KAJANG Municipal Council president Datuk Hasan Nawawi Abd Rahman urged the remaining 13% of the residents in Seri Putra 5, Bangi, who are not paying for the neighbourhood security to cooperate with the residents association.

He said this at the launch of the Bulan Mesra Jiran Seri Putra 5 (SP5) programme themed Love Thy Neighbour, which was organised by the SP5 residents association (RA) last Sunday.

SP5 RA chairman Jefri Jaafar said of the 152 households in the area, 113 were paying the monthly security fee of RM50.

Hasan urged residents to practice tolerance and neighbourliness.

"In Selangor, 85% of the residents must agree for a guarded neighbourhood whereas a gated community needs 100%.

"In Kajang, there are about 10 neighbourhoods that have 100% residents agreeing to a gated community,

"According to the police, break-ins normally happen during the day when many are out at work," he said.

One of the objectives of the Neighbourhood Month is to increase awareness of community policing and safety among the SP5 residents.

According to Jefri, currently, only the RA committee members patrol the neighbourhood at night a few times a week.

For the Neighbourhood Month in Seri Putra 5, there will be cooking competitions, football matches, colouring and essay-writing contests for the children and a BBQ gathering.

Also at the launch was Kajang deputy OCPD Supt Toha Abdullah who urged residents to alert the police and provide the needed information.

"Call the police if you see anyone suspicious and our men will come by to check on it," he said.

Among the activities at the launch were fire safety and silat demonstrations, a safety exhibition, health checks and pocket bike activities for the children.