The Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Binh Dinh province has just announced the policy and information on relocating 3 coastal hotels.
The relocated hotels include Hoang Yen, Hai Au and Binh Duong, all located in prime locations east of An Duong Vuong Street, Nguyen Van Cu Ward, Quy Nhon City.
Binh Duong Hotel
Currently, one of these hotels has completed the relocation procedures. The remaining two hotels will follow the roadmap, in which one project will have to relocate by the end of 2024. The spirit of the province is not to extend the relocation.
According to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Binh Dinh province, immediately after the policy was issued, Binh Duong hotel was approved by the People's Committee of Binh Dinh province and the Ministry of National Defense for relocation procedures by the end of 2020.
Accordingly, the People's Committee of Binh Dinh province has approved the compensation and relocation support plan; at the same time, arranged a new land area of over 3,000 m2.2at 20 Nguyen Van Troi (Quy Nhon City) to build a new hotel.
However, due to limitations in this land, the People's Committee of Binh Dinh province has recently rearranged another land plot at 66 Han Mac Tu (Quy Nhon City) with an area of 2,800 m2.2The province has decided to hand over the land to the Military Region 5 Command and agreed to let the 15th Army Corps complete the construction of the hotel at the new location before relocating.
Hai Au Hotel
Regarding Hai Au Hotel (land lease expires in October 2019) and Hoang Yen Hotel (land lease will expire in 2052), due to legal regulations, Binh Dinh Provincial People's Committee has sent a document requesting the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to provide guidance on land leasing. Currently, the Government and relevant ministries have provided specific guidance in accordance with legal regulations.
According to the People's Committee of Binh Dinh province, to relocate the above-mentioned 2 Quy Nhon coastal hotels, the province has planned land funds at new locations in accordance with the urban planning of Quy Nhon city and plans to lease land (clean land) to the owners of these 2 hotels to relocate and rebuild the hotels in the form of granting investment policy decisions and leasing land (not through auction).
However, the current land law and related guidance documents of the Central Government do not have specific regulations on the State leasing land to investors at new locations to build hotels (in the form of designation) to continue operations.
In addition, according to the provisions of Article 92 of the 2013 Land Law, in cases where the State allocates or leases land for a limited period but is not extended according to the provisions of Article 65 of the 2013 Land Law, when the State reclaims the land, compensation for assets attached to the land shall not be made.
However, in reality, Hai Au and Hoang Yen hotels are invested in and built on a large scale (over 10 floors, level 2 construction works), so based on the above regulations, they will not be compensated or supported for assets attached to the land (for hotels whose land lease term has expired), leading to difficulties for hotel owners in relocating to return the premises to the province and build the hotel at a new location.
The leader of Binh Dinh province said that the province's viewpoint is not to prioritize the development of high-rise buildings along the coast. The entire sea space of Quy Nhon Bay is for parks and planting trees to serve the people.
"The spirit is not to extend the deadline, but the relocation and clearance of coastal hotels must have a suitable roadmap, in accordance with regulations, so that businesses have time to prepare," said Nguyen Tuan Thanh, Standing Vice Chairman of Binh Dinh Provincial People's Committee.
