New City Vietnam, backer of Vietnam’s largest tourism project, is facing
a new site clearance headache after local residents flocked to its project site
to illegally exploit sand and raise shellfish.
Phu Yen People’s Committee, in a
document released two weeks ago, reported that many residents in central Phu
Yen province’s Tuy An district were illegally exploiting sand in Bai Xep area
and rearing shellfish in Hon Chua island on property for the $4.3 billion
high-grade tourism complex.
The violations have turned the
project, which has been delayed for four years, on its ear, according to the
provincial committee. Ngo Anh Tuyet, deputy director of New City Vietnam,
confirmed with VIR that the transgressions added a big headache to site
clearance woes the developer had faced since 2008. “Residents have illegally
transgressed our site to exploit sand and rear shellfish for a long time. These
transgressions are growing,” she said.
In the document, Phu Yen People’s
Committee requested Tuy An district’s people’s committee and other authorities
to “inspect” and “deal with” the violations to protect the developer. New City
Vietnam, which was registered under Brunei nationality, obtained an investment
certificate for the Phu Yen High Grade Tourism Complex project in 2008. This is
the largest tourism project in Vietnam in terms of registered investment
capital. The second largest is the $4.2 billion Ho Tram Strip developed by
Asian Coast Development Limited in Ba Ria-Vung Tau.
The 565 hectare project has plans
for three, four-star hotels with 900 rooms and four, five-star hotels with
2,250 rooms. In addition, the investor will build other facilities like villas,
residential areas, a diving zone, sports centre, water park, commercial areas,
office buildings, a golf course, electronic gambling venues and a health care
centre.
Early planning envisioned that
New City would be operational in 2013 after five years of construction. But
construction has yet to start because of site clearance woes.
According to Phu Yen People’s
Committee, the developer was working closely with the provincial Department of
Natural Resources and Environment for clearing the site. The provincial
committee expected New City and provincial authorities to complete site clearance
compensation within this year.
Ngoc Linh | vir.com.vn
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