Kuching District Office / Ezatul Athirah Hassan

Kuching District Office or known as the “Pejabat Daerah Kuching" .History of the early establishment of the Kuching District Office was unrecognized and no records were recorded in detail until now. Most of the records obtained only describe a little bit about the early history of the Resident Office's establishment which is the backbone of the District Office. According to Ho Ah Chon, all government offices have been in Kuching since 1874 when Sarawak was in the second reign of Brooke's king, Charles Brooke. In 1874, "The Court House" was constructed and was the site of the Resident Office before the Kuching District Office was known by the residents until now. In 1874, Sarawak Second Figure together with Captain W.H Rodway as the Sarawak Resident officially opened the newly established Government House "The Court House". At that time, the building was the prettiest building that had been built. The Court House also included Resident's Office and Government Printing Department at the time Kuching District Office differs from the District Office on the peninsula. In Sarawak, each section is administered by a Resident and then these divisions are divided into districts and governors by District Officers who are also known as DOs among locals and Assistant District Officers. They also received advisory services from Native Officers on customary matters Kuching District Office has moved four times and the latest location is located at P.Ramlee, Kuching Complex Building Complex. The first location ofthe District Office and Resident Office was identified starting at Astana when it was established as a residence for Rajah Brooke in 1870 by Charles Brooke. Astana has been used as an office primarily to hold a council with Officers and Tribes (Ho Ah Chon, 1995), then it was placed at The Court House in 1874 which was 22 square feet wide. Then from 1885 to 31 May 1998, the Kuching District Office moved to the Sarawak Foundation building next to the Sarawak Museum building. On August 19, 2013 once again the Kuching District Office moved to the latest location at the Sarawak Complex Islamic Building up to now.