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12 Plum Khloh Nam \\bu' Alignment The purpose of the meeting is to nd the best solution for the Hon Mun area. The Governor presents three options for the future of the Hon Mun area: (1) expanding the port. (2) establishing an MPA. and (3} reduced expansion of the port and reduced conservation of the coral reef. All the representatives of the various stakeholder groups must choose one policyr option during the meeting, to be implemented in the following 12 months. Each stakeholder group will be given an information sheet that contains data and facts about its particular eld of interest. and a map that illustrates Nha Trang Bay (Figure 1}. Each group should try to maximize the welfare of their group members. For example, representatives from the department of tourism care about the number of tourists in the area, the revenues of local hotels andrestaurants. and how the tourism industry would operate in a sustainable manner in the long term; representatives from the environmental NGO care about keeping the marine ecosystem intact and safeguarding future biodiversity. Each group is allowed 20 minutes to discuss their priorities. The Governor will then ask each group to present their opinions in ve minutes. An open discussion will follow on which policy option should be chosen. At the end of the meeting. the Governor will decide based on the conversations that have taken place between all the participants. The winning option will then he announced Protected Area or Development Project? 13 Afterbeing told of the Governor's decision, the participants are asked to answer the following questions: 1. Do you think the derision can help to solve the problem? Why or whyr not? 2. What policy would you chose if you were the Governor, whose goal is to maximise social welfare in the long-term? 3. Do you have any suggestions regarding the redistribution of benets from the i of the area? 4. How would you balance economic eidmcy and the distribution of benets? / \\~_