They are provide services such as payment counter, public health and environment, licensing and petty traders, traffic and enforcement, public housing, public facilities, one stop centre (OSC), procument management, culture and arts and online services. In addition, any complaint made by the people under the Kuala Lumpur City Hall can be made via online by go to the website of Kuala Lumpur City Hall and fill a form or call the customer service.

2.0 ISSUE AND DISCUSSION

3.1 Issue in public park

The hot issue that may be arising in the Kuala Lumpur City Hall is about Public Park....