Jakarta prepares for APEC delegates, journalists<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is preparing a special
\ninformation kit and packaged tours for delegates and journalists
\nattending the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference
\nin Jakarta and Bogor in November.<\/p>\n
The information kit will carry information on Jakarta and its
\ntourist resorts.<\/p>\n
\"We should exploit the visit of some 2,000 foreign journalists
\nand participants to the fullest, shouldn't we?\" Surjadi asked.<\/p>\n
Surjadi said that the city administration saw the APEC
\nconference as a good opportunity to introduce Jakarta to
\ninternational communities.<\/p>\n
The conference will be held in the scenic town of Bogor, 60
\nkilometers south of the city, and in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
APEC members include Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the
\nUnited States, Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan,
\nMexico, Papua New Guinea, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the
\nPhilippines, Singapore and Thailand.<\/p>\n
Surjadi said Thursday that Jakarta will also hold a number of
\ncultural activities for the conference's participants.<\/p>\n
The city administration's programs, Surjadi said, will be
\ncoordinated with the Conference's organizing committee.<\/p>\n
The City Tourism Office revealed last month that the agency
\nwould offer special packaged tours and hold a food festival for
\nthe participants of the biennial conference.<\/p>\n
Fauzi Bowo, the head of the office, said that the social and
\ncultural section of the conference organizing committee will
\ncooperate with Jakarta tour operators's to organize the packaged
\ntours.<\/p>\n
The packaged tours, Fauzi said, will mainly consist of
\nsporting activities such as fishing, scuba diving and golfing.<\/p>\n
Restaurants at the four and five-star hotels where the
\nparticipants will be staying, and other big restaurants in the
\ncity, also plan to hold international food festivals for the
\nparticipants Fauzi said.<\/p>\n
Press center<\/p>\n
Foreign diplomats in Jakarta said earlier that they had
\nalready booked a number of five-star hotels to accommodate the
\nthousands of delegates as well as the press corps who will cover
\nthe conference.<\/p>\n
Some of the foreign press agencies have also prepared for the
\narrival of their fellow reporters who will help step up their
\ncoverage of the conference, one of the biggest international
\nevents held in Indonesia in over a decade.<\/p>\n
An executive of the Jakarta chapter of Reuters told The
\nJakarta Post yesterday that some 40 reporters and a television
\ncrew from the British owned news agency will cover the summit.<\/p>\n
\"In addition to our staff here, 30 other people will come for
\nthe conference,\" he said, adding that a number of Reuters' White
\nHouse correspondents will also visit Indonesia during the
\nconference.<\/p>\n
A staff member of Agence France Presse said that three
\nphotographers and eight reporters, besides four of its Jakarta
\nbased reporters and one White House correspondent, will cover the
\nconference.<\/p>\n
In a related development, Antara reported that the APEC press
\nroom will be installed at the Plenary Hall of the Jakarta Hilton
\nConvention Center in Senayan, where the Non-Aligned Movement
\nSummit was held two years ago.<\/p>\n
It said that the press center will be equipped with
\ntelecommunication lines which will enable reporters to file their
\nstories and pictures directly to their headquarters. (09\/has)<\/p>",
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