JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government is still continuing the series of commemorations for the 499th Anniversary of the City of Jakarta until this weekend. The activity will be held as a closing ceremony ahead of Jakarta's five-hundredth birthday.
DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung said that the series of Jakarta's Independence Day did not stop at the ceremonies that had been held on June 21 and 22. The Provincial Government is still preparing a number of events that will take place on June 27 and 28, 2026.
"The series of Jakarta's birthday which started from 21, yesterday 22, then on 27 there will be an event at HI roundabout and also a June 28 event," said Pramono at the DKI Jakarta City Hall, Tuesday, June 23.
However, Pramono reminded that all activities must still take place proportionally. According to him, the city's anniversary celebration needs to bring joy to the community without being excessive.
Pramono assessed that the global situation, which is still shrouded in uncertainty, must be considered in the implementation of various celebration activities.
"The point is that I advise that I make the public happy but not too much. Because for me, in this geopolitical condition, happiness is important but not excessive. That's what we want to convey," he said.
Previously, the DKI Provincial Government held a number of activities and the inauguration of infrastructure projects as a gift for the 499th anniversary of the City of Jakarta. This started with the inauguration of the arrangement of the area on Jalan HR Rasuna Said and the alarm call for Jakarta's garbage sorting on Sunday, June 21.
Then, the DKI Provincial Government carried out the groundbreaking for the construction of a pedestrian deck or known as a donut ring bridge in the Dukuh Atas area on Sunday.
Furthermore, on Monday, June 22, a ceremony and plenary meeting was held to commemorate the 499th anniversary of the City of Jakarta. Then, the DKI Provincial Government also inaugurated a bridge connecting the Jakarta International Stadium (JIS) and Ancol areas, as well as the inauguration of the JIS Commuter Line Commuter Line Station.
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