Prime Minister requests to stop construction activities at Tan Son Nhat golf course

The Government Office has just announced the Prime Minister's conclusion at a meeting on the golf course issue at Tan Son Nhat airport.

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After listening to the summary report of the Government Office, the opinions of the Deputy Prime Ministers, the Ministers of the Ministries of National Defense, Transport, Construction, Natural Resources and Environment, the Minister, the Head of the Government Office, the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and the ADCC Aviation Construction Design and Consulting One Member Limited Liability Company, the Prime Minister concluded that recently, social opinions, voters and National Assembly deputies have reflected a lot on the golf course in the Tan Son Nhat airport area, causing difficulties in expanding the airport to reduce air traffic congestion (The National Assembly delegation of Ho Chi Minh City also reflected the opinion of considering returning the golf course to expand Tan Son Nhat airport, a letter from Politburo member, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Nguyen Thien Nhan).

In order to have a basis for objective, scientific, honest review and assessment of effective land use in the Tan Son Nhat airport area, the Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Transport to preside over hiring foreign specialized consultants with sufficient capacity and experience to survey, research and propose plans to expand Tan Son Nhat airport both to the North (golf course area) and the South, increasing the total capacity to about 45 million passengers/year.

On that basis, evaluate the options, including those proposed by domestic consultants. Propose options to ensure objectivity, science, honesty, and meet the following criteria: comply with aviation regulations, save investment costs, and fast construction time to meet the urgent need to reduce congestion at Tan Son Nhat airport. Note the synchronous connection of the traffic system and related infrastructure inside and outside the airport with the main systems of the city.

After the consultants complete the development of the plans, the Ministry of Transport will preside over and coordinate with the Ministries of Construction, National Defense, Natural Resources and Environment, Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee and relevant agencies to establish an Appraisal Council to provide official opinions and promptly report to the Government Standing Committee before December 2017.

Regarding issues related to the golf course at Tan Son Nhat airport, the Prime Minister requested the Ministry of National Defense to direct the suspension of construction of all projects related to golf course auxiliary infrastructure, such as villas, apartments, restaurants, hotels, schools, etc.

The Ministry of National Defense reviews issues related to investment, exploitation and management of golf courses, especially the use of land funds in Tan Son Nhat airport; properly implements the direction of the Prime Minister in Document No. 567/TTg-NN dated May 10, 2007, meeting the requirements of ensuring national defense, security, ensuring absolute safety for aviation activities and socio-economic development.

The Ministry of Transport urgently directed to speed up the investment progress of the Long Thanh Airport Project, which has been approved by the National Assembly; when Long Thanh Airport is put into use, Tan Son Nhat Airport will still operate normally./.

According to Vietnamplus