The zone has an area about 3,000 hectares and was created in 2007 by the Lao government together with the Chinese-owned Hong Kong-registered company Kings Romans Group with the hope of generating economic development. The Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone ( Lao: ເຂດເສດຖະກິດພິເສດສາມຫຼ່ຽມຄຳ, Chinese: 金三角经济特区, abbreviated GTSEZ) is located along the Mekong River in the Ton Pheung District of Bokeo Province in Laos. The Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone by the banks of the Mekong River Special Economic Zone under Lao Government and Hong Kong-registered company Kings Romans Group