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Men on a hospitality mission

It shouldn't be long before the world discovers that Hainan Island, in the South China Sea, is a destination offering a great deal more than just Sanya and wenchang chicken, and that it is also an important source of jobs for hospitality professionals.

"Until recently, tourism infrastructure development [on Hainan] has been predominantly focused on Sanya, which currently receives about 90 per cent of foreign and domestic tourism," says Ken Chu, chairman and CEO of Mission Hills Group. "But the island's capital city, Haikou, is largely undeveloped."

To maximise the province's potential, particularly in the north, the national and Hainan governments have begun a long-term mission to reposition the island as something akin to the "Hawaii of China". This, says Chu, includes a plan t