A corner of Van Don special administrative- economic zone. (Photo: VNA)Quang Ninh (VNA) – The northern province of Quang Ninh has decidedto choose Arcadis & Callison RTKL from Hong Kong (China) to become itsconsultant for the development of Van Don special administrative-economic zone.
Thedecision was made at a meeting on Van Don planning held in the locality onDecember 16.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Thanh said VanDon will be developed in line with the local general social-economic planningand the province will have meticulous discussions with the consultant to ensurethat Van Don planning is in accordance with provincial development and meetsrequirements of a special economic zone.
A working group will be set up to support the consultant in evaluating local situation,he added.
Dianne Legge Kemp, Vice President of the Callison RTKL, a subsidiary ofArcadis, committed to sending experienced experts for the work.
In a bid to develop Van Don Special Economic Zone, the province needs around 12billion USD.
An international airport in Van Don district, about 50 kilometres from Ha Longcity-home to the world heritage site of Ha Long Bay, is scheduled to becomeoperational in 2018.
Van Don has a politically and economically important position as it lies onstrategic transit route from East Asia to Southeast Asia and from ASEAN toChina, in Vietnam-China “two corridors, one belt” cooperation area, inNanning-Singapore economic corridor and in extended Tonkin Gulf inter-regionalcooperation area.
The zone is part of a Government-approved plan to build three such zones in thecountry. The other two are Van Phong in Khanh Hoa province and Phu Quoc in KienGiang province.
The zones are expected to spearhead to country’s growth and exploit localadvantages to drive growth in the area. They will pilot key new economic andadministrative policies before they are applied nationwide to develop themaritime economy.-VNA
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