PHUKET: A seminar on Phuket to encourage the security and safety of tourists concluded today with a three billion baht pledge by the national government to make the holiday island a model for the rest of Thailand.
Interest from private enterprise in the project was so great that it was standing room only at the Royal Phuket City Hotel, with Pol Gen Pichit Kuandechakup and Pol Lt Gen Boonruang Polpanich of the National Legislative Assembly on the podium with Phuket Governor Nisit Jansomwong and others.
Key to the gathering was the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Phuket province and national authorities on public safety and security standards for sustainable tourism. A total of 24 authorities signed up to the MoU.
As well as flood protection systems and flyovers, the budget included 285 million baht for additional security cameras.
General Pichit said that Phuket was chosen ''to be the model for other provinces for safety and security measures for sustainable tourism.
''We believe that Phuket is the province with the highest potential because of its popularity with tourists, its geography and existing management systems.''
He added that safety and security were the keystones for sustainable tourism: ''This is why we decided to sign an MoU on safety and security management.''
Interest from private enterprise in the project was so great that it was standing room only at the Royal Phuket City Hotel, with Pol Gen Pichit Kuandechakup and Pol Lt Gen Boonruang Polpanich of the National Legislative Assembly on the podium with Phuket Governor Nisit Jansomwong and others.
Key to the gathering was the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Phuket province and national authorities on public safety and security standards for sustainable tourism. A total of 24 authorities signed up to the MoU.
As well as flood protection systems and flyovers, the budget included 285 million baht for additional security cameras.
General Pichit said that Phuket was chosen ''to be the model for other provinces for safety and security measures for sustainable tourism.
''We believe that Phuket is the province with the highest potential because of its popularity with tourists, its geography and existing management systems.''
He added that safety and security were the keystones for sustainable tourism: ''This is why we decided to sign an MoU on safety and security management.''
3 billion baht ! Wow - that's fabulous news. The local Benz dealers must be rubbing their hands with glee !
Posted by Discover Thainess on June 8, 2015 20:31