Sutiyoso cancels meetings for congress

Sutiyoso cancels meetings for congress

JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso has canceled all of his
appointments from Tuesday until Thursday as he is concentrating
on the congress of the National Sports Council (KONI) in which he
is the one of the candidates to head the council.

Sutiyoso, for example, canceled a planned meeting on Tuesday
afternoon with the tax director general, to request tax exemption
for Tanah Abang traders following the Feb. 19 fire.

He, however, had a meeting with the traders later in the
evening to announce that they were allowed to resume trading
within the market complex instead of at a distant location.

On Wednesday, the canceled meetings include a courtesy call by
the Cuban ambassador, a meeting on urban pedestrians with noted
urban designer Muhammad Danisworo, and an interview by a Peruvian
TV station.

The election for KONI chairman starts at 2 p.m. on Thursday.

"If Pak Sutiyoso is elected as KONI chairman, I am afraid we
will have to reschedule more meetings for the rest of the week,"
city spokesman Muhayat told reporters. -- JP