PM approves adjustments to Phu Quoc development plan

The Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved adjustments to the general plan through 2030 for the development of Phu Quoc island district in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang.
The Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved adjustments to thegeneral plan through 2030 for the development of Phu Quoc islanddistrict in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang.

Under the modified plan, the tourism, service and entertainmentcomplex, including casinos, will be moved from Da Chong beach in BaiThom commune, to Bai Dai beach in Ganh Dau commune.

The new plan also adds a cable car line from An Thoi town to Hon ThomIsland in Hon Thom commune and a tourism and entertainment areatogether with a golf course across 2,090 hectares at Dong Cay Sao andthe area to the north of Cuu Can River in Cua Can commune.

In addition, 142ha of agricultural land to the north of Vung Baucanal will be turned in to a resort and sports area while theoriginally-planned golf course at the Cua Can area will be convertedinto an eco-tourism area.

In the revised plan,land dedicated to tourism will span 4,003 hectares; land for the mixedtourism and housing will be around 3,325 hectares; 37,430 hectares arezoned off for forestry land, 6,666 hectares of which are buffer zones;and agricultural land is 3,953 hectares.

Thenewly-approved plan also outlines land-use within tourism areas: the BaiDai beach area in the western part of the island will be for tourism,services, mixed entertainment, golf courses, casinos, water sportscentres and craft villages.

The Vung Bau area inthe western side of the island will be a high-class resort area fromfour to five stars, combined with sightseeing and water sportsactivities.

Cua Can area, also in the westernside, will be a high-class eco-tourism, sightseeing, water sports, andcraft village areas.

Dong Cay Sao and thenorthern part of Cua Can River will be mixed tourism, service andentertainment areas and a golf course.

Da Chong beach in the northeast part of the island is designated for mixed resort and entertainment areas.-VNA

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