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JAKARTA Fair organizers, PT Jakarta International (JI) Expo Kemayoran, have decided to delay convening the annual event after deliberations with representatives from central and provincial governments as well as the police and military.
The decision has been made in view of the efforts mounted by the central and regional governments on a war-footing to fight the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, which has resulted in 399 deaths so far across Indonesia, with Jakarta reporting the highest number of deaths.
“To all Jakarta Fair’s participants and people at large, we officially inform that the convening of the Jakarta Fair Kemayoran, which had been scheduled from May 14 to June 28, has been delayed,” JI Expo marketing director Ralph Scheunemann said recently.
The decision was made after the JI Expo management met with representatives from the central government, Jakarta provincial administration, National Police, and Indonesian Defence Forces (TNI), he informed via a press statement.
Further information on this year’s Jakarta Fair, which has become an annual feature commemorating Jakarta’s anniversary, would be announced through mainstream media and social media platform @jakartafairid.
“I call on community members not to be worried because the Jakarta Fair Kemayoran is not cancelled. It is just delayed. We will provide the latest update if the situation improves,” Scheunemann said.
Jakarta Fair Kemayoran is the biggest annual event showcasing Indonesian products from large as well as small and medium enterprises and creative industries. Visitors to the fair are also entertained with live musical performances and food.
Due to the ongoing threat posed by the deadly pandemic, which has spread across all 34 provinces in Indonesia, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has declared it a national disaster. [antaranews/photo special]
