Visitors get relaxed at a beach in Hon Mau, Nam Du commune, Kien Hai district of Kien Giang. (Photo: VNA)Kien Giang (VNA) – Kien Hai island district inthe Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang wants investment of more than 230billion VND (10.12 million USD) in several new projects to boost its tourismindustry.
According to Secretary of the district Party’s CommitteeOng Van Ngay, Kien Hai will focus on making tourism a spearhead industry thisyear to tap its huge maritime potential. To this end, the district will work totackle barriers to infrastructure development in transportation, electricityand water supply, and to investment attraction to local key projects.
The district is urging firms to invest in Bai Bo, Bai CayMen Lon and Ba Hon Nom resort complexes and Nam Du sea encroachment urban area,Ngay said.
It also wants investors to continue developing tourismservices in the complexes of Bai Cay Men and Bai Dat Do in An Son and Hon Mauin Nam Du, Ngay noted, adding that these complexes will provide a variety oftourism products, including eco and community-based tours, and coral reefsightseeing tours, and to develop fish farming in tandem with tourism.
The district plans to mobilise resources to developinfrastructure in Lai Son, An Son and Nam Du islands and fast-track keyinfrastructure projects like Bai Nha reservoir and a market in Lai Son commune,Bai Cay Men reservoir and a shopping centre in An Son commune and Hon Tre seaencroachment project.
At the same, environmental and natural resourcemanagement will be strengthened with a focus on management of freshwater supplyin islands while the district will raise people’s awareness of environmentalsanitation, especially waste treatment in residential areas.
Kien Hai, among two island districts of Kien Giang,consists of four communes – Hon Tre, Lai Son, An Son and Nam Du with a totalarea of 2,460 hectares and population of more than 20,350 people.
The island is blessed with crystal blue sea, pristinebeaches and large primeval forests and is renowned for its production of fishsauces.
Kien Hai has seen a rise in tourist arrivals over thepast few years. In 2017, the district welcomed more than 194,290 holidaymakers,up 71.5 percent from 2016, earning total revenue of more than 200 billion VND(8.8 million USD).
About 26,000 tourists visited the district in the firsttwo months of 2018, a year-on-year increase of 13.8 percent, with Lai Son, AnDu and Nam Son the most popular destinations.-VNA
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