City Hall bans office guide book

City Hall bans office guide book

The city administration has banned a book entitled Jakarta
Office Building Guide 1994," which is published by a private
firm, on the grounds that the book is misleading.

"The book was not published with the permission of my office,
as the publisher claimed, so it cannot be used as an official
guide book," said Soesila Darmoadji, a spokesman for City Hall.

According to Soesila, the city administration decided to ban
the book because its publisher violated the code of ethics on
publication. Specifically, the book fallaciously listed a number
of city officials as its patrons, including Governor Surjadi
Soedirja.

"The publisher used the officials' names without their
consent," he added.

"Hence, I declare that the book to be illegal and appeal to
anyone who has the book to submit it to us," Soesila said.

Soesila said the city administration secretary Harun Al
Rasyid had instructed him to take legal action against the
publisher. (arf)