Tourism wharf for Xisha Islands under review
By Wang Qian | China Daily | Updated: 2012-04-27 08:02
The Hainan provincial department of ocean and fisheries will review a wharf-building project in Jinqing Island of the Xisha Islands, according to a brief statement on the State Oceanic Administration's website on Thursday.
The statement said the project, occupying more than 333 hectares of marine area, is designed to provide services and materials for the future development of tourism and fishery industries in the South China Sea.
A private enterprise will invest in and build the project, the statement said, without giving the company's name.
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