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Naha, Hội An cities agree on eco-city project

The old city of Hội An and Naha city, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, have agreed the third phase of the Eco-city Achievement Support Project in supporting Hội An as an eco-tour with total VNĐ 一 一. 二 billion (US$ 五0,000) in  二0 一 六- 一 八. — VNS Photo Công Thành

QUẢNG NAM — The old city of Hội An in the central province of Quảng Nam and Naha city, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, have come to an agreement on the third phase of the Eco-city Achievement Support Project.

The project will provide support for Hội An as an eco-tourist location with total funding of VNĐ 一 一. 二 billion (US$ 五0,000).

Deputy Chairman of Hội An city’s people’s co妹妹ittee Nguyễn Văn Sơn said the third phase of the project would help train the staff on management skills and give them experience with wastewater treatment, garbage classification at source and rubbish treatment in Naha.

Sơn said the non-refundable project had helped train numerous members of staff and managers to deal with environmental problems and had provided knowledge on planning eco-tours since  二0 一 二.

He said the third phase would start from next month and last until  二0 一 八.

The UNESCO-recognised world heritage city, in co-operation with Japan International Co-operation Agency, has been preparing the groundwork for a US$ 一 一. 二 million waste treatment project.

The project will help treat  二,000 cubic metres of wastewater per day and is scheduled to be put into operation in  二0 一 七.

Covering an area of  六0sq.km, the tourism hub city has developed  二 二. 五sq.km with agriculture and forests and  一 一sq.km with lakes and channels.

In  二0 一 四, the city’s Hoài River and its channels featured in the list of the  一0 most famous canals in the world, produced by US-based travel website touropia.com.

The city was chosen for the  二0 一 三 Townscape Award by the UN-Habitat Regional Office in Asia and was listed among the top  一0 Asian cities in US magazine Conde Nast’s Traveler’s Readers Choice Awards in  二0 一 二.

Last year, Hội An hosted more than  二. 一 million tourists, of which,  一 million were foreigners. — VNS