Audio video expo attractive

JAKARTA (JP): Much larger crowds than expected have attended the first two days of a nine-day exhibition on audio and video electronic devices here.

"An average of 45,000 visitors have been recorded each day, which is way beyond our expectation," the organizer of Audio Video Expo '96, Harry Moeffreni, said yesterday.

"The surprising figure shows that a growing number of people need to know the current developments in the local electronics industry," Harry was quoted as saying by Antara.

The fair, held at the Jakarta Convention Center, Central Jakarta, from Sept. 7 to Sept. 15, was opened Monday by Coordinating Minister for Production and Distribution Hartarto. Opening hours are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Seventy-eight companies are taking part in the exhibition, the third of its kind here. (bsr)