The governor of Indonesia’s capital said he is willing to provide up to 200 hectares of land to Taiwanese electronics giant Hon Hai Precision Industry to build a factory there as part of a bid to attract more high-tech investments. Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo told Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CAN) in an interview
The governor of Indonesia's capital said he is willing to provide up to 200 hectares of land to Taiwanese electronics giant Hon Hai Precision Industry to build a factory there as part of a bid to attract more high-tech investments.
Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo told Taiwan's Central News Agency (CAN) in an interview on Friday that other than land in Marunda in north Jakarta, he promised Hon Hai chairman Terry Gou that the capital will also provide necessary infrastructure and workers.
There was no immediate confirmation from Widodo's office. The government sent the location proposal to the company a month ago and the area of land on offer would equal about 373 American football fields.
In December, Foxconn and BlackBerry Ltd announced a deal to design and market phones in Indonesia. Before setting up a factory in Indonesia, Foxconn will make BlackBerry phones at its Chinese factories.
Joko told CAN that Gou requested 200 hectares of land in the province, but Jakarta has only 80 hectares available at the moment, although the government is ready to open up more land for Hon Hai.
Indonesian government officials have said Hon Hai wants to gradually invest as much as $10 billion over 5 years with local partner Erajaya Swasembada, and Indonesia will offer the Taiwanese firm a tax package aimed at kickstarting the plan. Hon Hai has yet to confirm the details.