Asian beach games director lauds president's support
16/9/2008 18:24
The organizing committee of the Asian Beach Games, to be held next month,
is confident that the support of Indonsian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
will attact sponsor to the games, a paper said in Jakarta today.
"We have a
(financial) guarantee from the government. That will help us to get more
sponsorship for the Games," marketing and public relations director for the Bali
Asian Beach Games Organizing Committee (Babgoc) Sony Subrata quoted by the
Jakarta Post as saying.
President Susilo made his statement on September 9
that he was willing to lend his support to the success of the games.
The
event organizer will launch a series of promotional ads, including 30-second
television commercials that cost US$2.7 million, Sony said.
"We have prepared
the material for the (TV) advertisement. It will be aired on local TV stations
and international channels, such as ESPN, CNN and BBC, starting Thursday," he
said.
The Asian Beach Games will be held from Oct. 18 to 26.
Xinhua
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