Antara, Indonesia – May 4, 2014
Beijing (ANTARA News) – A number of toy producers from Hong Kong was scheduled to visit Indonesia in June this year to explore investment possibilities in cooperation with local toy makers, a diplomat said.
“It was planned that a number of Hong Kong toy producers will come to Indonesia in June. They are very serious in establishing cooperation and make an investment in Indonesia,” Ferry Adamhar, Indonesian consul general in Hong Kong replied Antara`s question from Beijing.
In their talks with the Indonesian consul general, the toy makers expressed their interest to come to Indonesia and seek investment opportunities, he said.
Upon their arrival in Indonesia, the Hong Kong toy businessmen will among others observe industrial areas, Ferry said, calling on the Indonesian businessmen to pay serious attention to the business sector.
Data obtained from the National Investment Coordinating Agency (BKPM) showed that 315 Hong Kong companies had made an investment in Indonesia in the 1990-2014 period totalling US$3.68 billion, and absorbed 146,556 local workers.
The investment covered property, chemical and metal, textile and garment industries in West Java, Jakarta, Banten, Central Java and East Java.(*)
