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Phuket pushes for free port, convention hall

Operators aim for economic boost

Mr Thanet says making Phuket a free port city would support the island as a marina hub and encourage cruise and yacht trade shows. (Photo: Achadtaya Chuenniran)

Phuket tourism operators are pushing for an integrated plan to establish the province as an exhibition hub by dusting off a long-delayed project for an international convention centre and making the island a free port city.

The plan should be accelerated before new environmental laws take effect, which would alter project design, said the operators.

The Public Health Ministry said…

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