All quiet at JCC front

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)