January 26, 2018
Vice President U
Henry Van Thio departed from Yangon by air yesterday morning and arrived in
Myeik township of Taninthayi region.
He and his party
were accompanied by Deputy Minister for Defense Rear-Admiral Myint Nwe, Deputy
Minister U Kyaw Myo and other officials.
The group
inspected the plot of land selected for the construction of the Modern Fish
Auction Market, One Stop Service office, seawater prawn breeding plant,
cold-storage factory and plywood factory in Taninthayi Region.
Next, they
visited the Modern Fish Auction Market in Myeik, where they were welcomed by U
Hla Than, the President of the Thaninthayi Fishery Association. U Hla Than
described the set-up of the Myeik Private Company Limited Corporation and the
on-going project; the number of fishing boats; the annual fishery-product
exports; the number of fish, prawns and soft-shelled crabs being bred and the
amount of seaweed grown; details of modern fishery auctions; the road project
of Htone Kha-The Phyu-Maung Taw and the Myeik Highway Transport Station. The
Vice President said they should present these details to the departments
concerned, according to the standard procedure.
The group then
looked around the Myeik One Stop Service and continued to Katalu Village, where
they inspected the local fishery industry.
Next, the
Chairman of the Pyae Phyo Tun International Co., Ltd., gave a briefing about
the 415 acres assigned to the prawn-breeding project and the condition of
exports to the Vice President and his party.
Chairman of Pyae
Phyo Tun International Co., Ltd., Dr. Aung Lwin clarified matters relating to
the dockyard, plywood industry, fishery exports, palm oil and rubber
plantations, sea-view condo construction, the fish auction business, employment
for the locals and regional development.
Next, the group
inspected the cold storage unit of a 1000-tonne factory, fish and prawn exports
and the breeding of soft-shelled crabs.
Later, Vice
President U Henry Van Thio and his party inspected the industrial zone from
their vehicles.
Ref; The Global
New Light of Myanmar
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