Governors propose industrial zones

Governors propose industrial zones

KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Southeast Sulawesi Governor Ali Mazi
and Gorontalo Governor Fadel Mohammad have proposed the
establishment of industrial zones in Sulawesi in order to attract
investors and spur development on the island.

Fadel, who currently chairs the Sulawesi Regional Development
Cooperation Agency (BKPRS), explained during a function recently
in Kendari that Sulawesi was the fourth largest island in
Indonesia, with an area extending to 201,431 square kilometers
and 15,287,000 inhabitants. Unfortunately, 21.92 percent of
Sulawesi's population was officially classified as poor.

The proposal is now awaiting endorsement by the governors of
the other three provinces on the island -- South Sulawesi,
Central Sulawesi and North Sulawesi. -- JP