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proactively searching for patients. We not • Focus on activities that create
only cared for patients in the hospitals jobs and create careers
but also in the hotels or the makeshift • Integration between public and
isolation wards, set up around the island. private agencies in terms of manpower.
This made it possible to manage the Project and Investment Plan
situation quickly. We are able to put the • Emphasizing the participation of
lessons learnt, into the system for the the people in the area and other sectors.
future. It will help to make Phuket a Understand the strategy for Phuket
tourism province that is safe and solid rehabilitation and development.
ready to step into the role of a model Guidelines for implementation
tourism city together with being a disease- • Drive the national economic
free city, as well. recovery based on the sufficiency
Question: Aside from being a world economy philosophy. And create
class tourism destination, as a political participation in economic rehabilitation
scientist, how would you like to see between government, private sector,
Phuket in the future? department, and public sector.
Answer: I want to see Phuket move • Creating economic and social
toward greater stability, prosperity and security in Phuket Reduce risks from the
sustainability, both, in terms of being MICE global economy in the next phase based
and Smart City. Leveraging Phuket to on the sufficiency economic philosophy.
become the world’s largest center of (especially the logistics system)
tourism economy but with the following • Reduce dependence on foreign
guidelines: tourists in terms of quantity, such as
cheap tours or Coin Center Tours, which
Phuket Economic and Social Recovery have little quality. We need to be leaning
Policy Framework to more quality tourism.
The revival of the tourism business • Create a learning system for
in Phuket will take time to heal. The citizens to develop, learn new skills and
province laying down the provincial have an understanding of provincial
strategy, after the recovery of the COVID- rehabilitation strategies.
19 situation as follows:
• Focusing on restoring and creating Investment plans and development
the economy within the province after activities that can revitalize the
the COVID-19 situation has been resolved economy of Phuket
by focusing on the economic branches of • Industrial sectors, trade, investment;
the province that still have an advantage. ➣ Revitalize the industry and the
And foreign countries still have needs real estate sector, houses, condos that
such as tourism and services that focus on have been affected by the outbreak by
quality and a sustainable Service industry. working together between the public and
(Hospitality Industry) private sectors.