Tourists get special welcome

Foreign tourists who arrived at Soekarno-Hatta international airport on the 467th anniversary of Jakarta last June 22, received a special welcome as they disembarked from their planes.

The head of the municipal's tourism office Fauzi Bowo said at city hall over the weekend that the visitors were treated to traditional Betawi dancing and were given souvenirs by the Abang and None Jakarta (Mr. and Mrs. Jakarta).

He revealed that special receptions such as this one will continue on other occasions in the future.

The number of foreigners entering Jakarta has risen steadily from 1.02 million in 1992 to 1.10 million in 1993. The number of domestic tourists entering Jakarta also inched upwards from nearly eight million in 1992 to 8.28 million last year.(mds)