Proud Of Armuji With Dolly, Before Localization Now Becomes A Center For Kerkyatan Economy

Deputy Mayor of Surabaya, Armuji (Photo via Antara)

JAKARTA - Deputy Mayor (Wawali) of Surabaya, East Java, Armuji said that Dolly's former localization is now one of the centers of the people's economy in the City of Heroes.

"We all know that Dolly is part of the city of Surabaya which is currently advancing and becoming the center of the people's economy," said Armuji in a written statement, Wednesday, October 12.

According to him, shoe and sandals products have now been produced at the former Dolly with assistance from the Surabaya City Government.

The Surabaya City Government asked for support from various parties to realize the former Dolly localization for the better than before.

One form of support for Dolly's development is from the British Government. This was conveyed by the Deputy British Ambassador Matthew Downing while visiting the former Dolly area for the opening of the Dolly Economic District on Tuesday, October 11.

Cak Ji Armuji said the visit of the Deputy Ambassador of England to Dolly was also to commemorate the International Day of The Girl Child which was held around the Dolly Surabaya area.

In addition, the visit was also to strengthen collaboration between Surabaya and Future Cities in order to create a child-friendly city as well as the launch of Dolly Economic as a result of the Future Cities program.

Cak Ji expressed his gratitude for the attention of the British Embassy in Indonesia for the progress of development in the city of Surabaya.

According to him, Surabaya has previously collaborated with sister city or twin cities with Liverpool, England since 2018. The collaboration includes the field of creative economy, smart city management, port management and the development of human resource capacity (HR).

"We hope that this cooperation can continue to be strengthened, especially related to the development of human resources (HR) and the creative economy to support the post-pandemic economic recovery agenda," Cak Ji said as quoted by Antara.