Christine plans to build school

Christine plans to build school

JAKARTA: Actress Christine Hakim, 46, has grave concerns about
many Indonesian schools, which are poorly equipped, and about the
soaring school fees that may deprive more children of a proper
education.

"Since I have a lot of money, I'll build a good school for
poor children. They are our country's future," she said last week
while attending an event at Plaza Indonesia, Central Jakarta.

Christine, who received the Asian Heroes Award in Japan last
week, has been working for PT Plaza Indonesia Realty TBK as the
plaza's envoy since June 2002.

The Plaza, along with RCTI, Metro TV, and Media Indonesia
daily, has established an education foundation called Yayasan
Untukmu Guru (Foundation For You, Teachers) in July 2002, with
Christine as its deputy manager.

Christine's most recent film, Putri Gunung Ledang (The
princess from Mount Ledang), is a Malaysian-made film also
featuring Indonesian actors Alex Komang and Slamet Raharjo. --JP