Eviction looming?: Foreign tourists sail on a traditional boat in front of kampong Luar Batang in North Jakarta on Wednesday. The Jakarta city administration plans to evict around 1,000 residents from Luar Batang to promote the area as a maritime tourist destination as well as to build an embankment against floods.(JP/DON)

The Jakarta administration is set to evict approximately 1,000 residents of the historical kampung Luar Batang, North Jakarta, to boost tourism in the capital’s Old Town district.

The area to be cleared is tucked in-between the Maritime Museum and Sunda Kelapa Port. The expected tourist revitalization is also to serve the 2018 Asian Games, officials said.