A computer generated illustration of what Ao Phuket will look like after it has been completed.
A computer generated illustration of what Ao Phuket will look like after it has been completed.
Ao Phuket development plan, a 100-billion-baht mega-project on 3,000 rai of reclaimed land that would include a convention centre, marina and other facilities.
A public opinion survey conducted by researchers from the Prince of Songkla University (PSU) found that 86% of people who stand to be affected by the proposed Ao Phuket development plan said they knew little or nothing about the project drawn up by the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board
After being brought up to date by researchers about the details, however, some 55% of those surveyed said they would prefer to scrap the plan, which involves reclaiming land in Phuket Bay to build facilities including a hotel, marina, shopping complex, trade exhibition center and 10,000-seat arena.
The NESDB will commission its own environmental impact study of the project, which would comprise two islands, one for a marina and the other for a Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions, or MICE, facilities.