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Golf ban for distracted Vietnam officials | Golf ban for distracted Vietnam officials |
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Vietnam's transport minister has banned officials from playing golf because, he said, too much time spent on the course had affected their performance at work. | Vietnam's transport minister has banned officials from playing golf because, he said, too much time spent on the course had affected their performance at work. |
The department said devotion to the game, even during holiday time, was partly responsible for sluggish productivity by some staff. | The department said devotion to the game, even during holiday time, was partly responsible for sluggish productivity by some staff. |
Golf was once considered a bourgeois activity by the Communist authorities in Vietnam. | Golf was once considered a bourgeois activity by the Communist authorities in Vietnam. |
However, its popularity has surged among a rapidly growing middle class. | However, its popularity has surged among a rapidly growing middle class. |
A statement on the Vietnamese transport ministry website said some officials had not been doing their work properly. | A statement on the Vietnamese transport ministry website said some officials had not been doing their work properly. |
This has lead "to the slow handling of affairs, which affects progress on projects and general operations", it said. | This has lead "to the slow handling of affairs, which affects progress on projects and general operations", it said. |
"One of the causes of this condition is staff spending too much time playing golf, including during holidays." | "One of the causes of this condition is staff spending too much time playing golf, including during holidays." |
The ban issued by the minister, Dinh La Thang, also reportedly includes executives of companies working under contract to his ministry. |
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