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Regulations on development of Mt. Kumgang Tourist Zone adopted

KCNA

    Pyongyang, June 30 (KCNA) -- Regulations on the development of Mt. Kumgang Tourist Zone were adopted to properly establish a system and order in developing the tourist zone and help turn the mountain into the world's famous natural and ecological tourist zone according to the law on Mt. Kumgang Tourist Zone. The regulations were adopted as decision no. 106 of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK dated May 12, Juche 92 (2003). They have 24 articles.
    The regulations specify the selection of developers, the classification of tourist areas, working out of a master plan for development, the distribution of enterprises and the provision of conditions for development.
    The Central Tourist Zone Guiding Organ shall select developers according to the agreement reached between the north and the south.
    The zone shall be divided into scenic spots touring district, accommodation and service district and industrial district.
    A developer shall work out the master plan for development.
    It shall correctly reflect a plan for using land in the zone, a plan for infrastructural construction, plans for district development and phased investment and a plan for pushing forward undertakings, etc.
    The zone shall be developed by a developer according to its approved master plan. The construction of any buildings or facilities which may destroy natural scenery, natural monuments and historical relics or pollute environment shall not be allowed In the zone.
    Expenses for the evacuation of buildings and their annexes in the zone, their transfer and the resettlement of residents shall be covered by a developer.
    Infrastructural construction in the zone shall be undertaken by a developer. He may build it in collaboration with other investors or by transferring it to other person or placing the project in other's charge.
    An enterprise or investor willing to carry out a project shall submit a relevant design to the tourist zone management institution and get a permit for the construction.
    The Central Tourist Zone Guiding Organ shall be immediately informed of any discovery of historical relics made in the process of developing the zone.
    The organ shall handle the relics after reaching an agreement with an institution concerned.
    If necessary, a developer may make contracts with institutions, enterprises and organizations concerned in the DPRK through the Central Tourist Zone Guiding Organ to have manpower, materials and water provided.
    A developer has business rights in such sectors as tourism, infrastructural construction, energy supply, transport, storage, and advertisement. These rights may be transferred to a third party or left to it to exercise them.