Decision No. 58/2007/QD-TTg approving the up-to-2020 master plan on socio-economic development of Thai Nguyen province

26 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 04·051May 2007 (C6ngBilonos318-319/May 24,2007) DECISION No. 58/2007/QD-TTg OF MAY 4, 2007, APPROVING THE VP-TO-2020 MASTER PLAN ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THAI NGUYEN PROVINCE THE PRIME MINISTER Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization oftheGovernment; Attheproposal ofthePeople sCommittee ofThai Nguyen province, DECIDES: Article 1.- To approve the up-to-2020 master plan on socio-economic development of Thai © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 'ssue n05 04·05IMay 2007 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 27 (Gong Bao nos 318-319/May 24,2007) Nguyen province with the following principal II. Major development objectives contents: 1. Cieneralobjectives I. Development viewpoints TobuildThaiNguyenprovinceintoan economic Couplingthefast, efficient andsustainable socio- (industrial, commercial, tourist), cultural, educationaland economic development withtheachievement ofsocial medical centerofthenorthern midlandandmountain justiceandequityaswellasenvironmental protection; regions, with a fairly modem and synchronous improving the people's material and spiritual life, infrastructure system,a healthycultureimbuedwith reducing the gap between the rich and the poor as national identity; strongdefenseandsecurity andthe wellasbetweenthe rural andhighland regions andthe people's betterandbettermaterial andspiritnallife. urbanareas;continuing withhungerelimination and 2.Specific objectives poverty reduction and repelling the social evils; accelerating theurbanization, developing thenetwork aI Theaverage annualGOPgrowthratewillreach ofurbancenters andconcentrated populationquarters 12-13%in the 2006-2010 period, 12-12.5% in the afterthe modelofmodernurbanareasinassociation 2011-2015 period and 11- 12% in the 2016-2020 with rural belts developing towards civilization, period,in which the averageannualgrowthrates of sustainability andpreservation ofvaluesofthevillage sectors throughout the 2006-2020 period will be: and hamlet culture; synchronously combining agriculture-forestry-fishery: 5-5.5%, industry- production development with infrastructure construction: 13.5-14.5%, andservice: 12.5-13.5%; developmentin allregions andareasin the province; blTheper-capita average GOPwillreachUSO800 closely combining socio-economic development with by2010,USD 1,300-1,400 by2015 andUSD 2,200- defenseand security maintenance, buildinga strong 2,300by 2020; politicalsystemand administration, maintaining the cITheeconomy isrestructured alongthedirection political andsocial stabilityandpreserving thenation's ofincreasing the industrial, construction andservice cultural identity. proportions andreducingtheagricultural (agricultural, Bringing intoplaylocal potentials andadvantages; forestry, fishery) proportion, specifically industry and mobilizing to the utmost and using resources constructionaccountfor45%,servicesfor38-39"loand economically and efficiently; expanding the external agriculture for 16-17%by20I0,andcorrespondingly relationsofeconomiccooperation for development, 46-47%,39-40% and 13-14% by 2015; 47-48%, especially withlocalities in thenorthern midlandand 42-43%and 9-10% by 2020; mountain regions aswellasthenorthemkeyeconomic region; creating a breakthrough in infrastructure dlTheexporttumoverwill reach USD65-66 million development and economic restructuring, raising the by2010, overUSD132million by2015andoverUSD quality and competitiveness of commodity products, 250 millionby2020;the averageexportgrowthrate narrowing the incomegapandproceeding to surpass willbe 15-16%/year forthewhole2006-2010 period. thenational average per-capitaincome; striving to make elThe localbudgetrevenuewillbe VND 1,500- Thai Nguyen province an economic. cultural, 1,600billionby 2010, VND 4,000-4,100billion by educational andmedical centerofthenorthern midland 2015 and over VND 10,000 billion by 2020; the andmountain regions. average local budgetrevenue raterisesover20%/year ©VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM

28 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 04.05lMay 2007 (C6ng Bao nos318-319/May24,2007) throughoutthe whole2006-2020 period; k/ The urbanization ratewillreach35% by 2010 fI Theaveragepopulation growth rate will be0.9%/ and45% by2020; yearthroughout the2006-2020 period, ofwhichthe 1/Toimprove theforest quality andraisetheforest natural population growth ratewillbe0.8-0.82%fyear coverage percentage to 50%by20I0; andthe mechanical growthratewillbe 0.08-0.1 %/ mlTo ensure cleanenvironment forbothurban and year; rural areas; glPriorto 2020, touniversalize theupper secondary educationfor 95% ofthe school-age peoplein the n/Theaverageannual tcchnologicalrcnewal rate will municipalareas, provincial anddistrict towns(including achieve 14-16% inthe2006-20 10 period and16-18% 15%vocational trainees, 15%professional secondary in the2011-2020 period. education students, 70%general education graduates) III. Sectoraldevelopment orientations and 85%of the school-age peoplein ruralareas;to solidify all schoolsand classrooms; to buildat least I. Agriculture. forestry andfishery thteeuppersecondary schools foreachdistrict; alTodevelop agriculture inafast, stable, diversified hi Toensureadequate medical examination and andsustainablemannertoward commodityproduction treatment establishments and healthpersonnel; to incloseassociation withtheprocessing industry (the prioritize investment in renovation, upgrading and proportion ofprocessed farm produce willbearound construction of medical examination andtreatment 40-50%) and the outlets; to efficiently use the establishments at all levels: provincial, district and agricultural landfund through intensive farming with communal; to strive toraise theaverage life spanto 72 higherproductivity, qualityand productvalue per by2010and 75by 2020; acreage unit, raisingthecompetitiveness ofcommodity if To annually create jobs for at least 15,000 farmproduce, wellrealizing thepolicyofland-plot laborers on average in the 2006-20I 0 period and convergence andswapping; to ensurefoodsecurity; 12,000-13,000 laborersin the 2011-2020 period; to restructureagriculture alongthedirection ofincreasing to ensurethat over 95%of the eligible laborersare theproportionsofhusbandry, farming services, industrial employed by 2010;therate oftrained laborerswill cropsandfruittrees; todevelop cropsandanimals of reach 38-40% by 20 I 0 and 68-70%by 2020; the high value suitable to local conditions; to develop rate of poor households(bypovertyline set in the agricultural specialtiesofeachregion inthe province;to PrimeMinister'sDecisionNo. 170f2005fQD-TTg buildconcentratedcommodityagricultural andforestry of July 8, 2005) drops to below 15%by2010 and produ~w=inassoc~oowith~~~~~ 2.5-3% by 2020; to narrowthe gap in basic social andoutlets suchas zonesof specialty fruittrees,tea, service entitlement between regions andpopulation clean vegetables, intensive rice farming, etc., strata; the humandevelopment index(HOI) risesto associating theprovince's agricultural productionwith over 0.7% by2010 and over 0.8% by 2020; the agricultural productionofthenorthem midland and mountain regions andtheHanoiarea; j/ To supply clean water to over 90% of the households by2010,whichwillriseto 100%before b/Therural economy develops inthedirection of 2020; 100% of the households are supplied with raising theproportions ofindustrial andservice product electricity before20I 0; value DUd labor DUd gradually reducing the agricultural © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 04·051May 2007 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 29 (Cong BaD nos 318-3191May 24,2007) proportionandlabor; building a newcountryside with forestry 4%, fishery5.5-6%,(agricultural-forestry- betterandbetter material andspiritual life; developing fishery) services 4-4.5% by 2010, which will infrastructure andmaterial andtechnical foundations for correspondingly be 33-34%,46-47%,6-7%,7.5-8%, farmers' production and life,focusing on rural traffic, 6.5-7% by 2020. irrigation, agricultural service systems; 2. Industryandconstruction c/ To step up the application of scientific and alTodevelop industriesathighrntes, withhighquality technological advance to agricultural and forestry and efficiency; the average industrial production and production; toattach importance toinvestment inpost- construction valuegrowsabout16.5-17%/year inthe harvest preservation technologies; to pay special 2006-2010periodand 12.5-13.5o/o/yearin thelOll- attention to progresses in the efficient and sustainable 2020 period;to prioritizeresourcesand give policy use oflandand in strain creation, croprestructuring and preferences toa number ofkeyindustries andproducts disease prevention andcombat; such asmetallurgy industry, building materials industry, d/ To stronglydevelop farm economy, types of minerals exploiting andrefining industry, mechanical cooperative economy; types ofenterprises, particularly engineering, farm produceandfood processing industry, small-and medium-sized enterprises; to sustainably beverageindustry, gannentand textiles, leatherandshoes; develop craft villages; tocreate fuvorableconditions for b/To restructure industries inthedirection ofquickly household economy to develop; to encourage farmers increasing leading, advantageous and traditional to contributetheir landuse rights andlabortoenterprises, industries; formulating newindustries and industrial cooperatives or farm owners for development of products; increasing exports productionindustries; commodity production; to further encourage foreign satisfactorily increasing support industries; raising the investment inagriculture andrural areas; tostepupthe proportion of private industry, especially foreign reorganization and managerialrenewalof state-run investment inkeyindustries; relocating intensive-labor agricultural andforestry farms; the state-runeconomic and unskilled-Jaborindustries to rural areas; toefficiently sectorfocuses on the productionandsupplyof plant mobilize intemnl resources; attractto the utmostexternal varieties andanimal breeds, ontechnical research and resources; applicationinagriculture; cI To develop industrial parks and clusters in el The averageagricultural, forestry and fishery association withthedevelopment of systems ofurban production value grows at7-8o/o/year inthe2006-2010 centers; to develop various typesandscaleofproduction; period and 6.5-7.5%/year in the 2011-2020 period; tomodernize andrenew equipment andtechnologies. the crop value reaches over VND 22 millionlha of cultivatedland(overVND50millionformorethan 15% Anumberofspecific industries: of the cultivated area) by 2010 and over VND 50 - Metallurgy industry: whichisa keyindustry and million/ha (over VND70million/ha formorethan 40% determined astheprovince's breakthroughinthe2006· of the cultivated area) hy 2020; the per-capita 2010 period;to striveto maintainthe averageannual agricultural production valuereaches VND3.5million growthrate of 16-17%in the 2006-201 0 period and by 2010 and nearly VND 10 million by 2020; the 14-15%in the 2011-2020 period; the metallurgical agricultural-forestry-fishery production value structure: proportion represents 40%oftheindustrial production cultivation accounts for50-51%, husbandry 36-37%, valueby201O; © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM

30 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issye nos 04·051May 2007 (Gong Beanos 311l-319/May 24,2007) - Mechanical engineering: Todevelop thisindustry average annual growthrate will be over 15% inthe2006- in orderto substantially meettheprovince's demands 2010period and 16%in the2011-2020 period; forequipment andmachinery inservice ofagriculture - The farm, forestproduct-, food-and beverage- and rural areas and the domestic marketdemand; processing industries: Theaverage annual growth rate especially diesel motors ofupto 400 horsepowers and reaches over16.5% inilie20D6- 201 0 period and22% spare parts for supplyto the regionand the whole intbe2011-2020rmod;tbedeveloprnentofagricultural country; to step by step manufacture a number of anr] forest product' and food-processing industries mils! products in service of minerals exploitation and be associated withrawmaterials zones andoutlets; to processing, me1allurgical industriesasimportssuhstitutes; incrementallyrenewtechnologies,diversiJYproducts, mise to expand exports and proceed to export some types thequality andcompetitivenessofproducts; to increase of spareparts. refined products, consumer end-products andreduce •Minerals-exploiting and -processingindustties:To thepreliminarilyprocessedproductsinordertoincrease concentrate onexploiting andprocessing minerals of theproductvalue; to quicklyincreasekeyproducts (beet, higheconomic value and largedeposits; to diversuy scale paper, processed tea,processed vegetables, canned ofminerals exploitation andprocessing anu inveslin meat, etc.). modemtechnologies andequipmentforeconomical and 3.Trade andservices efficient useof natural resources andenvironmental protection; toattach importance to theprospectionand a/Toquicklymake Thai Nguyenabigservicecenter exploration ofnewmines andnewdeposits, ensuring of the northern midland and mountainregions; the lhecxploitationandprocessingofadcqualcmwttlllterials average annual service growthratereaches 12.5-13% formetallurgical andindustrial establishments of the in the2006-2010 periodand 13-13.5% in the2011- province; tomaintain theaverageannual growthrateof 2020period; theservice proportion represents 38-39% 13.5-14.5% in the2006-2010periodand13-14% in oftheGUPby2010andover42%by2020; theservice the2011-2020 period; labor represents 22.9%ofthe social labor by2010and 30.9%by2020; - The buildingmaterials industry: To continue maintainingtheaverage annual growth rate ofl7-18% biToquickly increasekeyservices;toformulate new in the 2006-2010 period and 16-17% in the 2011- service products ofhighaddedvalue,suitable to the 2020period; tofocus onproduction ofproducts with province'sadvantages, to the developmentrequirements advantages and outlets (cement, bricks, baked tiles, of the northern midland and mountain regions; to roofing sheets, ..);to develop newproducts (walling incrementallyincreasehigh-quality servicesandprivate andflooring stones, pre-fabricated concrete structures, service proportion; toadoptappropriate mechanisms firematerials...); andpolicies foreachserviceand serviceproduct, to prioritize resources forthe province'sadvantageous key -Thegannent-textile, leatherand footwear industries: services and service products; to try to make Thai To raise the production capacity of existing establishments, renewing technologies, raising NRUYen aprovince with developedtourist, commercial, educationalandtraining,transport, financial and banking professional skills forwotkers... ; to focus onproduction services ascompatedwithregionalprovincesafrer201D; ofproducts withcurrent stable outlets; to study models andfashions, display products andseekoutlets...; the c/ To protect ecological environment, natural © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 04·051May 2007 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 31 (Cong 880 nos 318-3191May 24,2007) landscapes, to preserve andpromote moralvaluesand or cement concrete by 2020; 60-70% of the inter- cultural traditions, toharmonize economic benefits with communal roads androads leadingtocommunecenters socio-political stabilityanddefense andsecurity; willbe uptothestandards ofroadsofgradeV orhigher ell The tourist-hotel-restaurant turnoverreaches by 2010 and 100%will be surfacedwith asphalt or VND 950 billionby2010 and VND5,000billionby cement concrete by 2020; to raise the capacity of 2020; tourist arrivals reach 1.2 million (including20,000 provincialinland waterways, toexploitmoreefficiently foreignarrivals)by 2010and 3.1million (including portandriverwharfservices, creating moreconvenient 70,000 foreignarrivals) by 2020; thetotalretailsales linkagebetweenwaterways and roads; to efficiently andsocial service turnoverreach VND 6,360 billion by exploitrailways. 2010andoverVND 24,600 billion by2020; a number b/ Electricity supply, watersupplyanddrainage and of keyexports: tea,refinedzinc,garments, polymetal wastetreatment ores. -To concentrate investmenton "P£'""ding or building 4.Technical infrastructure development synchronous systems ofelectricitysupply, water supply, rain and waste water drainage, especiallythe water <l!Tmffic drainage systems in urbancenters andindustrial parks; Toprioritize thedevelopment of roadnetworks; to to supplyclean water and electricityto 100%ofthe associatethe development of road network of Thai urbanhouseholds and 90%oftheruralhouseholds in Nguyen.withtheroadne1works ofthenortbemmidland theprovince by2010 andto 100% ofthehouseholds in and mountainous regionsin order to acceleratethe theprovince by 2020; exchanges betweenThai Nguyen. andHanoiaswellas -Tobuildwaste-gathering and-treating systems; to other provinces throughout the country for better ensurethat by2010, 70% ofthe industrial parks and exploitationof1hai Nguyen's advantages andcreation export-processing zones haveconcemrated wastewater ofconditions toattract foreign investmentintheprovince; treatment systems up to the environmental standards Toinvest intheconstructionofnewhighway3 from and90%oftheurbanwastesaretreated; andby2020, Hanoi toThaiNguyen; to expand andupgradeprovincial 100%ofthe industrialparks and export-processing roadslinkingto highways; toupgrade district andinter- zones haveconcentrated wastewatertreatmen.t systems communal roads; tustrive tu upgradeprovincial roads up to tireenvironmental standardsand 100%of Lhe uptothe standards ofgrade Vor N mountainroadsin urbanwastes aretreated. the2006-2010period andupto thestandards ofgrade cllnf,mn••tion and r.ommuniratinn : To develop a IVmountainroadsinthe2011-2020 period, the roads modeminformationandcommunication networks; to running through district townsorindustrial parksupto speeduptheapplication of information technology to the standardsof gradeIIIroads ur higher,and to lay alldomains ofthesociallife, especiallytheadministration asphaltor cementconcrete on surfaceof I00%ofthe andmanagement informationsystem; the telephone roads; to replace all river- or -stream-crossing density willreach32 setsper 100peopleby2010 and underwaterrock-pavedpaths orspillways withconcrete 65 setsper 100people by 2020. bridges; 70-80%ofthe district roadswillbe up to the standardsofroadsofgraJe V or higherby 2010and 5.Social domains 100%ofthedistrict roads willbe surfaced withasphalt a/Population development: Tostepuptheworkof © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM

32 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 04·05fMay 2007 (G6ng Baa nosJI8-JI9/May24,2007) family planning andreproductive healthcare forhigher c/ Publichealthandhealthcare forpeople populationquality; theaverage annual population growth To enhance the capability to quantitatively and rate will be0.9% in the 2006-2020 period,of which qualitatively provide medical services inorderto meet the natural population growth rate is 0.8% and the the people's increasingdemandsforhealth careand mechanical population growth rateis 0.08-0.1 %;the protection; to step up the socialization ofmedical populationisexpected to reach1.16million people by activities; to attach importance to prophylactic 2010and 1.27millionby 2020; medicine andprimary healthcare; toensure thatpolicy blEducationandtraining beneficiaries, poorpeople,children and agedpeople - TobuildThaiNguyen into a center for training enjoyprimary healthcare services; to closely combine of high-quality human resources tor the northern the development of modern medicine with the midland and mountain regions; to qualitatively development oftraditional medicine; to renovate and develop pre-school education, primary education, upgrade commune health stations, ensuring that lower and upper secondary education; to firmly 100%ofthe communesreachnationalstandardson consolidate theresults ofprimaryandlowersecondary health by 20 I0; to invest in the construction of a education universalization, tostrive furthetargets that general hospital capable of functioning as the 80% of the primary schools, 30% of the lower northeastern region's hospital; to upgrade the secondaryschoolsand 40% of the upper secondary provincial anddistrictprophylactic medicine centers; schoolsreachthe nationalstandardsby 2010, 100% to upgradeHospital C into a generalhospitalof500 ofthe primaryschools reach the national standards beds;to reducethe mortalityrate among under-one by2015and 100%of the loweranduppersecondary year children to below2%,themalnutrition rateamong schools reach the national standardsby 2020; under-five-yearchildren to below20%,thematernity- related mortality rate among mothers to 0.15% by - To step up the socialization ofeducation and 20I0, whichwill correspondingly dropto 1%, 10%, training; to expandthe scaleandheighten the quality 0.08% by 2020; to strive for the targets that there of training at education and training institutions, are 9.5 medical doctors and 35 hospital beds for includingtheupgrading andexpansionof Thai Nguyen everyten thousandpeopleby2010,then 12medical university, theperfection of thesystems of continuing doctorsand 45 hospitalbeds for everyten thousand education centers andcommunity training centers; to people by 2020. buildhigh-quality trainingcenters,establishing and developing universities. colleges. professional d/Culture-informationandphysical training-sports secondary andvocational traininginstitutions ofthe - To develop culture and information for the provinceanddistrictgeneraltechniques- vocational comprehensivedevelopmentofmen, an equitable, guidance centers in order to meet the learning democratic andcivilizedsociety; to associate culture demands and socio-economic development withthe sociallife,directing allculture-information requirement' of the provinceso that a vast majority activitiesto the huilding of new-typedand cultured of the youths can finish their upper secondary people; to enhance the work of conservation and education, professional secondary education or renovation, promoting the value ofheritage ofthe vocational training; thepercentage ot tramed laborers national culture; to stepuptheSOCialization ofcultural will reach 38-40% by 2010 and 68-70% by 2020. activities; to continue with the movement "all the ©VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 04·0SIMay 2097 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 33 (COng sac nos 318-319/May 24,2007) peopleunitetobuildthecultural life"; to strive forthe andbio-diversity. targetsthat 75% of thefamilies, 50%ofthe villages fl Hunger elimination, poverty reduction, andurbanquarters areoffered cultural titlesby20lO, employment and social welfare which will rise to 85%and 70%by 2020; Tocontinuewel1 implementing the policiesand - Tobuild Thai Nguyen into a physicaltraining national target programs on hunger elimination, andsportcenter ofthenorthernmidland andmountain povertyreduction, employment andsocialwelfare; regions; to expand andmaintain themovementwhere to attach importance to vocational training, allpeopledophysical training andexercises inoffices, encouraging laborers toemploy themselves, toquickly schools and population quarters, contributing to developvarioustypesof enterprises to attractmore increasing the physical strength and developing the laborers; to createjobs forfarmers, to organize labor race; to develop ethnic minority sports, folk and export, etc.; to strive to annuallycreatejobs for at moderngamessuchaswrestling, martial arts, female least 15,000laborers on averagein the 2006-20I0 soccer, etc., to step up the socialization of sport period and 12,000-13,000 laborers inthe2011·2020 activities. period;to reduce the povertyrate to below 15%by el Science-technology andenvironment 2010 and 2.5-3% by 2020. - To develop scienceand technologypersonnel 6.I)efense-seclUity to meet the local socio-economic development requirements; to makeintensive investmentin and Tofurther maintaindefense andsecurity; tobuild providemodern technologies for, important hranches theall-people defense incombination withthepeople andproduction establishments; to efficiently usethe securityposture; to build Thai Nguyeninto a firm scientific and technological developmentfund; to defense area; tostepupcrime preventionandfighting, expand international cooperation on science and repelsocialevils,to curbtrafficaccidents, to firmly technology andadoptpoliciesto encourage science maintain political stability, social orderandsafety. ann technical personnel to work in the Incali1y; IV. Territory-baseddevelopmentorientations - To step up the propagation and education to raisethecommunity's awareness oftheenvironment; 1. Urban areas to socialize anddiversify investment inenvironmental a/ The urban population will reach 405,000 by protection; to enhance the management of, to

2010 (accounting for 35% of the provincial rationally andeconomicallyexploit natural resources, population) and over 570,000(accounting for 45% strictlyobservingthe regulationson restoration of of the provincial population) by 2020; to develop environment in mining areas and the infringed ThaiNguycn urbansystem in thedirection oftaking ecological systems, ensuring theecological balance; industry andservicesas foundation and theexisting to raisethe managerial capability, intensify the work urban system as core;spatially, theurban system will of inspection, examination andsupervision, to step develop in two directions along Highway 3 and up the scientific and technological application, Highway IB,takingThaiNguyen cityascenter; international cooperationonenvironment; toobserve and controlenvironmental pollution, managesolid bl To upgrade Thai Nguyen city into a grade-I wastesandplantprotection drugs; topreserve nature cityby2020functioning asthecenteroftheprovince © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM

34 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos Q4-05lMay 2007 (Cong Bao nos 318-3191May 24,2007) and the northern midland and mountainregions; to to strongly developindustrial plants(tea,anise),fruit upgrade Song Cong provincial town into grade-III trees and cattlerearing;forestryand forest product, cityby2015;to raise the quality017 districtcapitals farmproduce andfoodprocessing industries, building and 11 districttowns, townships;to establisha new materials exploitation; urban center in Nui Coc touristzone. bl Lowland and high-hill zone (covering the 2. Rural areas districts of Dong Hy, southern Phu Luong and southern Dai Tu): To consolidate, upgrade and al To achieve harmonious sucio-econuuric incrementally improve themraI infrastructure systems; development ofruralareas,gradually narrowing their to developsuchcropsasvegetables, teaandassorted developmentgap with the urban areas;to prioritize fruit trees to be supplied for industrialparks, urban the development ofruralinfrastructure; centers andprocessing industries; to stronglydevelop bl To strongly develop rural industries, cottage cattle and pig raising; to protect the existing forest industriesand handicraft; to restoretraditionalcraft fund, plant new protective forests and step up the villages, combining traditional teclmiques with plantation of production forests to supply raw advancedand modem techniques; materialsforpaperand artificialplank industries; to cl Tobuildindustrialclustersand spotsat district stepupthe development offarmeconomy, todevelop towns,townshipsand traffichubs,actingas satellites forest product-processing industry,farm produce- for industrial parks and clusters ofthe province in and food-processing industry,building materials- conducting processing or provision of services, exploiting industry;to develop village, hamletand realiZing theagricultural andrural industrializationand ecological tourism; modernization; to develop key branchesand crafts c/ Thehillyandcentral zone(covering thedistricts such as farm produce and food processing, forest ofPhuBinh andPhoYen, SongConzprovincial town, productprocessing, exploitationofbuildingmaterials, Thai Nguyen cityanda numberofcommunes ofDong small-scale mechanical engineering and repair Hy and Phu Luong districts, bordering on Thai services; Nguyencity):Tocontinue investing in, upgrading and d/ Tosynchronouslydevelop irrigationsystems consolidating infrastructure in serviceof production for active irrigation and drainage. for vegp-tahle and suchastrafficsystems, irrigationworks,agricultural subsidiary foodcrops,industrial plants,fruittrees;to or forestry farmsor stations;to formulateindustrial ensure adequate water for aquaculture and ensure parksalongHighway3 andHighway1B;to develop flood safety for Thai Nguyen city; to organize tourism,particularly Nui COl' lake tourism, develop sedentary farming and settlement and stabilize service networks alongHighway 3 linking Hanoiwith population. Thai Nguyen; to develop university education institutions, cultural and sport areas; to conduct 3. Developmentof sub-zones intensive farming of foodandfood-bearing plants;to a/ Highland zone(covering thedistricts ofVoNhai, builda numberof high-quality safetyvegetable zones DinhHoa,northern DaiTu andnorthem PhuLuong): in service of industrial parks, urban centers and To prioritize the development ofsocio-economic tourism; to plant and process tea; to develop the infrastructures, ruralproductionandbusinesslines; rearingofbeefand milch cows, pigs and chickento © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issuo nos 04-051May 2007 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 35 (Gong B~o nos318-3191May 24,2007) be supplied for urban areas, industrial parks; to investmentcapitalgradually reduces(from 52% in protectandpreservethe existingforest areaswhile the 2006-20I0 period to 31.7% in the 2011-2020 planting newforests on wastelandand barehills. period); to diversify fonnsofcapital mobilization and capital creation, expanding revenue sources; to attach V. Programs and projects prioritized for importance to attracting capital from non-state investment study (See enclosed Appendix). economic sectors and socializing medical, educational, cultural and sport activities, actively VI. Implementation organization attracting foreign direct investment and official 1.Selection ofbreakthroughs development assistance capital, etc.; aI Developing high-quality humanresources and bl Developinghigh-quality human resources to scientific-technological potentials to meet the meetthedevelopment requirements: Toadoptpolicies development requirements; to attract, employ, train anddevelop humanresources to meettherequirements ofthenewperiod; attaching bl Synchronously developing bothurban andrural importance to raising theprofessional qualifications infrastructures; oflaborers,administrators, economicand technical cl Carrying outtheadministrative reform, raising personnel and enterprise executives through theeffect andefficiency ofstatemanagement bodies; professional training andfostering; dIFocusing onthedirection to formulate a system clDeveloping science andtechnology: Tointensify of key products in various branches and domains the research into and application of scientific and withcompetitive edgein orderto createposture and technological achievements to production and daily forces forlong-term development oftheprovince; life;to equipbranches withadvance andappropriate technologies anddevelop science andtechnological el Developing external economy, synchronously personnel; formulating markets ofdifferent types; d/ Closely coordinating withHanoiand localities fI Speeding uptheurbanization; developing central in the northernmidlandand mountainregions, the urban areas, outlying urban centers and rural northern keyeconomic region andthewholecountry population quarters with a view to creating a new insuchimportant branches anddomains asindustries, population distribution picture. agriculture and services, tourist development, 2. Keysolutions attractionofforeign directinvestment, use of water sources andcombat against pollution ofwatersources aIMobilizinginvestmentcapitalfrom different from rivers runningthroughThai Nguyen, human sources: Toformulate mechanisms andpolicies with resource training andemployment; the settlementof a view to mobilizing to the utmost domestic and free migration into thecity; natural disaster prevention foreign capital sources for socio-economic and combat, searchandrescue; development, of whichthedomestic capital sources play the most important role and account for high el Continuing to improve andrenewmechanisms proportions inthetotalinvestment capitalwhilethe and policiesand betterthe investmentenvironment proportion of state budget capital in the total in order to attractdevelopmentinvestment capital ©VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM

30 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 155ue n05 04-0~(May ZOOT (GOng Baa nos 318-319/May 24, 2007) fromvarious sources; ofdistricts, provincial townsorcity. fl Raising the effect and efficiencyof the state 3. Thefive-year andannualplans;keyprograms administration apparatus; stepping upthe reform of on economic, cultural and social development; administrative procedures, implementing the"one- specific projects formaterialization ofthePlan. stopshop" mechanism; practicing thrift, combating 4. Anumberofmechanisms andpolicies suitable wasteand corruption; to the province'sdevelopment requirements and in g/ Organization ofimplementation andsupervision accordance with the statelawin eachperiod in order ofthePlanning toattract andmobilize resources formaterialization - PublicizingthePlanafteritisapproved according ofthePlan. to regulations; formulating and submittingbranch Article 3.- Theconcerned ministries andbranches plannings, district-level socio-economic development shall, according to theirfunctions andtasks,support planning" etc.; formulating five-year andannual plans the Thai Nguyen People's Committee in the as wen as specific programs and projects for implementationofthePlan; atthesame timeformulate materialization ofthePlan; and submit to competent ~lal.e bodies furpromulgation - Propagating andmobilizing people to participate particular mechanisms andpolicies inordertocreate intheimplementationofthe Plan; conditions for Thai Nguyen to organize the - Reviewing and assessing the results of implementation of the Plan; assume the prime implementation ofthe Plan;submitting to thePrime responsibility for, andcoordinate withtheThai Nguyen Minister forconsideration andapproval adjustments People's Committeein, implementingthe branch and supplements to the Planuponanychange; development plannings, speeding upthe investment - The PartyCommitteesat al1levels,agencies, in construction of works,projects, particularly key organizations and people in the province shall andlarge-scale works in Thai' Nguyen province; make supervise theimplementation ofthePlan. timely adjustments, supplements to branch development plannings, plans on invesuuent in Article 2.- Toassignthe ThaiNguyenPeople's relevantworksand projectsmentioned in the Plan Committee to base itself on the objectives and upon any change, and submit thent to contpetent orientations or the provinces socio-economic authorities forapproval. development in the approved Plan to direct the formulation, submission for approval and Article 4.- This Decision takes effect 15 days implementationof: afteritspublication in"CONGBAO." I. The r"porl on strategic assessment of Article 5.- Ministers headsof ministerial-level environment impacts. agencies, heads of government-attached agencies and 2.Theplannings ondevelopment ofkeybranches, theThaiNguyen People'sCommittee president shall domains andproducts; theplanning ondevelopment implement thisDecision. of urban systems and population quarters; the construction planning; thelanduseplanning andplan; Prime Minister theoverall plannings onsocio-economic development NGUYEN TAN DUNG ©VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nQs 04-Q5iMay 2007 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 37 (C6ng BaD nos 318·319JMay 24, 2007) APPENDIX LIST OF PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS PRIORITIZED FOR INVESTMENT STUDY (Promulgated together with the Prime Minister's Decision No. 58/2007/QD-TTg ofMay 4, 2007)

2006-2010 PERIOD -------- I Agriculture, forestry, irrigation Agriculture I Project on raising the quality of water rice seeds (Thai Nguyen province)

2 Commodity production projects: Rearing of breeding and beef cows, beef buffaloes, lean pigs and the scheme on development of aquaculture in Thai Nguyen tiJI2010

3 Project on land-plot convergence and swapping

4 Project on science-technology transfer and agricultural, forestry and fishery promotion

5 Project on agricultural and rural industrialization and modernization

6 Project on population planning and distribution, production supports for people in three submerged communes in Nui Coc lake area (Tan Thai, Luc Ba, Van Tho) Forestry

1 Project on protective, special-use and raw-materials forest planning and planting

2 Project on forest fire prevention and fighting Irrigation

1 Projects on the water reservoirs of Nuoc Hai, Ghenh Che, Dong Tam, Dong Trang, Cau Cong, Bo La, SUO! Lanh and Vo Nhai, the canal behind Baa Linh reservoir and solidification of main canal of Nui Coc reservoir

2 Projects on the water reservoirs of Bo Yang, Ho Chuoi, Nam Dat, Cay Hong and pumping stations at irrigation complexes in Hoa Thuonz and Minh Lap communes 00

3 Project on group of irrigation reservoirs in Dinh Hoa district, including Khuon Nha, Khuon Lan and Thac Bay Tang reservoirs ~- - ---------

4 Project on clusters of irrigation reservoirs in Dai Tu district (Suoi Dieu reservoir, Vai Lang, Da Mai and Vai Don dams, Phuong Hoang, Doan Uy, Suoi Nuoc and Phu Xuyen reservoirs © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM

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5 Project on upgrading of clusters of reservoirs in Phu Luong, Phu Binh and Pho Yen districts

6 Water storage-cum- irrigation reservoir of Van Lang (Dong Hy)

7 Cau river embankment, stage II, Oanh wharf-Tien mountain section (Thai Nguyen city) II Industries

1 Project on infrastructures in Nam Pho Yen industrial park and Diem Thuy industrial park, Phu Binh

2 Continued projects on infrastructure and project on wastewater treatment plant, Section B, Song Cong provincial town industrial park

3 Rural energy proiect I! (REI!)

4 Small-sized hydro-electric Dower nroiect behind Nui Coc reservoir

5 Iron ore exploiting project of Tien Bo, Dong Hy

6 Rotary kiln cement plant project of Phuc Ha, Thai Nzuven

7 Proiect on minerals exploitation and use planning

8 Proiect on polymetal are exploitation joint venture of Nui Phao

9 Project on manufacture of gearboxes for automobiles, tractors and production of gear wheels and big motors III Communication and transport

1 Project on new Hanoi-Thai Nguyen highway 3

2 Project on renovation and upgrading of road 254 (now 268)

3 Project on feeding road bypassing highway 3, Thai Nguyen city section, and feeding road bypassing the entire new highway 3, section running through Thai Nguyen province

4 Project on upgrading of road 264 (the Highway 3 Dai Tu-Khuon Ngan-Dinh Boa fanner resistance base section)

5 Project on upgrading of road 261 (Dai Tu-Pho Yen-Hiahwav 37 at Diem Thuv section)

6 Project on upgrading Cau Ca-Duona Thanh road (Phu Binh), stage I

7 Project on upgrading of Ba Hanz-Thanh Cong-Ngoc Thanh road (Pho Yen) ©VIETNAM LAW & lEGAL FORUM Issue nos 04-QOIMay Z007 OFFICIAL GAZETIE 39 (C6ng B~o nos 318-3191May 24,2007)

8 Project on Binh Thanh-Phu Dinh inter-communal road (Dinh Hoa)

9 Project on Na Mao former resistance base-Phu Cuonz-Duc Luong road (Dai Tu)

10 Proiect on Khe Mo-Deo Nhau-Trang Xa inter-communal road (Vo Nhai)

11 Proiect on ue Son-Lu Van road (Phu Binh)

12 Proiect on Cay Thi-Van Han road (Dong Hv)

13 Project on Quang Son resettlement zone (Dong Hy)

14 Project on highway 3 leading to Nam Tien, Van Phai (Plro Yen)

15 Proiect on Thanz Loi-Binh Son road (Song Cong), stage II

16 Project on highway 3 to Hoang Nang and Cua Tu (Dai Tu)

17 Project on Diem Thuy-Ha Khau road 266 (Phu Binh)

18 Project on Thai Nguyen buses IV Trade-services

1 Project on inclusion of Nui Coc tourist resort in national key tourist network and former resistance base tourist resort in the Thai Nguyen-Tuyen Quang-Bac Kan former resistance base tourist resort group

2 Project on infrastructure of Nui Coc tourist resort; project on infrastructure of Suoi Lanh reservoir tourist resort, Pho Yen; project on hotel and entertainment on Cau river

3 Project on Xuong Rang regulating reservoir and new urban center at Xuong Rang regulating reservoir

4 Projects on Than Sa archeological relics zone; Mo Ga water stream (Vo Nhai), Khuon Tat pass (Dinh Hoa) and Cua Tu pass (Dai Tu) tourist resorts

5 Projects on Thai Nzuven trade center and Thai Nguyen marketplace

6 Proiects on Nui Coc reservoir and Suoi Lanh reservoir golf courses

7 Proiect on Than Sa archeological conservation and tourist zone, Va Nhai

8 Project on establishment of enterprise-supporting c",nt"" V Education and training

1 Projects on establishment of vocational training centers in Dinh Hoa, Dai Tu, Phu Luong and Dong Hy districts and a provincial vocational training school © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM

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2 Projects on establishment of new general education schools of Ha Thuong (Dai Tu), C!i an !'. Tien ( Ph" T.nong), Diem Thuy (Ph" Rinh), Qnang Son (Dong Hv) VI Health sector

1 Projects on prophylactic medicine center, Hospital C, mental hospital, health centers of Phu Binh, Song Conz, Pho Yen and Dai Tu

2 Project on expansion and upgrading of centers 05-06, Thai Nguven province

3 Projects on building Thai Nguyen into a highland medical center by 2010, capable of handling a number of intensive medical matters VII Water supply and drainage

1 Project on wastewater treatment, Thai Nzuven city

2 Project on water drainage ilJ district towns and townships of Dai Tu, Du, Trai Cau, Ba Hang, Song Conz

3 Projects on renovation and upgrading of Song Cong town water plant and on installation of clean water suonlv svstem for Diem Thuv industrial park

4 Project on construction of clean water supply systems for the districts of Yen Lang, Du, Chua Hang, Dinh Ca and Trai Cau VIII Culture L Overall planning on former resistance bases in association with Tuyen Quang and Bac Kan former resistance bases

2 Project on restoration and renovation of "Chien Khu Viet Bac" revolutionary and historical relics zone

3 Project on Viet Bac folk song and dance theatre

4 Project on renovation of historical relics zones and Uncle Ho relics zone in Ban Ngoai commune (Dai Tu) IX Radio and television

1 Project on equipment and facilities for program production and broadcasting X Ph vsical training and sports

1 Project on repair and upgrading of Thai Nguyen stadium © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 04·051May 2007 OFFICIAL GAZETIE 41 (C6ng Bao nos 31S-319/May 24, 2007)

2 Project on construction of secondarv school for sport-gifted children

3 Proiect on upgrading of stadiums of Dinh Hoa and Dong Hv districts

4 Project on renovation and upgrading of multi-function training gymnasium and athletes' dormitory XI State management

1 Project on construction of inter-branch offices of Thai Nguyen province (according to criteria and norms)

2 Project on construction of offices of Party organizations and mass organizations of provincial, district and communal levels (according to state criteria and norms)

3 Proiect on setting up of new administrative unit of Nui Coc reservoir XII Public works

1 Project on garbage storage and treatment sites in Dai Tu, Dong Hy, Pho Yen, Phu Binh and Dinh Hoa districts and Song Cong provincial town

2 Project on cemetery planning and construction

3 Project on planning of urban centers of Thai Nguyen province and planning of functional quarters

4 Proiect on garbage processing by new technologies XIII Defense-security

1 Project on construction, repair, upgrading of the Military Command of Thai Nguyen province 2011- 2020 PERIOD I Agriculture, forestry and irrigation - - --- - -- - - - - --

1 Projects on application of scientific and technological advances for creation of high addedvalue per agricultural land acreage unit

2 Project on organization of controlled large-scale production models II Industries

1 Proiect on slaughter houses and food processing

2 Project on fruit and farm produce processing plant © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM

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3 Project on production of export garments, manufacture of industrial products of high grey-matter content: electronics, component production, high-quality steel production, titan and wolfram ore refining industry

4 Project on processing and branding of Thai Nguyen clean tea

5 Project on production of animal feeds in service of domestic animal, cattle and poultry raising and aquaculture

6 Projects on development of concentrated industrial complexes in districts, towns in Thai Nzuven orovince III Communication and transport

1 Project on new Ha Noi-Thai Nguyen-Cho Moi (Bac Kan) highway 3; project on renovation, upgrading and extension of Ha Noi-Thai Nguyen railway to Tuyen Quang and Yen Bai

2 Upgrading the following roads to provincial roads: Road 263 linking with road 264, roads 264, 265 and 269.

3 Upgrading the following roads to inter-district roads: Pho Co-Dac Son-Deo Du; Da Hang-Ticn Phong; Cau Ca-Duong Thanh; Yen Thong-Dec Du; La Hicn-Cue Duong-Vu Chan; Hoa Thuona-Hoa Binh; Linh Nharn-Deo Nhan-Tranz Xa

4 Project, stage II, on Bac Son road (Thai Nguyen city); extended Thang Loi road, Song Cong provincial town; intra-urban roads ofDai Tu, Pho Yen, Phu Binh, Dong - _. _. _. - .Hy, Phu Luong and Dinh Hoa dislricts

5 Project on asphaltation of all roads from districts to offices of commune-level People's Committees and centers of commune clusters

6 Proiect on expansion and upgrading of Da Phuc port

7 Project on construction of Thai Nzuven passenger car terminal IV Trade-services

1 Projects on development and exploitation of Nui Coc and Suoi Lanh reservoir tourist resorts and the group of former resistance bases in the direction of convalescence tourism In combination with historical and ecoloaical tourism

2 Projects on raising the quality of hotels and provision of high-Quality services

3 Projects on golf courses and horse race courses © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM looue noo 04-051Mo v 2007 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 43 (C6ng Bao nos 318-3191May 24,2007) V Education and training I Projects on joint training of high-quality human resources to meet the labor demand in the 2011-2020 period VI Health I Projects on upgrading of medical examination and treatment establishments of all levels, esneciallv the grassroots level

2 Project on establishment of a number of high-quality medical establishments capable of handling intensive-care ailments VII Culture

1 Project on Viet Bac folk song and dance threatre

2 Proiect on cultural houses of hamlets, communes, wards, district towns VIII Physical training and sports

1 Proiect on construction of Viet Bac region's cultural-sport park IX State management I Project on completion of the system of public offices under the Government's regulation and criteria X Public works

1 Projects on construction of dwelling houses for sale to poor people

2 Proiects on construction of concentrated population quarters

3 Proiects on dormitories for workers in industrial parks

4 Proiects on construction of dormitories for students ©VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM