Flag of bottles to be ready by Aug 16
By S. VINOTHAA
MALAYSIA’s biggest flag made up of used mineral water bottles is being
constructed at the UE3 The Family Plaza in Jalan Loke Yew, Kuala Lumpur.
The
project, which started on June 30, is being carried out by plaza workers and
members of Federal Territory Fire and Rescue Volunteers Club (MVFRA).
When
completed, the flag will measure 24m by 12m and would be hoisted at the
concourse level of the plaza.
The
plaza’s public relations executive, Usha Nair, said the flag was expected to be
completed by Aug 16.
Usha is
confident the deadline set to thread all 20,000 coloured mineral water bottles
with wire could be met because their volunteer team had been beefed up with 75
students.
She said
the Form Four and Form Five students from SM Taman Maluri, Kampung Pandan, would
help out from 3pm to 6pm every day.
She added
that the students were provided with lunch before they started working on
cleaning the bottles, filling them with colour paper and arranging them in rows
according to the colours.
Usha said
they planned to enter the flag in the Malaysia Book of Records and later to the
Guinness Book of Records.
“We were
told that so far, no such attempt had been made.We are confident that we can
enter the flag in the Guinness Book of Records,” she said.
She added
that each volunteer would be presented with a certificate acknowledging their
participation once the project was completed.
However,
the completion of the flag would also depend on public effort to donate used
mineral water bottles.
Usha said
they would need another 5,000 mineral bottles.
“We need
1.5ml and 500ml bottles. The big bottles will be used to make the whole flag,
while the smaller ones will be used to form the flag’s crescent and star,” she
said.
The plaza
has set up a corner at the concourse level, with a display of a miniature flag
made of bottles, where the public can place their donations.
