Wall climbing competition

JAKARTA (JP): The City Tourism Office will hold a wall climbing competition at the site of the Flora and Fauna Competition in Lapangan Banteng, Central Jakarta, from Aug. 11 to 13.

Hariyanto Badjoeri, an official of the office, said on Tuesday that the competition, held in cooperation with a number of related institutions, including the City Park Office and Pemuda Pancasila Youth organization, is designed to raise the number of tourist attractions in the city.

The increasing number of attractions is expected to help improve the image of Jakarta as one of Indonesia's major tourist destinations, he said.

Hariyanto said that 225 teenagers, including 50 females, have been registered as participants of the competition with total prizes amounting to Rp 6 million (US$2,727). (hhr)