"Three days to clean Ha Long Bay" campaign launched

Ha Long Bay Management Board on September 15 has coordinated with units to launch the campaign "three days to clean Ha Long Bay" in order to restore environmental sanitation to the heritage site to serve tourism right after typhoon Yagi.

During the campaign, about 150-200 officers, employees, and soldiers of the Ha Long Bay Management Board, the Provincial Border Guard Command, the Quang Ninh Park and Tree Joint Stock Company, and other organizations have used 30-50 vehicles, including motorboats and boats, for transporting and collecting garbage on a daily basis.

This peak period of the campaign will be from September 15 to September 17. After that, these units will continue collecting garbage from September 18 to September 25, 2024.

Previously, on September 13, Quang Ninh People's Committee initiated a three-day clean-up campaign for the storm-battered Ha Long Bay. PPC Chairman, Cao Tuong Huy, urged relevant departments and agencies to immediately implement the campaign, focusing on collecting waste, restoring infrastructure, and salvaging sunken boats.

He stressed the need for strict management of pricing, ensuring the provision of food and essential supplies, and the resumption of tourism activities in areas of the bay that are deemed safe. The promotion of the provincial tourism potential and strengths, meanwhile, must be intensified.

Quang Ninh will propose to the Government policies to support affected businesses, including debt rescheduling, interest rate reduction, and new loans, he affirmed. The province will also request reductions in electricity rates, taxes, and insurance to support the group.

Participating enterprises requested that the provincial administration provide assistance for post-storm recovery, continue tourism promotion programmes, review and open new tourist sites to alleviate pressure on traditional areas, and implement policies for debt rescheduling and social insurance payment deferrals.