On March 27.3, Kien Giang Provincial People's Committee sent a document to the Government Office, Ministry of Planning and Investment to clarify the proposed infrastructure investment proposal for Phu Quoc City.
In Official Dispatch No. 424 dated March 8.3.2024, 178 of the People's Committee of Kien Giang province on sending the draft Report summarizing Decision No. 42.000 of the Prime Minister. Accordingly, the People's Committee of Kien Giang province proposed to prioritize capital sources to invest in developing infrastructure for water supply, waste treatment, transportation infrastructure... with a total need of about XNUMX billion VND.
Through reviewing the order of priority and urgency, the People's Committee of Kien Giang province proposed to allocate state budget capital to invest in two projects that are very urgent for the development of Phu Quoc City.
Phu Quoc coastal road project has a total investment of about 7.000 billion VND, average road surface size from 9m-30m, total length of 26,6km. According to the Provincial People's Committee, this route goes along the coast of Phu Quoc, meeting traffic and sightseeing requirements, serving national defense - security and responding to climate change. The route is consistent with the planning of Phu Island. Quoc.
Belt road project along special-use forests and protective forests on Phu Quoc island with a total length of about 184km, total investment of about 920 billion VND. This route is both a traffic road and a boundary between the forest and the outside to prevent forest fires, protect the forest and prevent encroachment on Phu Quoc forests.
With the above mentioned contents, the People's Committee of Kien Giang province recommends that the Government Office and the Ministry of Planning and Investment consider and approve investment priority for these two projects.
Previously, on February 29.2, in Phu Quoc City, the People's Committee of Kien Giang province coordinated with the Ministry of Construction to organize a conference to announce the General Planning project of Phu Quoc City, Kien Giang province until 2040.
According to the project, Phu Quoc will be built as a special economic-administrative zone, a national and international high-class eco-tourism, resort, and entertainment center, and a regional financial center; is an important hub for intra-regional transportation and international aviation. Vision of the pearl island city, the national tourist area is a globally famous tourist destination, focusing on the middle - high-end tourism market segment. Unique tourism - service, resort, and island nursing city, integrating international standards. Develop harmoniously, continue indigenous cultural values, preserve endemic natural values, reserve natural resources and resources for a sustainable future.