A statement from the Government Office has cited the prime minister as saying that the preparations for the project had been too "hasty" and only provided a preliminary assessment.
He asked the province to clarify the effects on the environment, assess the domestic steel demand, as well as the total investment of the project. In addition, PM Phuc said the authorities also needed to weigh the technology and possible environmental impacts to insure against a disaster similar to that caused by the Formosa Steel Plant in Ha Tinh Province.
