No rhinos in Gedung Sate

No rhinos in Gedung Sate

BANDUNG, West Java: A bronze statue of the one-horned
rhinoceros (rhinoceros sondaicus) which has become a feature of
the Gedung Sate here was removed on Friday to its new home in
Serang, West Java.

The removal is due to Saturday's scheduled inauguration of the
new Banten governor.

The House of Representatives recently approved the formation
of Banten province.

The new province will comprise the mayoralty of Cilegon and
regencies of Lebak, Serang, Tangerang and Pandeglang, all of
which were previously part of West Java.

The one-horned rhinoceros is due to be designated as mascot of
the new province, and thus Banten officials want the famed bronze
statue to be placed in Serang which is expected to be the
provincial capital.

The statue was completed and placed in Gedung Sate, office of
the West Java Governor, in 1994.(25/lup)