700 industrial companies to show at Indonesia Expo '95
700 industrial companies to show at Indonesia Expo '95
JAKARTA (JP): An estimated 700 private and state-owned
companies will take part in Indonesia Expo '95, exhibition of
industrial products held every five years.
President Soeharto is scheduled to open the display at the
Jakarta Fairgrounds on Aug. 12.
The exposition, to be held in conjunction with the golden
anniversary of Indonesia's Independence, is the first to be
conducted by a private company, after similar exhibitions in 1985
and 1990.
Earlier reports said the exhibition will likely cost Rp 15
billion (US$6.7 million).
"Our mission is, politically, to inform people in the country
and worldwide about our achievements in industrial development,"
Herman Wiriadipoera, general manager of PT Napindo Pratama, the
company managing the exposition, told the Jakarta Post yesterday.
The display, which has an export information center and an
export forum for foreign delegates, is to be held in the 4.5-
hectare indoor and the 15,000-square meter outdoor arenas from
Aug. 12 to Aug. 27.
The exhibition will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for
professionals, buyers, government officials and students. It is
to be open to the public from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m..
Supporting activities, such as seminars in Surabaya, East
Java; Ujungpandang, South Sulawesi, and Medan, North Sumatra, as
well as business contact forums and tours are also planned for
the exposition.
The products and services to be exhibited include those
related to the manufacturing industry, agriculture, education and
training, trade, transportation, mining and energy, forestry,
tourism, postal services, telecommunications, transmigration,
finance, cooperatives, science and technology.
Herman predicted that three million visitors, including
foreign business delegates, will visit the 15-day exhibition.
Foreign visitors are expected from Japan, Hong Kong, Saudi
Arabia, Australia, Austria, the United States, Canada, Nigeria,
Malaysia, Singapore, Norway, France and Spain. (kod)