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November 24,2010
Yesterday was a meeting of all authorized institutions of the Hainan Province Government, chaired by Vice Governor of Hainan Province. This meeting changed the rules of the tourist attractions of Hainan Island and tour companies, that organize trips to these tourist attractions. Following the meeting, it was decided, that all the tourist attractions of Hainan Island should have a free day for visitors these categories of visitors as: the elderly, the disabled, military, students. It was also prescribed that tourist facilities should be used exclusively for tourism purposes, there should be no imposition of additional services or goods, in the case of imposing any additional services and or goods, the guilty will be punished by a fine of ten to one hundred thousand yuan, the most serious cases, with repeated violations will be revoked license. Let's hope, that these measures will act not only for Chinese tourists, but also for foreign tourists, as well as from analysis of the local press shows, that Chinese tourists do not allow themselves to treat, and so deceive himself as apply to foreign tourists, in particular, very often many groups of foreign tourists after the tours for tourist objects of Hainan Island, obsessively bring on the so-called "factories" where sell a lot of souvenirs, and all prices much too high, then there is the actual imposition of additional goods and services to foreign tourists, because of what, many foreign tourists were dissatisfied and did not want to will come in future to rest in Hainan Island, this has meant that now very few foreign tourists in the Hainan Island. So, let's hope that regulatory authorities of Hainan Province will be measures to prevent such methods of work with foreign tourists,this in the future should positively affect the flow of Foreign tourists to the resorts of Hainan Island.

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December 3,2010
Under the new ordinance of Sanya City municipality, of December 2010 significantly tightened control over the vehicles in the Sanya City. In accordance with the new ordinance, any kind of vehicles (cars and buses) must have authorization from the National Department environmental compliance of the chemical composition of exhaust gases to national standards. In case of violation, each owner of the vehicle will be provided with a fixed term for the repair and correction of identified deficiencies at that time, owners will be temporarily denied driver's licence. If the owner of the vehicle will not eliminate the violation within the prescribed period, it will be denied driver's licence and will be fined 2000 RMB(CNY), and the vehicle itself will be confiscated. The sum of fines for the owners of buses will be from 10000 to 100000 RMB(CNY). It is reported, that the Department of Environment Sanya, the Public Security Bureau of Sanya and Department of Transportation of Sanya, will periodically organize joint inspections on city roads to control execution of this decree.

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12/23/2010 Improving sanitary conditions in urban areas of Hainan Province

According to the plan, approved in December 2009, to the end of 2012 in the cities of Hainan Province, will built 1587 of public toilets and replaced trash cans on cans of new construction, total investment for these purposes will be 221 million yuan (about $ 33 million). On December 20, 2010, in the cities of Hainan province has already been constructed 520 public toilets of the modern type, and 128 are under construction. The most notable success has reached the construction of public toilets in Sanya City, where from January 1,2010 to December 20,2010 on health and hygiene maintenance was allocated 120 million yuan (About 18 million US dollars), in one city of China in 2010 is not built so many public toilets, as in Sanya. In 2010, on the streets of Sanya city were installed the trash cans of new model, the municipality of the Sanya City has significantly increased the number of janitors, cleaning daily on the streets and looking for clean-daily, from 7.00 to 23.00, 1708 janitors do garbage collection on the streets of Sanya City. The above measures to ensure sanitary conditions, have significantly improved the attractiveness of potential resort towns of the province of Hainan for tourists.

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12/27/2010 Tax refund and new tax policies for foreign tourists in the Hainan Island


A few hours ago, was held a press conference by representatives of the Hainan Province Government, where it was reported, that the Chinese Government for the first time in China, from January 1, 2011 open a new tax policy for foreign tourists in the Hainan Province, which implies the possibility of returning to tourists certain types of taxes, when buying their goods in the Hainan Province.

Thus, the actual value of goods for foreign tourists will be significantly lower, than for citizens of the China.

This tax policy applies to goods, such as: clothes, shoes, cosmetics, watches, jewelry, electrical appliances, stationery, medical supplies, sporting goods, etc., a total of 324 types of goods.

To obtain a refund of tax, you must to observe the following conditions and procedures:
1. You may refund of tax, if you are not a citizen of the China, you visit China as a tourist, and you must have lived in China not more, than 183 days of the date of purchase;
2. Tax refund is only valid for products, purchased in stores, listed on the tax refund agreement. Entitled to a tax refund does not apply to goods bought in other stores.
3. The purchase price shall be not less, than 800 yuan (RMB), in accordance with the tax bill for a tax refund.
4. Goods must be purchased for personal use only, within the amount not used for commercial purposes.
5. Tax refund does not apply to food, alcohol and tobacco products.
6. The goods must be exported, when you exit from China.
7.When you will buy in the stores, ask them to give you an original tax invoice and the form of tax refund. Make sure, that all the details, including description, quantity, price, and your personal information, filled in completely and correctly.
8.In the airport look for a special point, designed to monitor and process of tax returns, which is located in the Duty-Free hall.
9. Give your products, the original tax bills and tax refund forms for inspection.
10.When you get a stamp on the forms, you can continue the registration process.
11. Tax refund can be made at your discretion, in the form of cash payments or bank transfers.

At a press conference of representatives of the Hainan Province Government, it was emphasized, that this new tax policy should do towns of Hainan Island, and especially the Sanya City, the most profitable in China places of purchase various goods and will facilitate the development of international tourism in the Hainan Island, attracting numerous tourists, visiting China, as the cost of many goods from January 1, 2011 in Hainan Province will be considerably lower, than in other provinces of China.

So, if you thought, where the most profitable in China to buy goods for personal use, then 1 January 2011 the answer to this question unambiguously- in the Hainan Island, more importantly, that the prices in stores, participating in this program, will not too high, compared with the prices of similar goods in traditional stores of China, or trade margin can neutralize the effect of income tax returns.


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01/05/2011 Wen Jiabao: Hainan will become a major production base of vegetables and fruits in China
　

Today the most important news in the Hainan Province- is the news, that Hainan Island will become the main production base of China for the production of vegetables and fruit, as said Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Wen Jiabao. Wen Jiabao is the sixth and current Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, serving as China's head of government and leading its cabinet. The production of vegetables and fruit is one of the major agricultural food production in Hainan Province. Favourable climatic conditions for growing in the Hainan Island more than a hundred different kinds of fruits and vegetables, such favorable conditions anywhere else in China does not, therefore, Hainan Province has a key role to ensure all of China with fresh vegetables and fruits. In the very near future Hainan Province plan to significantly increase the area, reserved for growing vegetables and fruits in the Hainan Island, and some success in this already achieved - by December 31, 2010 area, under cultivation of vegetables and fruits in the Hainan Island increased by 13,400 hectares, and in 2011, at the request of Premier Wen Jiabao, the area will increase even more. These measures will help contain the rising prices of food products, observed in the provinces of China the past few months.Premier Wen Jiabao also addressed the the issue of providing clean production of vegetables and fruits in the Hainan Province- the control measures the circulation of fertilizers in the Hainan Island will be further tightened. We have already written on the pages of our website to tighten control over the circulation of fertilizers in the Hainan Province, since December 2010.

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01/13/2011 Foreigners have the opportunity to get the Boat driver's license in the Hainan, China

Three hours ago was ended the press conference by representatives of the Maritime Bureau of China in Hainan Province, during which it was announced the entry into force of the "Temporary rules for the yachts and boats in the Hainan Province" from December 29, 2010. As announced, Temporary Rules regulate all aspects of the process, associated with the use of yachts and boats in the Hainan Province. In accordance with the Temporary Rules, foreigners have the opportunity to get the Boat driver's license in the Hainan Province, which provide permission to go to sea at a distance of 20 nautical miles off the coast of Hainan Island in the daytime, which corresponds to Day Skipeer, according of the RYA classification. Also, these Temporary Rules provide for recognition of foreign Boat driver's licenses, issued by such well-known yacht schools, such as: British - Royal Yachting Association (RYA), an American - American Sailing Association (ASA), recently established in the U.S. system - International Yacht Master Training (IYT), and others, in the case of temporary boaters stay in the Hainan Island, and a signed agreement between China and the foreign countries on mutual recognition of Boat driver's licenses. Also, the Temporary Rules simplify registration of yachts in the ports of Hainan Province. Hainan Island has a comfortable coastline and numerous islands, therefore, an international yacht tourism in Hainan Province has good development prospects. Currently in the Hainan Island located five berths for yachts: three berths in the Sanya City and two berths in the Haikou City. In the next few years the number of berths will increase significantly, about this We wrote previously on this website. It is reported, that this Temporary Rules will help to attract foreign sailors to the ports in Hainan Province and will serve as a stimulus for development of International tourism in the Hainan Island.
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01/13/2011 Foreigners have the opportunity to get the Boat driver's license in the Hainan, China

Three hours ago was ended the press conference by representatives of the Maritime Bureau of China in Hainan Province, during which it was announced the entry into force of the "Temporary rules for the yachts and boats in the Hainan Province" from December 29, 2010. As announced, Temporary Rules regulate all aspects of the process, associated with the use of yachts and boats in the Hainan Province. In accordance with the Temporary Rules, foreigners have the opportunity to get the Boat driver's license in the Hainan Province, which provide permission to go to sea at a distance of 20 nautical miles off the coast of Hainan Island in the daytime, which corresponds to Day Skipeer, according of the RYA classification. Also, these Temporary Rules provide for recognition of foreign Boat driver's licenses, issued by such well-known yacht schools, such as: British - Royal Yachting Association (RYA), an American - American Sailing Association (ASA), recently established in the U.S. system - International Yacht Master Training (IYT), and others, in the case of temporary boaters stay in the Hainan Island, and a signed agreement between China and the foreign countries on mutual recognition of Boat driver's licenses. Also, the Temporary Rules simplify registration of yachts in the ports of Hainan Province. Hainan Island has a comfortable coastline and numerous islands, therefore, an international yacht tourism in Hainan Province has good development prospects. Currently in the Hainan Island located five berths for yachts: three berths in the Sanya City and two berths in the Haikou City. In the next few years the number of berths will increase significantly, about this We wrote previously on this website. It is reported, that this Temporary Rules will help to attract foreign sailors to the ports in Hainan Province and will serve as a stimulus for development of International tourism in the Hainan Island. More news and photos about the development of the yachting industry in the Hainan Island can be viewed on our forum: viewtopic.php?f=40&t=446

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01/15/2011 What measures will keep prices in Sanya,Hainan? 　

Today the main news in many media of Hainan Province is the news about the introduction of strict price controls on many goods and services in the Sanya City. In particular, Office of monitoring the prices of Sanya will monitor the prices of services in hotels, shopping centers, restaurants, excursion sites, the prices for taxi services, etc. These measures were prompted by numerous complaints of Chinese tourists at too high prices for many goods and services in the Sanya City. In a press of Hainan Province now appeared quite a lot of reported cases of overcharging for Chinese tourists, one of the most discussed is the case in one of the fish restaurants in Sanya City, when a group of Chinese tourists (23 people) for dinner at the restaurant was billed to 27,831 yuan (about 4,150 U.S. dollars), of course, such an astronomical amount provoked stormy indignation among Chinese tourists, and they did very simply- called the police, after the arrival of police, the invoice amount is suddenly dropped sharply. Although now in press of Hainan Province are a numerous reports of overpricing for Chinese tourists, we can not found reports about overpricing for foreign tourists, although it is not a secret, that foreign tourists often pay for the same goods and services, including restaurants, a much higher price than those same goods and services pay the Chinese tourists. And foreign tourists often can not call the police for the simple reason- foreign tourists do not know the Chinese language, as in any other language to communicate with the police is very difficult, and guides of travel agencies in most cases do not want to help in this cases to foreign tourists, because for guides favorably overpricing for foreign tourists. This leads to the fact, that those foreign tourists, who cheated in the Hainan Island, will never want to come to rest in the Hainan Island, and tell about this another people. Because of this, the number of foreign tourists decreases, but if by 2010 it could simply fail to notice and count on Chinese tourists, then, as we have already mentioned, since 2010, ie after the flow of large investments in the Hainan Island, in connection with the construction of an International resort, Hainan Island can not remain only Chinese resort, since such a large investment in Hainan Province of China can not be compensated by only Chinese tourists in the next years, this investments is designed for a large number of foreign tourists. And if the number of foreign tourists will also be small, as now, the uniquely Chinese tourists have get used to higher prices in the tourist infrastructure of the Hainan Island, as investors tend to quickly return invested in the Hainan Island funds over a shorter period due to higher prices for fewer and fewer tourists. But more high prices will cause reduction in the number of Chinese tourists, so the only way to Hainan Province to to keep Chinese tourists -is to attract a large number of foreign tourists, which will help keep lower prices in the Hainan Province, but it is necessary to change methods of work with foreign tourists, the existing methods of work with foreign tourists do not attract them to the Hainan Island. More news about this can be viewed on our forum: viewtopic.php?f=51&t=432

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02/14/2011 In 2011 will be expected to sharp decline in the number of international events in Hainan Province
　

Today is one of the main news, being discussed in Chinese media and Foreign media about China -is a discussion about the directive of the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China from February 12, 2011, in accordance which will be expected to sharp decline in the number of international events in China, organized by state structure of the PRC. This directive of the Ministry of Finance from February 12, 2011 requires all ministries of China and local authorities to limit the holding in China all kinds of International events: summits, forums, conferences etc. Now, for any international event with participation of state structures, it is necessary to obtain permission from the Ministry of Finance of China. But, most importantly, what will be revised feasibility of already scheduled international events in China, reported, that the Ministry of Finance of China carefully will investigate plan of each international event, and in case of insufficient justification, such international events will be canceled, in any case, as reported, the Ministry of Finance will be required to reduce the number of participants, allowed participants will stay only in in inexpensive hotels, is prohibited manufacture of expensive souvenirs, dedicated to this event, will be limited the number of banquets, banned the organization of excursions. It is reported, that foreign participants of international events in China, except for some VIP-persons, will now pay all their travel and accommodation costs themselves. Despite the fact, that this news discussed today in some Chinese media, we could not find no mention of this in the press of Hainan Province, although the directive of the Ministry of Finance of China from February 12, 2011 the most heavily affected by the number of international events in Hainan Province, than in any other province in China. At the end of 2010 in Hainan Province was conducted a record number of various international events, most of them in detail described in English and Russian only on our website. To 2011 will be planned a fairly large number of international events, some of which may now will be abolished. In our view, an initiative of the Ministry of Finance of China from February 12, 2011 will better promote tourism in the Hainan Province, as now we can expect, that the development of international tourism in the Hainan Province will take a more practical nature, namely: to be improved level of service to the tourist infrastructure, introduced a system of "All-inclusive" in hotels, the inscriptions in the Chinese language will be duplicated in English and Russian, will cease to inflate prices for foreign tourists. Then a large number of foreign tourists will come to rest in the Hainan Province, as they travel regularly vacation in Thailand, Cuba, Dominican Republic, where there has never been so much international events (summits, forums, conferences, etc.), how many of them had already was held in Hainan Province. Hainan Island can be a better resort, then Thailand, Cuba, Dominican Republic, but it must take the above measures, as example of Thailand, Cuba, Dominican Republic shows, that the presence of a large number of international events- is not the main impetus to attract of foreign tourists. More news about the problems of international tourism development in the Hainan Island can be found on our forum: viewtopic.php?f=51&t=432

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02/17/2011 Sanya Discount Tourist Travel Card will be put into operation in 2011

Yesterday, the representatives of the Sanya Municipality reported, that, in Sanya City will be issued the Discount Tourist Travel Card in 2011. The Discount Tourist Travel Card is designed for tourist visitors of Sanya City and will provide a discounts for customers in enterprises of tourism infrastructure of the Sanya City. Sanya Discount Tourist Travel Card will provide free use of public transport within seven days. There will also be given discounts of up to 30% in tourist centers, tour facilities and in restaurants. Sanya Discount Tourist Travel Card will provide up to 30% discount in shops, 10% discount tourists will get as a bonus in the airport. The exact start date of sale cards was not reported, but reported, that in 2011 these cards will sell in the Sanya City. With these Discount Tourist Travel Cards, any tourist in Sanya City can self-organize their trips, without the help of guides and travel agencies and much cheaper. List of self-guided tours in the Hainan Island can be found here: viewtopic.php?f=37&t=545

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