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The working group in set 8 is a 5) Investment in important
working group to help people affected by infrastructure of public and private
all economic levels. It has the authority to agencies such as light rail Kathu - Patong
provide assistance to those affected by Expressway Project New highway
the epidemic. This will subsequently construction project, New Town Line - Ban
provide measures to help heal and Ko Kaew etc.
rehabilitate the economy in all The expectation of the future
dimensions The province therefore has development of Phuket as the
ordered the appointment of an advisory government attaches importance and
group and working group on economic aid pushes to make Phuket a ‘Marina Hub’.
for those affected. With a working group Also developing a ‘Medical Hub’ focusing
represented by both the government and on developing it into a world class
private sectors, they will be divided into 5 tourism center as well as, the center of
groups consisting of: Andaman’s medical services
Group 1 Working group on tourism With the readiness of Phuket, which
and continuing business has about 1,500 yachts and cruise ships a
Group 2 Entertainment working year, the opportunity to promote marine
groups tourism is still one that we are
Group 3 Working group for retail, competitive in. Therefore, a ‘Marina Hub’
wholesale department stores and will allow Phuket access to tourism
convenience stores income from a higher-quality, higher-
Group 4 Construction working group paying tourist market allowing more care
update, repair, system and other for the environment through less quantity
industries of visitors
Group 5 Working groups in sports In the Medical Hub section, the
and recreation potential of Phuket, that is located in as
well as being the center of, the Andaman
Important economic recovery measures group, an area that sees many tourists
1) Proactive tourism management visit each year. Phuket therefore has set
2) Building security in all out some strategies to be the center of
dimensions for both Thai and foreign the medical services of Andaman. To
tourists capture the tourism market that provides
3) Offer tourism products and health or medical services. Each year,
services that add value and focus on many tourists come for these services, we
quality can make money, create jobs and careers
4) increasing the diversity of various for people to be stable, sustainable and
forms of tourism such as cultural tourism prosperous.
Health tourism Ecotourism