Under anewly-approved master plan, the 2,171sq.m zone is expected toaccommodate 150,000 people and receive 1.7 million tourists in 2020.
It will house a tourist site, an international financial and tradecentre, an environmentally-friendly industrial zone, a logistics centreand an agro-forestry and fisheries area.
The zone, which will be surrounded by an administrative centre and anumber of office, service and trade blocs, will have a hospital, aschool, a university and other infrastructural facilities.
The Van Don seaport, which will be capable of receiving 5,000-10,000DWT ships, will be built on northeastern Cai Bau island.
Additionally, a highway crossing Cai Bau island will be built togetherwith a road connecting Highway 18 and the Noi Bai-Mong Cai Highway atthe Mong Duong and Tien Yen sections./.