"Apart from that the government also plans to build a port in Karawang."Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The ministry of industries is preparing 3,000 to 5,000 hectares of land in Karawang, West Java, for the development of a Japanese industrial zone in Indonesia.
"Several Japanese electronic, machinery and automotive companies have expressed their desire to expand by setting up factories in Karawang, West Java. The government is seeking to acquire 5,000 hectares of land with adequate infrastructure," industry minister MS Hidayat said at the opening of a batik exhibition here on Tuesday.
He said thorough preparations must be made for the project as investors would not like to use Tanjung Priok port as an access point of incoming and outgoing goods.
"The government is still preparing the development infrastructure such as roads, electricity and gas supply as well as telecommunications network. Apart from that the government also plans to build a port in Karawang," he said.
With regard to electricity supply in the West Java Industrial Zone he said it was not a problem and it had so far supported production process.
The minister said that "until now Java remains an investors` choice but the government is also offering land outside Java and alluring them to invest there with incentives."
Hidayat hoped with the Japanese investment that would come could provide jobs for thousands of workers.
"The development of an industrial zone will improve the welfare of the local people and provide more job opportunities," he said.
(T.KR-IAZ/H-YH/O001)
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