SEA Games consortium announces members
JAKARTA (JP): The underwriting consortium of next year's 19th Southeast Asian Games announced its seven members yesterday.
Enggartiarso Lukita, a member of the consortium, said that the group of seven responsible for raising Rp 70 billion (US$30 million) for the Games comprised himself, the Nuansa Sentosa Group, Dharmala Group, Buana Life company, Genta Persada Group, entrepreneur Bambang Yoga Sugama and President Soeharto's son Bambang Trihatmodjo of Bimantara Group.
Bambang Trihatmodjo, chairman of the consortium, told reporters after handing over Rp 1 billion ($424,000) in financial aid to the national Olympic team yesterday that the consortium will receive Rp 20 billion from the advertising only.
Four international companies which will raise funds for the 1999 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia -- Densu and Hakuhodo advertising agencies, Sports Corporation and Alan Fresco International -- have expressed interest in the job of promoting the sports event.
"The consortium will decide which company will win the tender, hopefully between August and September," Bambang said.
Bambang said that the consortium is exploring every means to collect Rp 50 billion.
"Although we have only 14 months left before the Games, I'm optimistic that we can raise Rp 50 billion on time," he said.
"We may collect funds from sticker sales, but the revenue won't be much," he added.
Bambang reiterated the consortium's plan to build a new athletes' village on a four-hectare site next to the Senayan shooting range.
"We are waiting for confirmation from Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono's office. We also have to wait for building permits from the Jakarta administration," he said.
Bambang said he hoped the consortium would complete the village construction project within a year if the plan is approved. The village will accommodate 2,000 athletes.
Other participating athletes will be accommodated at Graha Garuda Tiara Indah dormitory in Cileungsi, Bogor, some 25 kilometers south of here. The dormitory is owned by Bambang's sister, Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana. (yan)