Illegal houses to be flattened

Illegal houses to be flattened

SURABAYA, East Java: The East Java administration will flatten the illegal houses built along the flood plain of the Kali Mas and Kali Surabaya rivers ahead of January's ASEAN Tourism Forum 1996, a governor aide said Saturday.

Masdoekie said the houses, used mostly by vagrants and prostitutes, have sullied the image of Surabaya.

He said that the local administration would persuade them to leave their illegal houses and join the government's transmigration program.

"We'll offer them alternative jobs at transmigration areas, otherwise they must return to their hometowns," said Masdoeki as quoted by Antara.(imn)