Awareness of law promoted

Awareness of law promoted

JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will intensify its
program on regulation awareness in a bid to increase the public's
compliance to existing laws, an official said Saturday.

"We hope that the more intensive program will help reduce the
number of violations by Jakartans," A.F. Lapian, deputy head of
the City Security Office, said.

Lapian said that the intensive program is expected to
eradicate ignorance among the public of regulations, including
the requirement for building permits for new houses.

This program is also intended to make the public more aware
about the government's development plans.

Lapian said that the administration expects the program to
eliminate negative perceptions, such as the idea that the city
administration has been burning down houses in a number of slum
areas for the sake of business projects.

He said that the program will focus on public order. (yns)