Can Tho will consider dropping the golf project at Binh Thuy District, said Nguyen Thanh Son, deputy chairman of Can Tho City People’s Committee.

The municipal committee had entrusted the Department of Construction with inspecting and giving consultancy about this problem before taking action, he said.

In August 2004, the committee issued a decision to allow Hong Lam Company to build a center for entertainment, culture, and sports at Long Hoa Ward, Binh Thuy District.

In July 2008, it granted the company an investment certificate, allowing it to build an 18-hole golf course in an area of 94 hectares, a housing resettlement in an area of 54 hectares, and an entertainment center with a total investment of VND1 trillion. The project was scheduled to finish by the last quarter of this year. However, the company has conducted sluggishly its project, causing many difficulties to local residents.

By the end of last year, the committee decided to withdraw the project’s investment certificate.

Source: SGGP