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Egypt Independent
At a meeting of the Chamber of Tourism Establishments in South Sinai on Wednesday, the region’s Governor Khaled Fouda said that the resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh is now will become a “green city.”
Fouda said that a factory will be established to manufacture environmentally friendly paper bags, which will coincide with a ban on shipping plastic bags into the city. A new solar power plant to generate electricity will be constructed.
The governor urged the Investors Association and businessmen in Sharm El-Sheikh to establish a special association for the protection and preservation of the environment.
He added that a marina for yachts and other small boats will be established alongside the “green areas”. There are plans to develop Neama Bay area into an “international tourist promenade”.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm.
