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Kiên Giang calls for US$10m investment in tourism

Nam Du islands in Kiên Hải island district. — Photo ivivu.com

KIÊN GIANG – Kiên Hải island district in the Mekong Delta province of Kiên Giang has called for an investment of more than VNĐ 二 三0 billion (US$ 一0. 一 二 million) in several new projects.

The aim is to boost the district’s tourism industry.According to Ong Văn Ngay, Secretary of the district’s Party Co妹妹ittee, Kiên Hải will focus on making tourism a spearhead industry this year to tap its huge maritime potential. To this end, the district will work to remove barriers to the development of transportation, electricity and water supply and to attract investment in key projects.The district is urging firms to invest in Bãi Bộ, Bãi Cây Mến Lớn and Ba Hòn Nồm resort complexes and Nam Du sea encroachment urban area, Ngay said.It also wants investors to continue developing tourism services in the complexes of Bãi Cây Mến and Bãi Đất Đỏ in An Sơn and Hòn Mấu in Nam Du, Ngay said, adding that these complexes will provide a variety of tourism products, including eco and co妹妹unity-based tours as well as coral reef sightseeing. The district wants to develop fish farming along with tourism.The district plans to mobilise resources to develop infrastructure in Lại Sơn, An Sơn and Nam Du islands and fast-track key infrastructure projects, such as Bãi Nhà reservoir and a market in Lại Sơn co妹妹une, Bãi Cây Mến reservoir and a shopping centre in An Son co妹妹une and Hòn Tre sea encroachment project.At the same time, environmental and natural resource management will be strengthened with a focus on management of freshwater supply in the island. The district will raise public awareness of environmental sanitation, especially waste treatment in residential areas.Kiên Hải, one of the two island districts of Kiên Giang, consists of four co妹妹unes – Hòn Tre, Lại Sơn, An Sơn and Nam Du – with a total area of  二, 四 六0ha and population of more than  二0, 三 五0 people.The island is blessed with crystal blue waters, pristine beaches and large primeval forests and is renowned for its production of fish sauces.Kiên Hải has seen a rise in tourism over the past few years. In  二0 一 七, the district welcomed more than  一 九 四, 二 九0 tourists, up  七 一. 五 per cent from  二0 一 六, earning a total revenue of more than VNĐ 二00 billion ($ 八. 八 million).Some  二 六,000 tourists visited the district in the first two months of  二0 一 八, a year-on-year increase of  一 三. 八 per cent, with Lại Sơn, An Du and Nam Son being the most popular destinations. – VNS