Development contests proposed

JAKARTA (JP): A senior official proposed yesterday that the city administration sponsor regular contests at the subdistrict level to encourage people's participation in development activities.

City Secretary Harun Al Rasyid said that he was certain such contests would be an excellent means to speed up development in each subdistrict across the city.

"People's greater participation is vital so that development efforts will truly benefit townspeople," he said during a field trip to the Kalideres subdistrict yesterday.

Kalideres and Pegadungan are among participants of the ongoing development contest organized by the city administration in connection with Jakarta's 468th anniversary.

A number of officials, including West Jakarta Mayor Sutardjianto, and head of the City Directorate of Social and Political Affairs, Bagus Haryono, visited the two subdistricts over the weekend.(29)