Residents 'no' to apartments

SEMARANG: Hundreds of residents in the Bandarhardjo subdistrict in North Semarang protested against a plan to move them to apartments built by the city administration.

They hoisted banners and sprawled graffiti on their houses and roofs. One banner read "I don't like apartments."

The protests surfaced when a resident heard that the administration was sending a team to inform them of the plan.

Sayono, a Bandarhardjo resident, said their income was too small to pay the installments for the apartments.

The administration's public relations officer, Harini, said the attitude of residents may be caused by lack of understanding of the government's good intention. (har)