Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Hanoi: halt to 11 golf course projects !

VietNamNet Bridge –Hanoi city administration has asked investors in 11 golf course projects not to continue, but rather pursue other plans.Eight other golf courses are allowed to continue.

The city requested that the investors contact the Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment to be provided with instructions on changing their plans, otherwise their projects will be denied permission to continue.

The 11 projects must be altered because they use large areas of rice fields in populated areas or they are not suitable for the city’s plans. If they go ahead, many farmers will lose land and become unemployed.

The eight golf course projects that are permitted to continue are located in Van Tri commune in Dong Anh district, Minh Tri commune in Soc Son district, Dong Mo commune in Son Tay district, Van Son commune in Chuong My district, Soc Temple in Soc Son district, Quan Son Lake in My Duc District and one in Long Bien district.