A seminar took place in the central coastal province of Ha Tinh on April 13 to discuss solutions to help the local tourism sector recover from the consequences of the marine environment incident last year.
The seminar takes place in Ha Tinh province on April 13 (Photo: VNA)
Ha Tinh (VNA) – A seminar tookplace in the central coastal province of Ha Tinh on April 13 to discusssolutions to help the local tourism sector recover from the consequences of themarine environment incident last year.
In April 2016, illegal wastewaterdischarged by Hung Nghiep Formosa Steel Corporation polluted the sea along morethan 200km of coastline in the four central provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh,Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue, causing fish to die en mass and devastating theenvironment, robbing thousands of people of their livelihoods and severelydamaging the local economy, including the tourism industry.
At the seminar, tourism officials andscientists made recommendations on what the province should do to aid therecovery of the tourism sector as the local marine environment has fully beenrestored.
They stressed Ha Tinh’s great tourismpotential as it is home to a series of historical and cultural heritage sitesas well as a 137-km coastal line.
Vu The Binh, Vice President of the VietnamTourism Association, said Ha Tinh should cooperate closely with other centralprovinces in tourism development.
Participants pointed to the underdeveloped infrastructureand poor management and planning of tourism, saying that they are the causes thathinder the province from taping its full potentials.
Restricted range of tourism products andlow level of competitiveness are also other shortcomings.
In a bid to improve the local tourism, HaTinh has attracted a number of projects, including the Vinpearl – Cua Sotresort-entertainment complex, a dog race facility and the Xuan Thanh golfcourse.-VNA
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The seminar takes place in Ha Tinh province on April 13 (Photo: VNA) 
