On September 15, according to Lao Dong's source, Hoang Lien Son Group Joint Stock Company has just sent a document to the Lai Chau Provincial Party Committee, Provincial People's Committee and relevant departments and branches, announcing the suspension of the Hoang Lien White Waterfall - Dragon May Glass Bridge Tourist Area tourism project until the safety issues of the project are resolved.
Accordingly, Hoang Lien Son Group Joint Stock Company announced that it will temporarily suspend the operation of Rong May Glass Bridge Tourist Area from October 1, 2026, due to concerns that items of the adjacent Garden of Eden project may affect the safety of the tourist area.
According to the business, the Garden of Eden project is implementing a number of adjacent items, including a road located above the works of the Dragon May Glass Bridge Tourist Area.
Due to the terrain of the area with a large slope, steep cliffs, and loose rocky structure, businesses are concerned that construction may generate risks of landslides, flash floods, and flash floods during the rainy and flood season.
Previously, on September 7, the enterprise sent a document proposing to the Lai Chau Provincial People's Committee to assess the impact of the Garden of Eden project on the safety of the Dragon May Glass Bridge Tourist Area.
On September 11, the Department of Construction chaired a meeting under the direction of the Provincial People's Committee to resolve related issues. However, Hoang Lien Son Group Joint Stock Company said that the contents on safety risks have not been clarified.
The business also requested functional agencies to review the planning and appraisal of the Eden Garden project and the collection of opinions from organizations and individuals with related rights and interests.
In all cases, human life is still paramount," the business stated in the document, and said it would stop operating if unsafe risks were not resolved.
The company requests functional agencies to re-evaluate the entire implementation process of the Garden of Eden project.
In case the project implementation causes an impact that forces the Rong May Glass Bridge Tourist Area to stop operating, the enterprise requests the investor to be responsible and compensate for damages according to regulations.
Rong May glass bridge invested by Hoang Lien Son Group Joint Stock Company, located in the Heaven Gate area on the top of O Quy Ho pass, belonging to Son Binh commune, Tam Duong district (old), Lai Chau province, about 16km from Sa Pa area. The project started construction in 2017 and was inaugurated in November 2019, located in a tourist area complex with a total investment of about 3,500 billion VND.
