All quiet at JCC front

All's quiet at the JCC front, according to security officers manning the venue of the APEC conference.

By Saturday morning, only 10 people had been reprimanded by guards, all for not wearing their APEC IDs, said a high ranking officer in charge of APEC security at the Jakarta Convention Center.

"So far, everything has been running very smoothly," said the officer, who requested anonymity.

The 10 reprimanded include journalists and delegates. They all came up with same excuse like having left their IDs at home, the hotel or simply having forgotten. But the guards are under strict orders not to let in anyone without proper credentials.

"We simply told them to go back and get their IDs," he said.

The guards find foreigners are more understanding than Indonesians when asked politely to go back and get their IDs.

"The locals usually leave after muttering some comments," one of the guards said. (jsk)