Britain to honor Bali donors

Britain to honor Bali donors

DENPASAR, Bali: Bali Deputy Governor I Gusti Bagus Alit Putra is heading to Britain to attend a ceremony honoring British nationals who made financial contributions to help those affected by the Bali bombing tragedy.

"The British government will be honoring its citizens who had significantly contributed to helping the victims of the bombing," Alit Putra said here before his departure to Britain on Sunday.

Alit is the chairman of the Bali province's economic and tourism recovery team, which was set up following the Oct.12, 2002 tragedy, which claimed over 200 lives and wounded hundreds of others, many of whom were foreigners.

The British government, he further said, expected representatives of the Bali provincial administration to attend the ceremony, which will be broadcast by radio and television stations across the country.

During his three-day visit, he will also have an opportunity to bring the people and government of Britain up-to-date on the current security situation, which he said was "improving a lot since the bombing tragedy".

As part of his ongoing efforts, Bali Governor Dewa Beratha visited Japan while the deputy governor went to Australia and Germany to help Bali regain credibility from the international community.

Bali authorities on Saturday cremated 169 body parts belonging to victims of the Bali bomb attacks in a Hindu ceremony in Nusa Dua. --Antara