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entry and residence in Phu Quoc.

Visa exemption for foreigners staying in Phu Quoc for 15 days. Foreigners and Vietnamese people holding foreign passports entering, exiting, and residing in Phu Quoc Island are exempt from visas for a temporary stay of no more than 15 days. In case foreigners enter an international border gate of Vietnam, stay in the transit area at that border gate, and then transfer to Phu Quoc Island, they are exempt from visas. For citizens of countries exempted from visas, follow current regulations. Foreigners entering Vietnam through Phu Quoc international border gate are granted temporary residence certificates at the border gate by the immigration management agency with a temporary residence period consistent with the visa exemption period.

- Mechanism to allow the development of some "special" and sensitive products for ecotourism on Phu Quoc Island.

With the position of “ special zone ” of Phu Quoc island, some tourism products are not yet developed such as casino, betting services, horse racing, dog racing…. These are tourism products to support the development of eco-tourism, still very unfamiliar to the lives of Vietnamese people in general and people of Kien Giang province in particular and are not encouraged due to the nature of gambling and gambling. However, for tourists from many countries, especially business tourists with high spending ability, this is a very popular type. Therefore, the development of this type will increase the ability to attract foreign tourists, businessmen… and increase the economic efficiency of tourism.

With the characteristic of being an independent island geographically far from the mainland, in case casino development is only carried out on some small islands, it is completely possible to control this activity and only for foreigners. Therefore, it will not affect the normal life of the people on the island.

- Satisfactory remuneration policy for highly qualified workers.

A very important component in any economic sector is the labor force. In order to ensure a sustainable and high-quality tourism development strategy, it is necessary to have a high-quality, experienced labor force.

experience. There must be a policy mechanism to attract the most appropriate human resources to serve the development of ecotourism in Phu Quoc Island and the ecotourism area of U Minh Thuong National Park and other ecotourism areas... regarding the treatment regime, the salary regime is satisfactory for each level, each type of work and working time.

- Policy to encourage community participation in ecotourism development activities.

This policy aims to promote the internal strength of the community for the development of ecotourism. The State provides material support for vocational training for people when they change their occupation or production purposes to serve tourism. In addition, this policy also ensures job creation for local workers, thereby gradually improving the living standards of the people, limiting negative impacts on resources and the environment, contributing to sustainable tourism development.

- Use economic tools to raise the sense of responsibility of each unit, organization and individual in protecting and maintaining tourism resources. Use fees to charge users of ecotourism products, specifically applying this measure in exploiting marine ecotourism and primary forest ecotourism... It is both educational and effective in improving the ecological environment...

- Have a comprehensive and detailed plan , clearly identify priority areas for development, priority product types suitable for the development of each region, encourage sustainable projects. Strictly manage architectural planning of construction items of the eco-tourism area.

- Issue regulations on ecotourism business for each specific tourist area, set out standards and principles for ecotourism activities to ensure and maintain the overall quality of the environment. These regulations apply to organizations and individuals participating in ecotourism, including businesses and tourists.

- Implement public and democratic regulations on ecological environment protection, planning and plans for ecotourism development, and simplify administrative procedures.

These mechanisms and policies will create favorable conditions for investors when investing in tourism business, mobilizing maximum resources to exploit.

Exploiting potential strengths contributes to promoting tourism development and increasing the effectiveness of socio-economic programs, increasing income for the community, enhancing the sense of responsibility of the community in protecting the ecological environment, preserving and enhancing cultural and historical values, maintaining and improving the quality of life.

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APPENDIX APPENDIX 1

SURVEY FOR STATE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES

Dear Agency!

Currently, I am a student of the 25th economics master class (Academic year 2015-2017) - Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics. I am doing my thesis on Bank credit for ecotourism development in Kien Giang province. I hope to receive support from your agency by fully answering the questions in the survey. The appropriate agency to answer this survey is the state management agencies related to ecotourism development in Kien Giang province. Your opinions will be a very important basis for proposing the most favorable policies for bank capital supply activities for ecotourism development in Kien Giang. We commit that the information provided will be kept absolutely confidential and used only for research purposes. A summary of the research results will be sent to your agency for reference upon request. For any questions related to the research question, please contact the research project manager via Email: tahiep1976.ht@gmail.com or phone number : 0913.608.858 - meet Mr. Ta Hiep.

Project manager: Ta Hiep sincerely thanks the cooperation of your Agency.

Part I: Information of the agency invited to support answering the survey.

Name of the representative answering:..........................................................................................

Year of birth: ................................ Gender: Male  Female  .................................

Work unit: ............... Position: .................................................................

Address:.................................................................................................................

Email: ...........................................Phone number: .............................................

Part II: Survey questions

Suggested answer: For each statement, please CLICK on one of the CHECK BOXES, each CHECK BOX corresponds to a scale; according to convention, the larger the number, the more agreement. Specifically:

1: Strongly disagree; 2: Disagree; 3: Neutral; 4: Agree; 5:

Totally agree.

STT

COMMENTS

F1: Assessment of state management agencies on the advantages for developing eco-tourism in Kien Giang

The Party's policies and the State's laws always create favorable conditions for the development of eco-tourism?