Decision No. 1151/QD-TTg approving the up-to-2020 planning on building of Vietnam-China border region

Is.sue nos 07·08/SeDlember 2007 OFFICIAL GAZETTE (C6ng Bao nos 666-667lSeptember 10, 2007) 29 DECISION No.11511QD-TTg OF AUGUST 30, 2007, APPROVING THE UP-TO-2620 PLANNING ON BUILDING OF VI1!:TNAM CHINA BORDER REGION THE PRIME MINISTER Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization ofthe Government; Pursuant to the Political Bureau's Resoiuuon No.37-NQ-TW of July 1,2004, on orientations for socio-economic development and defense and security maintenance in the northern midland anti mountain regions till 2010 and the Prime Minister's DeCISIOn No.12012003IQD-TTg of June 11, 2003, approving the strategy on socio-economic development of the Vietnam-China border line till 2010; At the proposal of the Construction Ministry in Document No.42.TTr-HXD ofJuly 31,2001, (C) VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 3D OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 07·08/September 2007 (C6ng Bao nos 666-667/September 10, 2007) DECIDES: Article 1.- To approve the up-to-2020 planning onbuildingofVietnam-China borderregionwiththe following principalcontents: I. Planningscope: covering the provinces of Lai Chau, DienBien,LaoCai,HaGiang, CaoBang, Lang SonandQuangNinh, witha totalnatural landareaof 5.126,329 ha andbordering on China. 2. Nature: The Vietnam-China borderregion is: • A general economic zone with border-gate economy lIlld mining industry being the leading economic; branches; The northern gateway of North Vietnam key economic regionwithcloseeconomic relations with southern &nd southeastern provinces of China; Areglon withgreatpotential fordevelopment of cultural, historical andecological tourism; Occupying a strategicposition innational defense and security 3. Viewpoints: Thoroughly grasping the Political Bureau's Resolution No.J7-NQITW of July 1, 2004, and the Governme.m:'s action program on implementation of thePolitical Bureau'sResolution No.37-NQ-TW on orientatiora for socio-economic development and defense and security maintenance in the northern midland<U)d mountain regions till2010; • Enhancing all-sided socio-economic development, efficiently tapping therelations inside and ''''t~ide the region, its strengths in agriculture, forestry, mining, tourism, culture, ecology and landscape onthebasisofassociation withthegeneral pllffining on systems of urban centers and rural population points,population stabilization planning om Vietnam-China border communes till2010, which was approved by the Prime Minister in Decision No.60/2005/QD-TTg of March 24, 2005; Maintaining defense and security, enhancing frlOJ!lclly andcooperative relations towards sustainable development. 4. Objectives: Contributing totheconcretizationofthePolitical Bureau's Resolution No.37-NQ/TW and the Government's action programon materialization of thePolitical Bureau's Resolution No.37-NQITW on orientations for socio-economic development and defense and security maintenance in the northern midland andmountain regions till 2020; Supporting and boosting socio-economic development, combining socio-economic development with security and defense, bringing into play the potentials andresources of theprovinces in theregion; Serving as a basis for directing and managing construction according to the regional planning. 5. Position andeconomicrelations in theregion: The Vietnam-China borderregionconstitutes a strategic areaofpararnountsocio-economic, defense, security andexternal relation importance ofthewhole country; haspotential and advantages in agriculture, forestry, mining, tourism, border-gate economy and marine economy; is inhabited by various ethnic groups with their own cultural identities; has close relations with Hanoi capital and the northern key economic region through systems uf important economic-technical-urban corridors; The Vietnam-China border region has close economic relations with southern and southeastern provinces of China through the border-gate system. 6. Forecasts on population development and construction land: •Population: About4,829,700 by2010andaround 5,710,000 by 2020; Urbanization rate:Around30-35% by 2010and around 40-45% by 2020; Urban construction land: About 22,870 ha by 2010andan average of 120-135m2/person by 2010; and about40,250na and an average of 115-140 m2/ personby 2020; Rural population point development: To stably relocate about 5,600 households (around 28,800 persons) toareas closetotheborder region, tostabilize © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 07·08/September 2007 OFFICIAL GAZETTE (C6ng Bao nos 666-667/September 10, 2007) thelifeforabout97,300households (around 512,800 inhabitants in2,075 hamlets by2010under thePrime Minister's Decision No.I20/2003/QD-TIg of June 11,2003,approving the strategy on socio-economic development of the Vietnam-China borderline till 2010; tobuildabout130newcommunal centers and clusters (with theminimum sizeof 15-50 households! centeror cluster). 7. Spatial development orientations: aIDivision of economic development zones: Leading dynamic economic zones withpotential forurban, industrial, tradeand service development: + Thewestern economic zoneembraces LaoCai city, Bao Thang district, Bao Yen district (Lao Cai province) lying on Haiphong-Hanoi-Lao Cai economic corridor; +Theeastern economic zoneembraces LangSon city and districts of Lang Son province, lying on Haiphong-Hanoi-Lang Soneconomic corridor; +The coastal economic zone stretches from Ha Longcity toMongCaiofQuangNinh province, lying on theTonkin Gulfeconomic arch. Secondary dynamic economic zones: +Economic zoneI lies along highway 2 through HaGiangprovincial townandthedistricts ofQuang Binh,BacQuang, Vi XuyenandBacMe.which is a zone for development of urban centers, processing, mechanical engineering, construction materials, services and agriculture; +Economic zoneIl liesalong highway 12, linking highways 4D and32 through Phong Thodistrict, Lai Chauprovincial town,TamDuong district,Than Uyen district (Lai Chau), which is a zonefordevelopment of urban centers, processing, construction materials, services, agriculture andforestry; + Economic zone III lies along Son La hydroelectric development corridor inthedistricts of Muong Te and Sin Ho (Lai Chau), Muong Lay provincial town, Muong ChauandThan Giao districts (Dien Bien), which is a zone for development of hydroelectric industry, processing and mining industries, urban andrural services, andforestry. In addition, based on localities' potentials, to develop industrial mining zones and cultural and ecological tourist resorts, particularly border economic andtradezones. bl Orientations for development of systems of urbancenters, ruralpopulation points till 2020: Model of development of systems of urban centersand ruralpopulation points: +Urbancenters andruralpopulation pointsalong the Vietnam-China bordercorridorare arranged for close association and mutual support and evenly distributed inaccordance withintervals betweenroad networks of district. provincial and national levels; theborder-gate service andtradeurbancentersserve as dynamic orcoreones, connecting, supporting lind boosting the development of other urbcln centers, particularly rural population points in the region (centers of communes or commune clusters); + Developing urban centers and urban elusters with general functions of national impommtborder areas closelyassociated with locations crf exchange between municipal-technical-economic corridors and East-West joint border belts in national and international relations through border ~es In the Vietnam-China border region; + Building economic and defenseaones with technical andsocial infrastructure systemsatbeltline 2 (highway 279) in order to form an urbsn system acting as a bridge between mountain am:! midland urbancenters; + Expanding, upgrading and perl'ecting the systems of townships, inter-communal oenters and communal centers toplaythecoreroleincoordinating and supporting the development of rural population ljuaners. Grading of urban centers: + Regional urhan renters, whic-h are general economic centers, including MongCaicity(currently being a provincial townandgradeIII- urbancenter), LangSon city andLao Cai city; + Sub-regional urban centers, which arethose closely associated with regional centers, including © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 82 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Is.uo no. 07-081S0plembor 2007 (C6ng Baa nos 666-667/September 10, 2007) TienYen provincial town(currently atownship); Cao Bang city(currently a provincial town andgrade IV urban center); Ha Giangcity (currently a provincial town and grade IV- urban center); Lai Chau city (currently a provincial town and grade IV- urban center); andDienBiencity; + District sub-regional urban centers, including thetownships ofThatKhe, DinhLap, DongMoand SinhGia(LangSon province); BaoLac,Ha Quang and Trung Khanh (Cao Bangprovince); Pho Rang and Bac J-Ia (Lao Cai province); Viet Quang, Vinh Quang and Yen Minh (Ha Giang province); Than Uyenprooncial townandMuong Tetownship (Lai Chau province), and Muong Nhe township (Dien Bienprovince). • SyslC'n of urbancenters withgeneral functions: + Mon& Cal cityandMong Caiborder gate; + Roo Mieu-Hai Ha urban center and the industrial-seaport-service complex in Hai Ha economic zone; +Tien 'fenprovincial town andCai Baueconomic zone; +HaLongcity; + Lang Son city, Dong Dang provincial town (currently a township), TanThanh border gate; +Coo BmIg city andthebordergates ofSocGiang, Ta Lung; W1d Tra Linh; +Ha wi aug city andThanhThuyborder gate; + LaoUri cityanditsvicinities; +LaiChaucity, MaLuThanh border gateandPa So township; +Muong Teprovincial town andThuLumborder gate; +Dien BiencityandTay Trang border gate. System of urban andeconomic-defense centers: + Lang Son province: Bac Son and Cuu Long areas; 4- Lao Cai province: Khanh Yen area, Van Ban district; +LaiChauprovince: ThanUyen area; + Dien Bien province: Muong Cha area and Muong Nhedistrict. Urban centers andconcentratedpopulation points along theborder: 4- Quang Ninhprovince: Mong Cai city; Hoang Mo andPac Phong Sinh townships; +LangSonprovince: Dong Dangprovincial town; Tau1113uh, ChiMa,BauChat, BinhNghi andQuae Khanh townships; 4- CaoBangprovince: Ta Lungprovincial town; Soc Giang, Ban Doc, Coc Pang, Con Yen, Po Peo, LyVan, ThiHoaandDue Longtownships. + Ira Giang province: Coc Pai, Xin Man, Vinh Quang, ThanhThuy, Bach Dich, Pho Bang, Dong Van, Xin Cai, Meo Vac, Yen Minh and Tam Son townships; + Lao Cai province: Y Ty, Ban Vuoc, Muong Khuong, Pha Long, Si Mai Cai townships and Lao Caicity; + Lai Chau province: KaLang,Thu Lurn, Pa Su Ve, MaLi Chai, MaLuThangandPaSo townships; + Dien Bien province: Forming A Pa Chai township connected witha border gate. System of specialized urbancenters: + Ha Giang province: Yen Binh,HungAn,Vinh Thuy, TanQuang, Viet Lam,Vi Xuyen andYen Phu townships; 4- Lao Calprovince: Sa Pa provincial town, Pho Lu;thetownships ofBaoHa,BacNgam, Tang Loong and Phong Hai; +Lai Chau provmce: SinHo,PhongTho andThan Uyentownships; + Dien Bien province: Muong Ang, Tua Chua, Na SonandBanPhutownships. System of new urban centers: +Quang Ninh province: TienYen provincial town, HonMien- Hai Ha urban center; 4- LangSonprovince: The townships of Chi Ma, TanThanh, CaoLoc (inreplacement of current Cao Loc township merged intoLangSoncity); © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 07·0S/September 2007 OFFICIAL GAZETTE (C6ng Bao nos 666-667/September 10, 2007) 33 + Cao Bang province: Ban Coc, Baa Lam, Ha Quang, Soc Giangand Ha Lang townships; +HaGiangprovince: Yen Phu, ThanhThuy, Hung An, TanQuang, Xin Cai, Dong Van, Bach Dich, Xi Man and Cae Pai townships; + Lao Cai province; Ban Vuoc, Ban Phiet, Bac Ngam,Baa Ha, SiMa Cai,MuongKhuong, BanLau and Pha Long townships; + Lai Chau province: Sin Ho Dong, Nam Hang, MaLu Thang,Thu Lum, Dao San,Then Sin andKa Lang townships; + Dien Bien province: A Pai Chai township. Orientations for development of districts and communes close to the border line: Onthebasisof thecurrentpopnlation distrihntion, resettlement conditions in border communes and defense requirements, thec1ose-to-borderpopulation lines must be closely associated with the systems of urbancenters andruralpopulation pointsthroughout the Vietnam-China border region, forming a chain system in support of economic development and security as well as defense maintenance, concretely as follows: + On the spot settlement of 66,370 households (Dien Bien: 230 households, Lai Chau: 1,040, Ha Giang: 13,230, Lao Cai: 15,750, Cao Dang: 22,600, Lang Son; 11,640 and Quang Ninh: 1,880 households); + Relocation to existingborder hamlets of 2,270 households (Dien Bien: 38,LaiChau:120, HaGiang: 970, Lao raj· lRO, rao Bang: 240, Lang Son: 41:'\ and QuangNinh: 360 households); + Relocation and formation of new hamlets and resettlement to uninhabited hamlets of 3,335 households (Dien Bien: 105, Lai Chau: 810, Ha Giang: 120, Lao Cai: 500, Cao Bang: 1,115, Lang Son:415 and Quang Ninh: 270 households). 8. Orientations for development of technical infrastructure systems: aITraffic planning orientations: Road: +Belt road system; Upgradedbelt roads: To complete the entirebelt line 1, based on the system of highway 4 (4C, 4D, 4E) and highway34; to additionally build a number of road sections for non-interrupted traffic; to completebelt line2 alonghighway 279. Newly built belt roads: To complete border corridorroads under the border road projects being executed by the Defense Ministry; to build 2 new sections on the belt road I system, intluding the section from Bao Lac (Cao Bang) to Met1 Vac (Ha Giang) and the section from Ha GiangIt>Lai Chau; the extendedbordercorridorroad from Leng Su Sin to MuongNhe,NamChan,Na Khoa in tru: direction ofprovincial road 131 to newMuongChaprovincial town (cross section with highway 12); 1-2belt read linkinghighway4D to Muong Lay provsicial town (highway 12), Nam Ma, Nam Beo, Na Hum, Huo! Ke (highway 4D); to create a secondary belt road from Lao Cai to Lai Chau and Olen Bien + Paper fan frame-shaped road svstera Toupgradehighways 18, lA, 3, 2, 7D, 6, 12, 18C, 31, lB, 3B; To build Hanoi-Viet Tri-Yen Bai-L;Io Cai new expressway, extended highway 6 (from provincial road 127 currently merged with the border corridor roadatMuongTe, throughPac Ma to Narn La border gate) and new highway (linking highway 6 with highway279 to TayTrangborder gate), To quickly complete the constructionof Ho Chi Minh road, highway 3 and provincial road 23D sections from Cao Bangprovincial towujo Pac Bo; New highways will be formed on the basis of upgrading and building a number of sections: new highway- highway 31branch; extendedhighway1B; to build in combination with upgrading provincial wad 208-Cao Bang; to upgrade provincial road 227 Lang Son and provincial road 208- Cao Bang sections; to build a new section from Dong Khe townshipto Cao Minh,TrangDinh district; to build in combination withupgrading provincialroad 212, a section of provincial road 204; to upgrade the © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 34 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 07·0U/September 2007 (Cong Bao nos686-667ISeptember 10, 2007) provincialroad section from Thong Nong township to Can Yen and provincial road 212 section from highway34 at Nguyen Binh township to belt road 2 thenhighway279ofBaBedistrict, BacKanprovince; to build a new section from Nguyen Binh township to Thong Nong township; to upgrade and extend provincialroad 176 from Tuyen Quang province to Bac Mefor connectionbetween belt road 2 and belt road1: to upgradeprovincialroad 176fromBac Me district, connecting highland population points, through YenMinh, Meo Vac, then mergingwith the borcercorddorroad; to upgradeprovincialroad 178, linking ~lt toad 1 with belt road 2; t Intra-regional road system: To increase the numberof roadsleadingtotheborderandtechnical]y upgrade them in line with the planning on arrangement of population points, systems of local border-gates, border marketplaces and borderguard station•. To ensure smooth traffic even in the flood season andthe connectionbetweenpatrolroads and border corridorroads; to completelybuild regional, provincialand district-level car stationnetworks; +Urbantraffic: Toprioritize the completion of an investment plan on construction of traffic systems within urban centers, creating conditions for urban centers toquicklydevelop andpromotetheircoreand leading role in socio-economic development of the region. Railways: t Toupgrade Hanoi-Lang SonandHanoi-Lao Cai railwaylines; +'Io buildHanoi-Quang NinhandHanoi-Lao Cai expressrailways; to builda newrailwaylinerunning in parallelwithhighway4b, runningfromLang Son through Quang Ninh to Mui Chua port; + To upgrade and expand Lang Son andLao Cai railway stations into key railwaystations of regional functions. Waterways: Tocomplete theconstruction of deep-water portof Cal Lan; to upgrade, expand Mui Chua port; to complete waterway traffic lineson the RedRiver, the Lao Cai-Hanoi section, on Da river, the Son La-Hoa Binhsection, onLa river, theHaGiang-Tuyen Quang PhuTho section. Airways: To build Van Don international airport (Quang Ninh province) and domestic airports in Cao Bang, Lao Cai, Ha Giang and Lai Chau. bl Ground levelingand rainwater drainage: Ground leveling: To respect the terrain; to condnct terraced gronnn leveling in areas with a slantingdegreeofbetween10%and20%, to embank slope tali for work construction; to select a ground elevation for each urban center or rural population point, ensuring no water logging, no flooding, convenient trafficand rain water drainage; Rainwaterdrainage: The norms willbe 100-140 meters of culvert/construction hectare for cities and provincial towns, and 80-100 meters for townships. For upgradedor newlybuilt urbancenters, common or separate water drainage networks will be used, depending on theirrespective specific conditions. The culvert networks are built scatteredly according to natural terrain and evenly distributed on the entire urbanconstruction areasforfastdrainage, localwater logging combat and environmental sanitation. Wastewater in industrial parksandminingareasmust be treatedup to thepermittedstandardsbefore being discharged intotheenvironment. For ruralpopulation points with a size of more than 50 households each, surface water drainage systems should be built; for concentratedpopulation clusters alongroads,concrete lid-covered canalsshouldbebuiltforwaterdrainage; for rural populationpoints built close to mountains or on mountain slopes,open canals must be built to collect water and prevent it from running through populationareas. To build irrigation and hydroelectric works upstreamDa, Nam Mue, Nam Nhun, Ma, Lo, Gam, Bac, Nho Que and other rivers. To build Na Danh, Co Po, Na Lai, KhuoiKy,Khuoi Khoan,Khan Pang andKhuoiPacwaterreservoirs. Torestoreandexpand Co Pao and Na It canals.TobuildCoc Chu and Nam Pan canals and Nguom Ngao dam. © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 07·08/Seplember2007 OFFICIAL GAZETIE (Gong Bao nos 666-667/September 10, 2007) 36 To step up the planting and management of headwaterforeststo combaterosionandflashfloods and to increasethecoverageof headwaterprotection forests upstream rivers with such hydroelectric reservoirsas Hoa Binh,Son La, Na Hang,Bac river, Thac Ba and others. c/ Power supply: Hydroelectric sources: TI1C region has a great hydroelectric potential, including Son La I hydroelectric power plant of 2,400 MW, Son La 2 (Lai Chau) of 1,100 MW, Na Hang (Tuyen Quang) of 342 MW, Huoi Quang (Son La) of 540 MW, Na Le (Lao Cai) of 90 MW,Nho Que I (Ha Giang) of 145MW, Bac Me (Ha Giang)of 280 MW,Thai An (Ha Giang)of 80 MW and a numberof other small or medium-sizedhydroelectric powerplants. Thermalpowersources: Thethermalpowerplant of Quang Ninh I of 600 MW, Quang Ninh 2 of 600 1,000 MW, Mong Duong (Quang Ninh) of 1,000 MW,Dong Bi afterfirstand secondexpansionswith a capacity of 600 MW, Cam Pha I of 300 MW; Sourcesofelectricity imported fromChina: From Thien Bao to Thanh Thuy area (Ha Giang) with a capacityof 70MW: fromHa Khan to Duyen Hai area (LaoCai)withacapacity of70 MW; fromChauHong Ha toLaoCai areawithacapacity of over2,000MW; fromDongHungtoMongCai arca(QuangNinh) with a capacity of 40-50 MW; from Bang Thong to Huu NghiQuanarea(Lang Son)withacapacity of70 MW; Transmission lines: To develop power grids connectedto nationalgrids for efficientexploitation of hydroelectric worksandelectricity importedfrom China under EVN's agreement and supply for regionalgreatelectricity overload. Togetherwith the expansionof existingpowerplants,it is necessaryto early develop the power gridsof 500 kV and 220 V and transformer stations of 500 kV and 220 kV in regional pruviuces; Otherenergysources: Tostudythedevelopment of solarenergy, windenergy, biogasandotherenergy sourceswitha viewto satisfying the needsof people ofvarious ethnic groups, especially inhighland, distant, deep-lying hamlets andareaswhere conditions do not permit the construction of hydroelectric plants and costly powertransmission lines; Powersupplyorientations: By2010, 100%urban population will be supplied with electricity; 100% communes and 96% of villages and hamlets (population pointswith20 households ormoreeach), and 85% of rural households have access to grid electricity, and 100% households are supplied with electricity. d/ Water supply: Surfacewater sources:The wholeregion has an annual total water volume of about 29 564 billion m".However, a, mostriversandstreams lieupstream with great slope and rain does not evenlydistribute throughout the year,irrigationworks shouldbe built to storeand regulate water; Undergroundwater sources:Underground and mineral waterhas not yetbeen fullyexplored;hence, its deposit should be explored for exploitation and supply to urbancenters. Watersupply orientations: + By 2010, 85-90% of inhabitants in cities and provincial towns and 85% of the population in townships will be supplied with clean water: + By 2020, 95- 100% of the population.in cities and provincial towns and 95% of the populaaon.in townships will be supplied withclean water; +Atruralpopulation points,thecleanwalersupply rate willbe around 85-95%. e/ Daily-life waste water drainage and environmental sanitation: Daily-life waste water drainage: Daily-lifewaste waterin cities,provincialtowns and townshipsmust be treated before being discharged ineo the environment. At the first stage, waste water may be treated by biological self-cleaning method through existingnvers, lakes or dug biological lakes. IJ:\ the future, waste water treatmentplants will be built for provincial townsand district towns,up to standardB (TCVN 5942-1995); waste water of townships and rural population clusters will be treated by selifl. cleaning method:people areencouragedto use flush © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 36 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issuenos 07-0SISeptember 2007 (C6ng Bao nos 666-667/September 10, 2007) toilets; waste water from scattered industrial enterprises will be locally treated up to standard B (TCVN 5945-1995) andwastewater fromindustrial parks must be treated at industrial waste water treatment stations up to standard B (TCVN 5945 1995) beforebeingdischarged intotheenvironment; Solidwastecollection and treatment: Tobuilda solid waste treatrnentcompoundwithorganic fertilizer processing plants in big urban centers or inter-urban areas; in provincial towns anddistrict towns, hygienic solidwastedumps ofbetween 1-5haeach will he built; dumps ofllbout 1haeachwillbebuilt intownships; at individual population points, solid waste gathering points willbe builtorburying method willbe usedfor self-decomposition of wastes into fertilizers for agricultural production. Solid waste dumps must comply with regulations on environmental sanitation; IndUstriirl solidwastes aresortedoutfortreatment andrecycle to investin theconstruction ofamedical waste incinerator station at the provincial general hospital up to environmental standards in common service ofmedical establishments in theprovince; Cemeteries: Eachurban centerandeachcommune in theregion should draw up a planon cemeteries to be located far awayfrompopulation areas andwater sources; the sizeof a cemetery will be around 2.5-15 hafor urbancenters and0.5-1 ha forcommunes. 9.50c1a\infrastructure development orientations: In order to create human resources to meet the soclo-economic development demands andproceed to narruw the gap between mountain and delta regions, lht:. provinces in the region should perfect the general education systems (including primary schools, junior high schools, senior high schools, boarding schools for ethnicminority pupils), paying speehJ.l attention to bordering districts. To build specialized and vocational training schools for training of on-spot human resources in servrce of development demands of the regional provinces. In such urban centers as Ha Long, Lao Cal and Lang Son cities, there should IJe plans on construction of clusters of universities, colleges, professional secondary schools and vocational schools. In provincial capitals, thereshouldbeplans onconstruction ofmulti-discipline vocational training schools in orderto meetthe localdemandsof socio economic development andeconomicrestructuring. 10. Programs andprojects withinvestmentpriority: In order to incrementally realize the up-to-2020 planning on building of the Vietnam-China border regionin aneffective manner, in thefirststage, efforts should be concentrated on the following programs and projects: Arrangement and stabilization of inhabitants in Vietnam-Chinabordercommunes till2010underthe planning already approved by the Prime Minister in Decision No.60/2005/QD-TTg of March24, 2005; Investment will be concentrated on the development of urban centers withgeneral functions, whichlie in economic corridors, including the urban centers ofMongCai,TienYen, DongDang,LangSon andLaoCai; Investment in the urban and economic development in such border gates as Chi Ma, Tan Thanh,ThanhThuy,TaLung,TayTrang, MaLuThang andThuLum; Investment in upgrading and building under planning the systemof belt roads 1 and 2; and the cleanwaterandelectricity supplyto peoplein deep lyingor distant borderareas; Investment in the construction of professional education and vocational training centers and expandedenvironmental protection programs. 11. Region-building policies and mechanisms: In order to incrementally realize the up-to-2020 planning onbuilding ofVietnam-China borderregion in an effective manner, there should be appropriate mechanisms andpolicies basedon resolutions of the Political Bureau anddecisions of the PrimeMinister on strategies antl orientations for socio-economic development anddefense andsecurity maintenance in northern midland and mountain regions, along the Vietnam-China border line, the development of 6 northern mountain provinces meeting withexceptional difficulties; on theplanning to stabilize population in © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM I33UO n9. 07-0aIS0910mbo. 2007 OFFICIAL GAZETIE (C6ng Bao nos 666-667/September 10, 2007) Vietnam-Chinabordercommunes; policies onborder gate economic zones. To further effectively realize mechanisms andpolicies of theParty andtheState to prioritize theregion withinvestment capital forsocio economic infrastructureconstruction; ondevelopment uf couuuodity production, commercial services; on education, human resource training; on health and culture; on support for households, support for agricultural, forestry promotion, plantprotection and veterinary forcommunities. Article 2.- Organization of implementation 1. The Construction Ministry: Acting as a coordinator, to monitor, inspect and urgerelevant ministries and branches as well as the People's Committees of the Vietnam-China border provinces inthecourse ofimplementing this planning; To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate withrelevant ministries andbranches and the People'sCommittees of theborderprovinces in, studying the adjustment and supplementation of the planning, when necessary, and submit them to the PrimeMinister for consideration anddecision. 2. The Ministry of Planning andInvestment: To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate withtheConstruction Ministry in,guiding thePeople's Committees oftheVietnam Chinaborder provinces toworkoutplans forimplementation ofthis planning; To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Finance Ministry in, balancing and arranging annual capital for provinces and ministries as well as branches involved in the implementation of thisplanning; Toguidelocalities in integrating their respective programs and projects with projects under the planning right from the stage of formulation of the planning to the stageof implementation. 3. The Finance Ministry: To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment in, arranging capital for localities and ministries as well as branches porticipating in the implementation of theplanning; To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with ministries and branches in, guiding themechanisms forcapital management, allocation, payment and settlement. 4. The People's Committees of Dien Bien.Lai Chau, Lao Cai,Ha Giang, Cao Bang, Lal1,>1. Son and Quang Ninh provinces: Topublicize theup-to-2020 planning011 building of Vietnam-China border region To coordinate with the Construction Ministry and relevant ministries and branches ill organizing theformulation ofgeneral plannings oneonstnxtion of urban centers in their respective provinces, the formulation of detail planning onfunctional zones-in urbancenters, theformulation of plans 0l'I execution of urbanconstruction investment projectsunder the planning and submitthemfor approval aa:.ording to the provisions of law. Tocoordinate withtheMinistry ofPlanningand Investment, the Finance Ministry aDd. relevant ministries as wellas branches in identify'ng sources of investment capital; building appropriate mechanisms andpolicies to ensurethe feasibility of projects coveredby theplanning. Article3.-'Ihis Decision takeseffect15days.after its publication in "CONGBAa." Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of government-attached agencies, heads of concerned bodies, the presidents of the People's Committees of Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Lao cat, Ha Giang, Cao Bang, Lang Son and Quang Ninh provinces shall implement thisDecision Prime Minister NGUYEN TAN DUNG © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM