No dress code needed for counter services
Published on: Tuesday, July 07, 2015
Kuala Lumpur: The Cabinet is of the view that no dress code is necessary for public requiring only counter service at government department or agencies.However, it feels that a dress code, i.e. a revised one, is still needed to ensure those on official visits or have appointments with officers, are properly attired.According to the report, in the wake of a series of "sarong and tower incidents", the Cabinet has directed the chief secretary to the government to review the dress code to ensure it is not so strict as to elicit public outage and ridicule.
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The Cabinet feels that as long as public members are not overly exposed, they should be allowed into government departments even if they wear skirts that do not cover their knees, shorts or short-sleeve shirts.However, if public members are on official visits to government departments or have made appointments to meet department officers, they have to be properly attired, in accordance with the dress code, the Cabinet opined.Urban Well-being, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan told the daily the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday discussed the issue of overzealous enforcement of strict dress code that had stirred controversy for weeks, and came to the conclusion that a dress code is still needed but it should not be too strict."The Cabinet feels that government agencies or departments offering only counter services should not impose dress code on visitors. Unless customers are only in undergarments or are too expose."
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