SEA Games consortium has to rent Senayan at Rp 3.5b
SEA Games consortium has to rent Senayan at Rp 3.5b
JAKARTA (JP): The troubled 19th Southeast Asia (SEA) Games
consortium has been struck another blow by having to pay Rp 3.5
billion (US$1.45 million) to the Gelora Senayan Management Board
for renting the Senayan Sports Complex.
The biennial event, which will be opened by President Soeharto
on Oct. 11 and end on Oct. 19, will stage 18 of 34 sports --
soccer, track and field, shooting, badminton, wrestling,
basketball, fencing, judo, karate, field hockey, archery,
swimming, volleyball, softball, tennis, weightlifting,
bodybuilding and squash -- at the sports complex.
The consortium's facilities deputy Bambang Riyadi Soegomo said
yesterday the cost of renting the complex was not included in the
Rp 44.1 billion budget for facilities.
"The State Secretariat is subsidizing the consortium with Rp
18.2 billion to renovate the complex. But the consortium still
has to spend Rp 5 billion on renovations," he said.
The consortium will also have to renovate the Raden Inten
gymnastics building, the Bulungan hall, the Tebet hall, the East
Jakarta hall, the Kuningan hall, the Pertamina Simpruk hall, West
Java's Jatiluhur dam and North Jakarta's Sunter lake.
Bambang said the consortium had trouble with one cycling
venue.
"We still have no idea how much should be spent to pay for the
closing of Jakarta-Cikampek toll road, which will be used for
the individual time trial," he said.
The consortium also has to spend Rp 6.3 billion on sports
equipment.
"Nearly 90 percent of the equipment is imported. Each sports
organization tells us what equipment it needs. They said if the
equipment was not of international standard, they could not win,"
he said.
Canoeing needs Rp 1.9 billion for its equipment, while soccer
needs just Rp 1.5 million.
The consortium is looking for sponsors to provide equipment.
Import duty
Bambang said the consortium had not yet received confirmation
that the imported equipment would be exempt from import duty and
value added tax.
The consortium also does not have enough storage space for the
equipment.
To accommodate the 7,462 athletes and officials, 851 referees
and 150 VIPs from the 10 participating countries for 14 days, the
consortium is allocating Rp 12 billion, which includes service
tax but excludes provincial development tax.
Most athletes and officials will stay at the under-
construction 40-story athletes village and the Hotel Atlet
Century Park, both in Senayan.
Participants whose venues are outside the Senayan complex or
Jakarta, will stay at the nearest available hotels.
Each participant will have to pay $20 for their daily meals.
The consortium will have to spend Rp 6 billion on meals for
the participants.
Speaking on the Games stickers controversy, Bambang said the
consortium would issue financial reports after the event.
"I insist the consortium publish the audited financial reports
in all newspapers in the country after the event. It's not true
that we won't give a transparent explanation to the public," he
said. (yan)
JAKARTA (JP): The troubled 19th Southeast Asia (SEA) Games
consortium has been struck another blow by having to pay Rp 3.5
billion (US$1.45 million) to the Gelora Senayan Management Board
for renting the Senayan Sports Complex.
The biennial event, which will be opened by President Soeharto
on Oct. 11 and end on Oct. 19, will stage 18 of 34 sports --
soccer, track and field, shooting, badminton, wrestling,
basketball, fencing, judo, karate, field hockey, archery,
swimming, volleyball, softball, tennis, weightlifting,
bodybuilding and squash -- at the sports complex.
The consortium's facilities deputy Bambang Riyadi Soegomo said
yesterday the cost of renting the complex was not included in the
Rp 44.1 billion budget for facilities.
"The State Secretariat is subsidizing the consortium with Rp
18.2 billion to renovate the complex. But the consortium still
has to spend Rp 5 billion on renovations," he said.
The consortium will also have to renovate the Raden Inten
gymnastics building, the Bulungan hall, the Tebet hall, the East
Jakarta hall, the Kuningan hall, the Pertamina Simpruk hall, West
Java's Jatiluhur dam and North Jakarta's Sunter lake.
Bambang said the consortium had trouble with one cycling
venue.
"We still have no idea how much should be spent to pay for the
closing of Jakarta-Cikampek toll road, which will be used for
the individual time trial," he said.
The consortium also has to spend Rp 6.3 billion on sports
equipment.
"Nearly 90 percent of the equipment is imported. Each sports
organization tells us what equipment it needs. They said if the
equipment was not of international standard, they could not win,"
he said.
Canoeing needs Rp 1.9 billion for its equipment, while soccer
needs just Rp 1.5 million.
The consortium is looking for sponsors to provide equipment.
Import duty
Bambang said the consortium had not yet received confirmation
that the imported equipment would be exempt from import duty and
value added tax.
The consortium also does not have enough storage space for the
equipment.
To accommodate the 7,462 athletes and officials, 851 referees
and 150 VIPs from the 10 participating countries for 14 days, the
consortium is allocating Rp 12 billion, which includes service
tax but excludes provincial development tax.
Most athletes and officials will stay at the under-
construction 40-story athletes village and the Hotel Atlet
Century Park, both in Senayan.
Participants whose venues are outside the Senayan complex or
Jakarta, will stay at the nearest available hotels.
Each participant will have to pay $20 for their daily meals.
The consortium will have to spend Rp 6 billion on meals for
the participants.
Speaking on the Games stickers controversy, Bambang said the
consortium would issue financial reports after the event.
"I insist the consortium publish the audited financial reports
in all newspapers in the country after the event. It's not true
that we won't give a transparent explanation to the public," he
said. (yan)