Jakarta streets blossom for APEC<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta will greet delegates of the upcoming
\nAsia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting with flowers,
\nbanners and decorative lights.<\/p>\n
Chief of the City Parks Office Syamsir Alamsyah told reporters
\nafter a meeting at City Hall yesterday that his office has
\nstepped up preparations for the meeting in cooperation with the
\nprivate sector.<\/p>\n
\"The total municipal budget earmarked for decorations amounts
\nto Rp 600 million (around US$280,000),\" he said.<\/p>\n
More funds come from donations from private companies, he
\nsaid, but declined to release the names of the contributors or
\nthe amount of the contributions.<\/p>\n
The city administration's contribution to the financing of the
\npreparations is higher than that of the private sector was all he
\nwould say.<\/p>\n
The parks office is currently taking care of the flowers and
\nornamental plants set out along the major roads through which the
\nAPEC delegates will pass, he said.<\/p>\n
\"We are also going to put between 1,500 and 2,000 banners and
\nflower arrangements along major roads, including Jl. Thamrin and
\nJl. Sudirman, as well as neon lights welcoming the delegates at
\nthe Semanggi bridge and around statues and fountains,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He said the banners will display the names of the companies
\nwhich made donations, as one of the office's efforts to invite
\ngreater participation of the private sector in welcoming APEC
\ndelegates.<\/p>\n
In a related event, Bogor Regent Eddie Yosso Martadipura on
\nThursday ordered that town's administration to keep a close watch
\non anything that would impair its beauty during the APEC
\nmeetings.<\/p>\n
Efforts to beautify the town have been increased with the
\nplanting of more flowers and the repainting of traffic flow lines
\nand crosswalks on the streets. Civil servants have been deployed
\nto help with the maintenance of Bogor's streets and pavements. (22)<\/p>",
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