Lao Cai Province will call for investors to develop Sapa Town into a tourism hub from April this year. According to a master plan prepared by French experts, Sapa will be the heart of a tourism center which will cover 2,500 hectares, three-fourths of which are greenery. Hotels, villas, guesthouses and recreational areas will be developed in Sapa and Ta pin. The Government will finance 30% of the estimated VND3 trillion needed to implement the plan.