TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Jakarta government is preparing a halal tourism concept for the capital city. To actuate the plan, Deputy Governor Sandiaga Uno said he has held a meeting with relevant institutions including the Food, Drugs And Cosmetics Agency and the Jakarta MUI branch.
Among the items discussed in the meeting was the halal certificates for several tourism destinations in Jakarta.
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“We will try to identify one or two areas that we can certify as a halal destination,” Sandiaga said at the City Hall on Thursday, Feb. 1.
The halal tourism concept, Sandiaga said, would focus on tourism objects that are certified as halal, including for its culinary industry.
“When a place is appointed as a halal destination, then everything must adhere to the sharia principles and halal stamp from the MUI, he said.
Sandiaga added that the Jakarta Tourism Office is now surveying for locations that are suitable to be turned into a halal tourism destination
IRSYAN HASYIM
