IMPACT OF RESTORATION IN HANOI FRENCH COLONIAL QUARTER

Hanoi is now being rediscovered by foreigners as a South-east Asian ci ty that has much character, Its French colonial quarter, one of the be st of the French colonial urbanisme, gives to the city a landscape uni que in Asia and great opportunities for attracting tourism and adminis trative business, At the same time as Vietnam is opening to the world, it is also moving towards a market economy. Privatization and private entrepreneurs are key words associated with restoration of the French colonial quarter, The impact of privatization in the quarter's restor ation has been discussed, It will most probably destroy the residentia l functions and the folk industries and make this central district an open air museum from the outside, and international business ghetto fr om the inside.