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akarta Governor Joko '€œJokowi'€ Widodo swore in Sarwo '€œYani'€ Handayani as deputy governor for spatial planning and Sylviana Murni as deputy governor for culture and tourism at City Hall on Friday.

During the ceremony, Jokowi asked the two officials to work professionally and maintain their integrity in their state tasks.

The officials also pledged to prioritize the state'€™s interests above their personal or communal needs.

Yani, the former Development Planning Board (Bappeda) chairperson, said after the inauguration she would try her best to fulfill her new duties.

'€œWe have to make sure development runs in accordance with the planning that has been designed beforehand,'€ she said, adding the most important thing was enforcement.

Meanwhile, Sylviana, previously assistant to the city secretary for administration affairs, had lots of plans to boost tourism in the city.

'€œWe will host the Royal Heritage Festival at the end of the year and it will be very good for tourism promotion,'€ she said, adding the city would focus on cultural tourism.

Sylviana said there would be lots of cultural carnivals and festivals next year.

'€œThe governor has also ordered his subordinates to accentuate Betawi culture in many of the city'€™s features, like buildings and clothes,'€ she said.

She also pointed out joint tourism promotion efforts among ASEAN members would also help the city boost its own tourism.

Jokowi said as both Yani and Sylviana had been promoted, the number of vacant positions in the city administration had increased.

'€œMany positions are vacant right now, including the top jobs at the Cooperatives, Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises and Trade Agency and the Parks and Cemeteries Agency,'€ he told reporters.

Other top posts still vacant are the provincial Disaster Management Agency head, regional secretary as well as the two positions previously held by Yani and Sylviana.

Some positions have been vacated as former officials have retired.

Jakarta Employment Agency head I Made Karmayoga said his agency was now in the process of selecting the officials.

'€œWe will appoint them as soon as possible,'€ he said, adding the decision would remain in the hands of the governor.

Being asked whether having such top positions vacant affect the work performance of the agencies, Karma yoga said he was not worried about it.

'€œWe'€™ve already established a system in every agency and department. Although they lack leaders, work will be continued,'€ he said.