Cultural dinner set for APEC group

Cultural dinner set for APEC group

JAKARTA (JP): The City Culture Office will present two
traditional dances at a dinner hosted by Governor Surjadi
Soedirdja to welcome APEC delegates at Fatahilah Museum in West
Jakarta on Nov. 13.

"We will present the Merak dance from West Java and the
Ngarojeng dance of the Betawi people of Jakarta at the Fatahilah
Museum Square," I Nyoman Wedhana S, an official of the office,
told The Jakarta Post yesterday.

He explained that the Merak dance will be performed by 10
dancers, while Ngarojeng dance will be presented by 30 dancers.

In a related development, an executive of TriComm
communication company, said that the city administration is
publishing a book that contains information on business and
culture to introduce the capital to APEC delegates and foreign
reporters.

"The book is basically intended for the foreign press. As the
book is intended for republication, it is printed in a press
release format," said Jennifer Ehrman of TriComm, the firm which
compiled the book.

She explained that the book was published under the
initiative of the City Tourism Office and was sponsored by a
number of private companies. It is available at the media center
at the Jakarta Hilton Convention Center.

A staff member of the City Tourism Office said that the book
will be distributed to all delegates along with other brochures
on the city's tourist attractions at the diner party. (yns)