Singaporean firm interested in Quang Tri Airport project
The central province of Quang Tri has asked CPG Consultants Pte Ltd, a major provider of infrastructure, building management and consultancy services from Singapore, to support developing Quang Tri Airport project.
At the working session between Quang Tri province and CPG Consultants Pte Ltd (Photo: baodautu.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) –The central province of Quang Tri has asked CPG Consultants Pte Ltd, a majorprovider of infrastructure, building management and consultancy services fromSingapore, to support developing Quang Tri Airport project.
Chairman of the provincialPeople’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chinh recently had a meeting with representativesfrom the Singapore-based firm to discuss the possible cooperation between thetwo sides in the project.
Chinh gave his guests a briefoverview of the province’s legal procedures on planning, calling investment anddeveloping an airport.
He expected with years ofexperience and networking in aviation infrastructure development, the companywill help the province in calling investment anddeveloping Quang Tri Airport.
He assigned the Quang TriInvestment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Agency to serve as a contact point inthe follow-up.
Jeannie Chew from the CPGConsultants thanked the province authorities for their warm welcome and support, saying the company isready to help the province connect with potential strategic investors for theproject.
CPG Consultants Pte hasengaged in major airport projects around the world, such as Changi Airport(Singapore), Zhang Jia Jie and Shanghai Airports (China), Benazir BhuttoAirport (Pakistan).
In Vietnam, the firm hasinvolved in developing Can Tho, Phu Quoc, and Ban Me Thuot airports, and mostrecently Van Don International Airport in Quang Ninh.
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The airport is planned tocover 312ha in Quang Tri’s Gio Quang Commune, Gio Linh District, about 7km from Dong Ha City.
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The passenger terminal isplanned to serve up to one million passengers per year, with reserve landset aside for future expansion./.
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