Irianese urged to preserve forests<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno urges young people
\nin Irian Jaya to help preserve the province's forestry resources.<\/p>\n
\"A Well-trained young generation is needed for forest
\npreservation in Irian Jaya since the province is functioning as
\none of the earth's lungs,\" Try said in Jayapura, capital of Irian
\nJaya, on Saturday.<\/p>\n
He was in Irian Jaya to dedicate the laboratory of the
\nJayapura Technical Academy, which was developed through a grant
\nfrom President Soeharto.<\/p>\n
The dedication is part of Try's visit to the province. On
\nFriday night, he opened the 12th General Assembly of the
\nCommunion of Churches in Indonesia (PGI) at the Mandala Stadium
\nin Jayapura.<\/p>\n
Try said a well-trained work force is needed to preserve the
\nwealth of natural resources which endow Irian Jaya.<\/p>\n
The technical academy is expected to groom and produce skilled
\nworkers, the lack of which has forced companies operating in
\nIrian Jaya to bring in workers from other provinces, particularly
\nJava.<\/p>\n
\"Please make full use of the presidential aid facility and
\nmaintain the equipment responsibly,\" Try pleaded as quoted by the
\nAntara news agency.<\/p>\n
The vice president said the young people in Irian Jaya and
\nother eastern Indonesian provinces have equal access and
\nopportunity to become the nation's future leaders, but stressed
\nthat they have to compete with their peers from other regions.<\/p>\n
The current Sixth Five Year Plan (Pelita VI) is putting great
\nemphasis on human resources development, which include the
\nestablishment of new schools and universities, he said.<\/p>\n
This means that young Irianese will no longer have to travel
\nto other provinces to study.<\/p>\n
He said the transmigration program -- under which people from
\nover-crowded areas in Java are resettled to the lesser populated
\nregions such as Irian Jaya -- is also intended to compensate for
\nthe lack of human resources in the recipient provinces. (imn)<\/p>",
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