Nine people competing for HIPMI top post<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): There are expected to be at least nine
\ncandidates for the chairmanship of the Association of Young
\nBusinessmen (HIPMI) at the association's national congress next
\nweek.<\/p>\n
The candidates include Fadjraa Oemar, an executive of a
\nproperty company; Eddy Kuntandi, the chairman of the
\nassociation's Jakarta chapter; Bambang Wiyogo, the son of the
\nformer governor of Jakarta; and Indah Wasono, a Jakarta-based
\nbusinesswoman.<\/p>\n
Other candidates are Reza Kamarullah, Sutrisno Bahir, both
\nJakarta-based businessmen, Fauzi Usman of North Sumatra, Adi
\nTjakra of West Java and I Ketut Swardana of Bali.<\/p>\n
The winning candidate will replace Adi Taher, the son of the
\nformer Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Achmad
\nTaher, whose three-year term ends this month.<\/p>\n
The association, which is comprised mainly of young
\nbusinessmen from the elite circle of children of former
\nministers, retired generals and top businessmen, is often
\ncriticized as lacking business professionalism.<\/p>\n
The association's members have also been criticized for being
\ntoo dependent on the government's facilities in running their
\nbusinesses.<\/p>\n
Fadjraa, one of the candidates, acknowledged Thursday that the
\nassociation had a bad image and promised to improve the
\nprofessionalism of the association's members if he is elected.<\/p>\n
His other policies include the expansion of the organization's
\nmembership to young businessmen in the provinces, who account for
\nmore than 75 percent of Indonesia's young businessmen.<\/p>\n
"The program should be directed towards the improvement of the
\nbusiness skills of young businessmen, rather than discussing how
\nto get facilities from the government," he said.<\/p>\n
Other important programs, he said, were extending the access
\nof small-scale companies to the banking industry and helping to
\nstop unfair practices during the bidding for government-financed
\nprojects.<\/p>\n
"The collusion between government officials and certain groups
\nof businessmen should be stopped so that all businessmen get fair
\ntreatment," he said.<\/p>\n
Like Fadjraa, other candidates are also campaigning in Jakarta
\nand in other major cities. This year's election will be preceded
\nby open debates, which will be broadcast by the ANteve television
\nstation. (hen)<\/p>",
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