1,633 billboards to be torn down

1,633 billboards to be torn down

JAKARTA (JP): The City Administration will tear down 1,633 advertisement billboards, mostly because their licenses have already expired, from June 23 to Aug. 8, an official said.

Wahab Rachmatsjah, head of the City Revenue Office, was quoted by Antara Friday that billboards to be torn down would include those with improper Indonesian language and others erected on prohibited sites.

"Moreover, billboards which are already worn out affect the beauty of the city. We will remove them," he said.

He said the demolition of old billboards was expected to improve discipline among advertisement bureaus.

It would also help raise city revenue because locations could be used by other companies, he said. (hhr)