Prachuab officials to reorganize Hua Hin beach

[buksida]

Prachuab Khirikhan is set to reclaim Hua Hin beach from vendors and reorganize the beach to make it more beautiful and pleasant for tourists.

Prachuab Khirikhan governor Veera Sriwatanatrakul has assigned all district chiefs to survey which location has been occupied by illegal vendors and officials will negotiate with those vendors to leave.

If they do not respond to orders, their properties will be removed by officials as beaches are public areas. Meanwhile, it is expected that the mission will be completed by this August.

Source: PRD

[richard]

They tried before and look at the result

[crazy88]

Not normally cynical but I love the word "negotiate" in that statement.

Crazy 88

[Lung Per]

Again, a non-confrontational policy is applied.

[STEVE G]

I think it's a good idea to control the beaches but I hope they leave somewhere to have lunch and a bottle of beer as that is how I spend most of my days when I'm in Thailand. In Phuket they seem to have just got rid of everything which I'm not sure is an improvement.

[lomuamart]

Agree with the above. I regularly walk the beach and have done for the past two days.
Other than the beach chairs/restaurants between the Hilton and Sofitel, there's virtually nothing in the way of vendors until you get to Khao Takieb (one or two).
OK, it's low season and later in the year there will be many more places to sit down but currently the places that are operational are no nuisance at all.
During high season, with high tides as well, the vendors encroach right down to the sea and it becomes almost impossible to walk the beach. Seems to me that it would make more sense to "tidy" things up then rather than now.

[Big Boy]

Are we talking about the right beach? I posted this a few weeks ago viewtopic.php?f=1&t=27327

[JamesWest]

I saw the police three days ago in Khao Takieb talking to all the vendors and bars that have chairs and tables on the beach. They were carrying paper work and giving the vendors from Myanmar a hard time.

[STEVE G]

Are we talking about the right beach? I posted this a few weeks ago viewtopic.php?f=1&t=27327

I don't know but I think that's a bit of a different situation as those piers have completely stolen the beach. In other places I don't see the problem with having a few tables and chairs on the beach, in fact I've just had a very pleasant meal at such an establishment just down from the Veranda Lodge.

[jumusman]

Wow this is great news! Will be nice to see a beach with no vendors, how it should be. Thank you to the Governor..


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[Big Boy]

Is this really a good thing? If I go to the beach for the day I like a chair/bed and umbrella(s). If they aren't aren't there, I won't use that beach. Cha-Am it is then.

[lomuamart]

Yeah, although as a regular walker of HH beach I find the sun loungers and so on a real pain in the high season, what exactly do the powers that be want? A totally deserted beach? Almost all visitors want some shade and maybe a bite to eat and a drink.

[JamesWest]

maybe they can have the "National pickup the trash off the beach day" instead.

[kendo]

I agree Big Boy must of our Thai families don't like to much sun and need the shade of a parasol and regular plates of food to keep them happy.
It's also nice to get the vendors come around with an ice box with ice creams and beer.

Kendo.

[Thriftydrifter]

I don't know what it's like in high season, but at the moment the only place where I would want to see some clearance is near the Hilton where the furniture completely obstructs the beach. If they clear everything it just adds to the 'tourists not welcome here' impression.