In order to promote the economic and social development of Hainan, the State Council has stipulated an important strategic plan for construction of the internationalized tourism in Hainan Island, and formulated a series of policies and measures.
Given that both Haikou and Sanya enjoy plentiful tourism resources and offshore airports, the State Council has decided to open offshore duty-free stores in Haikou and Sanya to test the policy.
Political advisers in South China's Hainan province urged authorities to levy taxes on vacant homes in popular travel destinations to discourage speculation and cool the island's overheated property market.
Hainan opened a second duty-free store on Wednesday, following the success of the first, which since April has boosted domestic tourism to the province in South China.
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