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More cold storage urgent in Bangka Belitung Islands: Local govt
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Bangka Belitung is known for its rocky shores. (Shutterstock/File)
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angka Belitung, located 800 kilometers north of Jakarta with abundant fish and marine resources, is in urgent need of new investment in cold storage for fishermen’s catches, an official has said.
For this reason, the regional administration is mapping out potential locations for fish storage facilities for new investors. Foreign investors can own 100 percent of shares in the cold storage business, according to the Negative Investment List (DNI).
“When high season comes, a lot of fish is wasted because there’s not enough cold storage on the islands,” said Deputy Bangka Belitung Islands Governor Abdul Fatah during a visit to The Jakarta Post office on Friday.
He said the local administration also welcomed investors to develop tourism in the region, which is included in Indonesia’s top 10 emerging destinations.
Tourist arrivals through airports on Bangka and Belitung islands jumped 68 percent to 1.4 million people in 2016, Central Statistics Agency (BPS) data show.
Fatah said the increase was propelled by improved infrastructure, including airports and roads to pristine beaches and geo-parks.
The government is promoting 10 emerging domestic tourist destinations, including Bangka Belitung Islands, Labuan Bajo in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Bromo-Tengger-Semeru in East Java and the Thousand Islands in Jakarta. (ags)
