Cultural Heritage Tourism Preservation in Kota Tua Jakarta Indonesia and Old Town Central Hong Kong: A Comparative Study

摘要

The purpose of this study is to compare the cultural heritage tourism preservation in two heritage sites between Kota Tua Jakarta in Indonesia and Old Town Central in Hong Kong. The study focused on preservation system and efforts such as funding, management, ownership, stakeholder's involvement, spatial distribution within the sites, community concerns on tourism and signage besides the physical setting of the sites. This explorative research used qualitative approach to obtain more accurate results in the context of comparisons between two cultural heritage sites. In this study, we do field and online observation techniques, documentation, notes and literature studies. To obtain the primary data, on-site observation sessions were conducted directly in the Old Town Central Hong Kong and Kota Tua Jakarta area, in-depth interviews and photo documentation was made as well. Besides, the secondary data collection for the Old Town of Jakarta was done through online literature study in the form of news, trip advisor and travel note. This paper raises suggestions to settle some ways of preserving historical heritage by making a comparative discussion on the differences in the legislation, administration and government supports in the two countries such as Hong Kong and Indonesia that can be applied in any kind of cultural heritage tourism sites performance for sustainability purposes.