Move 'Kramat Tunggak' to a coastal area: Mayor<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta mayor has suggested that the
\n11-hectare Kramat Tunggak red-light district be relocated to a
\ncoastal area in the Jakarta Bay reclamation project instead of
\nRawa Malang in Cilincing, North Jakarta.<\/p>\n
\"I think it is most logical that the prostitutes at the red-
\nlight district be moved to a coastal area at the reclamation
\nproject,\" Suprawito told reporters at City Hall yesterday.<\/p>\n
He said that the most suitable location for the relocation of
\nthe largest red-light district in the city is the coastal area
\nbordering the township of Bekasi in West Java.<\/p>\n
Suprawito said he did not agree with a proposal raised by a
\ncity councilor that the complex be relocated to Rawa Malang, in
\nCilincing. \"Rawa Malang is also located near crowded residential
\nareas,\" he argued.<\/p>\n
Atje Muljadi, the chairman of the City Council's commission E
\nin charge of public welfare, urged the city administration
\nrecently to speed up the relocation of the Kramat Tunggak
\nprostitution complex since its existence can no longer be
\naccepted by people living nearby..<\/p>\n
When the red-light district was officially opened in 1972 as a
\nwomen's rehabilitation center, it was situated in an isolated
\narea, far away from housing complexes. However the rapid growth
\nof the city has caused housing complexes to be built around the
\narea.<\/p>\n
The district is home to 1,850 prostitutes and is the only red-
\nlight complex controlled by the City Administration.<\/p>\n
Based on the results of a recent study conducted by the City
\nSocial Service Office in cooperation with University of
\nIndonesia, Atje said the 20-hectare Rawa Malang was the most
\nappropriate site for the prostitutes.<\/p>\n
Suprawito refused to clarify when the relocation process would
\nbe carried out.<\/p>\n
He said for the time being, business runs as usual at Kramat
\nTunggak pending the final decision to be made by the governor on
\nthe definite relocation site.<\/p>\n
The mayoralty is planning to turn the district into a
\nresidential complex.(32)<\/p>",
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