Ca Mau province calls for investment in scenic island

The southernmost province of Ca Mau is calling for investment to exploit the tourism potential of Hon Khoai Island - a cluster of five islets in Ngoc Hien district which were listed among the 10 most beautiful islands in the country by the Vietnam Book of Records.
The southernmost province of Ca Mau is calling for investment toexploit the tourism potential of Hon Khoai Island - a cluster offive islets in Ngoc Hien district which were listed among the 10 mostbeautiful islands in the country by the Vietnam Book of Records.

In addition, the province hopes to turn the island into a shelter forfishermen, capable of accommodating 2,000 vessels at a time.

According to Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee andChairman of the People’s Council Bui Cong Buu, dozens of foreign anddomestic investors have made their offer, which the provincialauthorities are considering.

From 2016 to 2020, theprovince wants to build several key infrastructure projects such as abridge connecting the island and the mainland at an estimated cost of 2trillion VND (94 million USD), storm shelters for fishing boats with aninvestment of 1 trillion VND together with a system of roads. Hotels andfacilities serving tourism will also be built, with the aim of turningthe island into a major eco-tourism site in the province.

About 16km from the mainland and 400m above sea level, all the isletsare covered by untouched primeval forests, which are home to many rarespecies of fauna and flora.

Ca Mau boasts manyattractive eco-tourism sites but its tourism development is yet to matchpotential. Each year, it only serves 800,000 tourists for 300 billionVND (14.1 million USD).

The province sets a targetof receiving at least two million holidaymakers every year from 2015,and earning an annual revenue of one trillion VND (47 million USD) fromthe sector.-VNA

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