ASEAN Tourism Forum will be held on time<\/p>\n
Israr Ardiansyah, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta<\/p>\n
The construction of the Yogyakarta Exhibition and Convention
\nCenter (YECC) building that will be used as the venue for the
\nAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Tourism Forum 2002
\nin January is nearly complete.<\/p>\n
Bambang Susanto Priyohadi, the Yogyakarta provincial
\nsecretary, told The Jakarta Post on Wednesday that technically
\nthe project, which started last July, was 93 percent complete.
\n\"Therefore, the 10,000 square-meter complex will be ready for the
\nbig events which will take place from Jan. 21 to Jan. 28.\"<\/p>\n
The project has swallowed a total of Rp 42.5 billion, Rp 9
\nbillion of which was from the Yogyakarta 2001 provincial budget
\nand the rest was from the central government budget, Bambang
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
He said that a 1,000 KVA (or 1 megawatt) power generator had
\nbeen installed in the complex and the air-conditioning system was
\nready.<\/p>\n
\"As many as 100 new telephone lines have also been installed,\"
\nhe said, adding that residents living around the building also
\nbenefited from the project because another 100 new telephone
\nlines had also been distributed to them, thanks to the project.<\/p>\n
The YECC complex is located in Wonocatur village in the
\ndistrict of Banguntapan, some six kilometers east of the heart of
\nYogyakarta.<\/p>\n
The ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) is a joint forum to promote
\nASEAN countries as travel destinations.<\/p>\n
The ASEAN member countries include Brunei Darussalam,
\nCambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines,
\nSingapore, Thailand and Vietnam.<\/p>\n
ATF 2002 will be chaired by Yogyakarta governor Sultan
\nHamengkubuwono X, and will cover a series of events including the
\nmeeting of the ASEAN Communications Team for Tourism (ACTT),
\nASEAN Task Forces, The National Tourism Organizations (NTOs), The
\nASEAN Tourism Associations (ASEANTA) and also The ASEAN Travel
\nExchange (TRAVEX).<\/p>\n
Almost 600 companies from 44 countries in the world, including
\nASEAN, have registered for the TRAVEX seminar and have confirmed
\ntheir participation in the event.<\/p>\n
The ASEAN Tourism Forum was established in 1981 in Malaysia
\nand has since been held annually. Each of the member countries
\ntakes turns hosting the forum based on alphabetical order.<\/p>",
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