On March 15, Kiên Giang Provincial People’s Committee and the Ministry of Construction organized a conference to announce the Master Plan for the city and the economic border gate area of Hà Tiên by 2040, and promote investment in Hà Tiên City.
According to the plan, in addition to the development on land, the locality is planning to reclaim land from the sea and build artificial islands in an area of over 24,750 hectares located between Tiên Hải Island and the mainland. In particular, the reclaimed land and the construction of artificial islands are expected to cover a total area of over 11,300 hectares.
Mr. Nguyá»…n Thanh Nghị – Minister of Construction presents the Prime Minister’s decision approving the Master Plan of Hà Tiên City by 2040 to the local leaders. Photo: Nháºt Huy.
On the mainland, Hà Tiên aims to develop the urban area along National Highway 80, National Highway N1, Hà Tiên – Rạch Giá – Bạc Liêu expressway, along the Giang Thà nh River, Vĩnh Tế canal, Hà Tiên – Rạch Giá canal, coastal roads, etc.
To realize the goal of land reclamation and the construction of artificial islands, Hà Tiên will invest in building a sea route in the South and North of Hà Tiên, connecting the specially designated airport and the seaport. This includes interaction and linkage along the Phú Quốc – Rạch Giá – Hà Tiên triangle axis.
Mr. Nguyễn Thanh Nghị, Minister of Construction, emphasized that Hà Tiên has a strategic location, with both land and sea border gates connecting with the Kingdom of Cambodia. This creates an advantage for the locality to directly connect with Southeast Asian countries for trade.
Hà Tiên has been recognized as a grade 3 urban area, one of the most attractive cities in the Mekong Delta region. Based on this, Hà Tiên plans to develop into 8 urban areas, including traditional, tourism, border gate, ecological models, etc. It aims to build seaports, specialized airports serving tourism, connecting with Phú Quốc and neighboring areas.
A corner of Hà Tiên city.
The head of the Ministry of Construction requested the local authorities to rigorously manage and protect the sea, coastal areas, coastal conservation areas, protect historical, cultural heritages, existing natural forests, and protected forests as regulated.
At the conference, the leaders of Kiên Giang province decided to invest in 4 projects, with a total area of over 16 hectares, including resorts, residential areas, with a total investment of over 2,400 billion VND; and signed 17 memorandums of investment with a total capital of over 37,000 billion VND.
