Khanh Hoa wants 3 more golf courses

July 13, 2011 | 15:40

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The central province of Khanh Hoa has asked to have three more golf courses for its Van Phong Economic Zone by 2020, said Tran Hoang Nam, deputy director of the provincial Department of Planning and Investment.

Of these 3, two 18-hole courses will be located at the Ho Na tourism site and in Tu Bong town and one 36-hole course in the Hon Le-Tuan Ngang tourism area.

The new golf courses will meet the demand of tourists as international resorts will mushroom in the Van Phong Economic Zone, said Hoang Dinh Phi, deputy head of the Van Phong Economic Zone Authority.

Located in Ninh Hoa and Van Ninh districts, the Van Phong zone covers an area of 150,000 ha.

Golf course construction has become a controversial issue in Vietnam recently as critics point out that many provinces have unwisely sacrificed valuable agricultural land to build golf courses.

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