Firms agree to drop the names of heroes<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Ten companies who use the names of national
\nheroes have agreed to omit the names of the heroes from their
\ncompanies' titles.<\/p>\n
Priyono, an official of the City Security and Order Office,
\nsaid that the agreement was reached in a meeting with 10
\nbusinessmen who own a number of buildings or companies named
\nafter several heroes. Seven of the companies are Gajah Mada
\nMotor, Gajah Mada Plaza, Bakmi Gajah Mada, Gajah Mada Hotel,
\nHayam Wuruk Plaza, Hayam Wuruk Amusement center and Hayam Wuruk
\nmarket.<\/p>\n
In the meeting, Priyono said, they agreed to obey the
\nmunicipal administration order not to use the names of national
\nheroes for commercial purposes but also insisted on more time to
\nthink of new names for their businesses.<\/p>\n
\"The owner of Gajah Mada Plaza has proposed to change the
\nbuilding's name to Gajah Muda Perkasa Plaza or Jl. Gajah Mada
\nPlaza. The city officials prefer the first one,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the owner of noted noodle restaurant Bakmi Gajah
\nMada has advised that the company's name will be changed to Bakmi
\nGajah Madya.<\/p>\n
Priyono said that the city administration has ordered business
\nowners using the names of national heroes for their businesses to
\nchange them before Nov. 10, National Heroes Day.<\/p>\n
In line with the Instruction of Minister of Home Affairs No.
\n433\/1840\/SJ, dated May 30, 1995, the city administration will
\nlaunch an operation to clear up company signboards and billboards
\nthroughout the city bearing names of national heroes after Nov.
\n10.<\/p>\n
\"We have warned all the companies using the names of the
\nheroes. Our office will not hesitate to dismantle the signs and
\nother billboards using such names after the deadline,\" Priyono
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Priyono also said that his office will continue its operation
\nagainst signboards and billboards using foreign languages.<\/p>\n
\"The next phase will cover larger areas after the first along
\nmajor roads linking Blok M in South Jakarta with Pasar Ikan in
\nWest Jakarta,\" he said. In the first operation over 900
\nbillboards using foreign languages were covered with cloth.<\/p>\n
He said that a total of over 2,000 billboards and signboards
\nhave been found to be using foreign languages in the city.<\/p>\n
When asked why the city administration has not yet dismantled
\nthe ones which have been covered with cloth, Priyono said that
\ntheir permits are still valid. Moreover, it is easier said than
\ndone, he said.<\/p>\n
\"We understand that it takes a big amount of money to change
\nthem with new ones or maybe their owners have not yet decided on
\nIndonesian names,\" he added. (yns)<\/p>",
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