Appeal to Governor Sutiyoso

Appeal to Governor Sutiyoso

I congratulate Sutiyoso in his capacity as Jakarta's new
governor, replacing Surjadi Soedirdja whose term of office ended
recently.

As a citizen of Greater Jakarta (living in Bekasi, working in
Jakarta) I am very much relieved to hear Sutiyoso's promise to be
a clean government official. He has even gone as far as
prohibiting his relatives from obtaining special treatment from
the administration in business dealings. I hope his decision will
be an example for mayors, camat (district chiefs) and lurah
(village chiefs) and officials of his work environment. Residents
of the capital need to give their full support, otherwise the
governor's work would be in vain and it would be difficult to
solve the problems of his work inherited from Pak Surjadi.

In the context of inspecting the SEA Games facilities, he
found many shortcomings which could not be overcome in a short
time span.

Now, Governor Sutiyoso should make unannounced visits to
places like bus terminals, villages, traditional markets,
riverbanks and other densely populated areas; he should also
observe the behavior of drivers, extortionists operating in
public; and visit all types of food stalls. In this way the
governor could get a lot of valuable information as input for
making proposed improvements.

There is another thing that needs his attention. The rapid
development of Jakarta has seen the construction of scores of
high-rise buildings. Are the buildings equipped with fire-
fighting equipment? I am very much impressed by Australia's aid
in the form of an Airtractor AT-802 water bomber that can carry
3,000 liters of water, enough to douse fires on one hectare of
land. It would be good if the Jakarta administration owned an
airplane that was able to spray water or chemicals onto parts of
a building that fire truck ladders cannot reached.

In conclusion I would like to express my wish that Governor
Sutiyoso is given good health so as to enable him to carry out
his very heavy duties and act consistently and systematically.

BASUKI

Bekasi, West Java