Decision No. 1222/QD-TTg approving the master plan on socio-economic development of Ninh Thuan province through 2020

Issue nos11·121July 2011 (Gong BEW nos 437-4381Augusf [j, 2011) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 33 Decision No. 12221QD-TTg uf July 22, 2011, approving the master plan on socio-economic development of Ninh Thuan province through 2020 THE PRIME MINISTER Pursuant to the December 25,2001 Law on organization of the Gove rnment; Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. Y2I2U06/ND-CP ofSeptember 7, 2006, on the formulation. approval and management of socio-economic development masterplans, and Decree No. 04/2008/ND-CP of January 11, 2008, amending and supplementing a number ofarticles ofDecree No. 92/2006/NlJ-CP; At the proposal of the Peoplcs Committee ofNinh Thuan province, DECIDES: Article 1. To approve them~ plan on socio-economic development of Nmh Thuan. . province through 2020, with the following principal contents: I. DEVELOPMENT VIEWPd]trTS.. 1. The master plan on socio-i~onomic development of Ninh Thuan proving' through 2020 must conform to the natioJ!l1 socio economic development strategy, nCer plans on socio-economic developmem-of the Northern Central and Central Coa~ regions and sectoral master plans. 2. To promote internal strengths-end bring into full play potentials and advmfages in marine economy and renewable en@)' to tum out spearhead products and form dy~ic areas, aiming to strongly step up the ~onomic restructuring and improve thc gro~ quality and competitiveness of theeconomy.to promote development association with otherprovinces in the region and the country; and t(r~tcelerate international economic integration. 3. To promote the human factor, attaching importance to the development of quality human resources; to preserve, promote and develop traditional cultures of ethnic groups in the province. 4. To closely combine economic e VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 34 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos11-12/July2011 (GongBeonos 437-4381August 5, 2011) development with building of a finn political and administrative system, intensification of national defense and security and maintenance of political stability and social order and safety. II. DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES 1. General objectives: To bQ.1%ll Ninh Thuan into an aurucuve desrmatics of Vietnam in the future, which will have a coJ1'Jplete infrastructure system and an open inv;ment and business environment, be capable ~'responding to climate change and preventi; natural disasters; to qUic~ly and sustain~ develop the economy alter the model of"green and clean" economy; to restructU;~ the economy in the direction of increasir,::tndustries and services in association with set~el1t of social issues, protection of the ec~ironment, job generation, hunger eradicaen and poverty reduction and lmprove~ntotpeoples material and sprritual lives; tQ:lonsolidate national defense and security.Jii)d maintain political stabi lity and social ordg and safety. 2. SpSCl'fic objectives:..... aIEecaomically: Th~JlW1Ual gross domestic product (GOP) growth 'S.,will reach 16-18% during 2011 2015 allliU9-20% during 2016-2020. During 20 11-2(JlM', industry -construction sectors will annually@ow at 30-31 (fo; agriculture, forestry and fisheries, 5-6%; and services, 15-16%. During 2016-2020, these figures will be 32 33%,6-7% and 16-17%, respectively; The province's per-capita GOP calculated at actual prices will be around USD 1AOO by 2015, and around USD 2,800 by 2020; To restructure the economy in the direction of increasing proportions of industries and services while gradually reducing that of agriculture. The proportions of industry-construction, agricul ture-forestry fisheries. and services will be 40(lA), 2Yf(, and 1~% hy 2() 1'\, and '1)%, )()(7r, and 2R% by 2020. respectively; Budget revenues will annually grow at 17 18% during 2011-2015 and 19-20 CI() during 2016-2020. Total local budget revenues wiII r~ad VNO 17 trillion hy )01 'i and VND 4 5 tri Ilion by 2020, accounti ng for 10% and lO II % of the provincial (lDP by 2015 and 2020, respectively; The export turnover will annually grow at 29-10% during 2011-20 I'i and )4-2'i% during 2016-2020, reaching an annual value of USD 180 million by 20]5 and USD 470-480 million by 2020; The total investment capital will annually grow at 24-2'1% during )01 1-)0' 5 and 29-30% duri ng 2016-2020. During 2011-2020, a total investment capital ofVND 260 trillion will be raised, including VND 60 trillion for 201 J-201) and VND 200 trillion for 2016-2020. b/ Socially: To reduce the natural population growth rate to 1.15% on an annual average during 2011 2015 and 1.1% during 2016-2020. The population will reach 640,000-650,000 by 2015 and 740,000-750,000 by 2020; The poor household percentage will annually decrease by 1.2-l.Y1() during 2011 2020. To reach the proportions of 7 medical doctors per 10,000 people by 2015 and over 8 medical doctors per J0,000 people by 2020. To reduce the malnutrition rate among under-5 children to below 18% by 2015 and below 13% by 2020; @ VIETNAM LAW .. L.EGAL fORUM . Issue nos 11·121July 2011 (C6ng esonos 437-4381August 5,2011) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 35 Thr- Tate of trained laborers wi II reach 5011<, by 2015 and surpass 60% by 2020, with 33% and over 45%, respectively, receiving vocational training. To restructure the workforce in the direction of gradually reducing the proportions of laborers working in agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors while increasing those of industries and services. By 2015, the propOl tion of lalun Cl s working ill agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors wi II decrease to 37% whi le those of industry-construction and services will increase to 28(irJ and 35%, respectively. By 2020, these rates will be 29%, 34% and 37%, respectively; To strive to complete upper secondary education universalization in Phan Rang Thap Cham city by 2015. By 2020, to complete upper secondary education universalization in townships and some communes with favorable conditions. Over 50% of communes and wards will be recognized as comprehensively strong ones. cI Environmentally: To raise the forest coverage to over 45% by 2015 and 50% by 2020; to improve environmental quality and assure hygienic water sources for local people. To strive that by 2015, 9Yfo of rural inhabitants will use hygienic water for daily-life activities, 85% of rural households will have hygienic toilets, 80% of household waste will be collected and treated, and 100% of hazardous industrial waste and hospital waste will be managed and treated. By )020, these targets will be 98%, 95%, 90Q{i and 100%, respectively; To manage and rationally utilize natural resources and protect"bio-diversi ty; to promote education, training and raising of public awareness about environmental protection; to Increase the environmental management capacity. II. DEVELOPMENT ORIENTATIONS OF INDUSTRIES AND SECTORS 1. Development orientations To prioritize the development of 6 groups of i nd us u ie s , namely ellergy,,,:;;;arurism, agriculture-forestry, fisheries, manuMture and processing, and 2 groups of su]porting industries being education-tral'Trlng and construction-real estate trading. By 10.20, the above 6 groups of industries will contfibtlte 91 % of the province's GDP and employ t""'5-0/o of the province's workforce, specifically: aJTo develop the group of energ:rtftdustries with nuclear power and renewabl;:@nergy as the key so that Ninh Thuun pro¥t:nce wi II become a national clean energy cellt~y 2020,.-'this group of industries will make.up..ll % of the province's GDP and satisfy 5~ of the national energy needs: To invest in building 2 nuclear pewcr plants with an output of 4,000 MW. Cons~ction of-the first plant will commence i~14 and complete in 2020 (under the~ational Assembly's resolutions and ~ Prime Minister's decisions); To develop a pumped-storage hydropower plant with an output of 1,200 MW1'rr Tan My irrigation system, which is exp~d to be completed and put into operation by 2020; to boost the development of wind farms in 14 zones with high wind potential with a total output of 1,600 MW and solar power with an output of 282 MW. b/Tourism: To comprehensively develop tourism based e VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 36 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos11.121July 2011 (Cong Bao nos 437-4381August 5,2011) on rhe pHwincc's tourism potential and advantages, including sea tourism, ceo-tourism and cultural tourism; to step by step build some key tourist sites m the country and the Southeast Asian region offering high Iy competitive types of tourism with diversified products and services of the best quality, speci fically: To develop hi-class yachting tourism. buiJding'WO-200 landing stages in Vinh Hy bay (Ninh U..rdistrict) and Binh Son - Ninh Chu touristr~ (Phan Rang ~ Thap Cham city); to bui1dhi-~s tourist establishments in Vinh Hy and Mui~nh tourist sites; to develop vintage tasting t~s aiming to tum the province iruo an attrac. destination in the Southeast Asian ~ region; t~oncentrateon developing sea tourist sites in Biah Ticn, Binh Tien - Vinh Hy, Binh Son - NiDlfChu, Mui Dinh and Ca Na areas; To ::m$Vc that by 2020, the tourism sector will m~p 12% of the province's CDP and employ E70 of the province's workforce. By 20 t5, th~"rovince will receive about 1.3-1.4 million~!~lUrist arrivals with foreigners accountieg-for 14-t5%. By 2020, the province will rece~ some 2.5-3 million tourist arrivals with for~ners accounting for 19-20%. cIAgtic.ulture, forestry and fisheries: To de,)leJop a modem agriculture with high yield antt+!gh quality, step by step torm large commo~ production areas so as to assure sufficierrtsnpply of raw materials for processing industrieRy 2015, the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sector will make up 25% of the province's GOP and 37% of the proviuces workforce. By 2020, these rates will be 20(10 and 29%, respectively, specifically: Agriculture: To accelerate the application of sciences, techniques and new technologies, especially bio-technology, so as 10 raise the land use value. The agricultural production value will grow at an annual average of 6-7%; land areas under paddy will be kept stable at around 17,000-18,000 ha with an annual output of 200,000-220,000 tons; to improve the quality of cattle herds. develop the model of farm husbandry associated with processing industries and raise the percentage of crossbred cows to 38% by 2015 and 45% by 2020; Fisheries: To bring into full play local advantages in aquatic breed production, develop Nhon Hai and An Hai concentrated breeding areas and shrimp fanning in association with export processing. To promote offshore fishing. The fishery production value will grow at an annual average of7-8%. To strive that by 2015. ] 1.5 billion brood stock shrimps will be produced, shrimp farming areas will reach 1,200-1,300 na with a total Output of 13,000 tons, offshore fishing output will reach 60,000 tons and fishery export val ue will reach USD 100 million, By 2020, these figures will be 17 billion, 1,200-1,300 ha, 20,000 tons, 65,000 tons and USD t50 million, respectively; Forestry: To increase land use efficiency and rationally improve the quality of forest coverage so as to assure sustainable agricultural development; to protect and tend existing COlcsts, [JIUlll new (ote sts , Lone urr aud regenerate forests and develop rubber trees toward commodity production in poor soil areas in Bac Ai and Ninh Son districts. To strive that forest coverage will surpass 45% by 2015 and reach 50% by 2020. dJ Industries: To deve lop c l ea n i n d usf r ie s with breakthrough growth so as to quickly restructure the economy and improve economic efficiency. To strive that by 2020, industries will make up © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 11·12/July 2011 (Gong Baa nos 437-4381Augusl 5, 2011) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 37 12% of [lie province's GDP and employ 13% of the province's workforce; the added value will grow at an annual average of 22-24% during 2011-15 and 26-28% during 2016-20, specifically: To concentrate efforts on developing advantageous processing industries such as salt and post-salt chemical production and food and beverage processing, expand salt-making areas to 4,000-5,000 ha with an annual output of 450,000-500,000 tons a n d increase t hc production of post-salt chemical products such as hi-grade salt and magnesium chloride with an annual output of 200,000-250,000 tons. To invest in building 1-2 export shrimp processing plants, each of an annual output of lO,aOO tons; 1-2 cashew nut processing plants, each of an annual output of 10,000 tons; livestock and meat processing plants and beer and vintage plants in association with the building of eco tourism resorts; To lure investment in a steel production project with an output of 14.5 million tons/year in Doc Harn-Ca Na area in association with the bui Iding of a cargo port with a capaci ty of 15 million tons per yp:lr; To develop industrial parks and clusters: During 2011-2015, to concentrate on completing i nvcstmcnt in infrastructure facilities of Du Long and Phuoc Nam industrial parks; during 2016-2020, to develop Hieu Thien and Ca Na industrial parks; to invest in building 1-2 industrial clusters occupying a land area of 30-50 ha in each district while prioritizing the development of 8 industrial clusters of Thanh Hai, Thap Cham (Phan Rang - Thap Cham city), Ca Na (Thuan Nam), Tri Hai (Ninh Hai), Tan Son and Quang Son (Ninh Son), Phuoc Thang (Bac Ai) and Suoi Da (Thuan Bac). e/ Construction, real estate trading and development of new urban centers: To develop construction into a strong sector with high technical level and step by step form a real estate market. To strive that by 2020, the sector will make up 37% of the province's GDP and employ 25% of its workforce, specifically: To form construction enLer~s with strong financial capacity and pro~ionally qualified human resources to impl~t large sized works and projects with c~licated technical requirements; to take the wUest use of gee-economic advantages and b~d urban centers of appropriate sizes; to deve~ hi-class urban centers in Phan Rang - Thap C'Dam city;. To develop the real estate markea.covering also real estate brokerage and lease s~jces, and develop an intermediary market prc\~ing real estate sale and purchase services a"'develop construction work repair, maintenan~;ndanti­ degradation services; to develop a iiiarket of leased houses and hi-class office bulfaings. fI Education and training: To comprehensi vely and synCftT'onously r-, develop education and training in te~of scale v and quality, ensuring physical foun~onsand improving quality of teachers, IIlv~zing all children in the prescribed age groltp to go to school and minimizing the educril'ion gap among areas in the province; to strWe that by 2020, the sector will make up 3(/<) of the pr o vince.'u GDP and employ 0.2% of the province's workforce, specifically: To develop ;J network of schools and classrooms up to national standards at all education levels, attaching importance to developing creches and preschools in the @ VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 38 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos1H2fJury2011 (Gong Beo nos 437438/August 5,2011) direction of socialization. To strive that by 2015, 30% of schools will reach national standards, 50(%) of primary pupils will attend semi boarding classes and 10% of preschools will reach national standards. By 2020, these figures will be 50%, 6(Y1r, and 20%, respectively; Vocational training: To strive to basically satisfythe needs for skilled human resources ror the prov~'s socio-economic development by 2015; dLft'rng 2016-2020, to provide vocational tmining~luborers within the province and in neighbo p~ovinces; to improve the operation effectiv<$lZss of the Agriculture and Forestry UniversiQ!$ branch; to establish Water Resources and EleQjcity universities; to upgrade Ninh ThllanT~hers'Coli "8" into a multidicciplinary college; 'to prepare conditions for the establis~ntof Ninh Thuan University after 2015. arttbt the same time, call for investment in bui"tmtLg training institutions up to ~ internat.1 standards in the province. 2. J:BSrastructure construction and develop=nt aITrWport infrastructure: :.,... R~To prioritize investment in building roads Iir,Jlllfng the two trunk. roads being national highwa.f't A and the coastal road, national highwa~17's section heading to Lam Dong provinc~Central Highlands provinces and Dong JHri-ot Phu Tho bridge (An Dong bridge). To upg~ national highways 1A, 27A and 27B, ttmastal road (Binh Tien - CaNa), road 703 linking national highway I A with Yen Ninh and Hai Thuong Lan Ong roads, Kien Kien road running to Ninh Chu cargo port and Van Lam Son Hai road To build a belt road of Phan Rang Thap Cham city which links to national highway 27. roads running through Ninh Hai, Thuan Bac, Bac Ai, Ninh Son and Ninh Phuoc districts, the uorthwextcru area of Thanh Sun airport to Du Long industrial parks and Phuoc Thai, Phuoc Vinh (Ninb Phuoc) and Ma Noi (Ninh Son) communes. To complete the system of rural and mountainous transport and roads to raw material zones; to upgrade district roads up to grade-IV and - V delta road standards; Railway: To invest in railway routes as planned so as to complete phase-I renovation and upgrading ofthe North-South railway's Nha Trang - IIo Chi Minh City hi-speed railway section running through Ninh Thuan province; to study a plan to restore Da Lat - Thap Cham railway route for tourism development association with Da Lat city; Seaway: Tu develop Doc Ham seaport with a cargo handling capacity of 15 million tons/ year, Ninh Chu cargo port capable of accommodating ships of 10,000 tons and tourist ports, including Binh Tien - Vinh Hy, Binh Son Ninh Chu, in service of domestic tourist ships; to upgrade and expand Ca Na, Dong Hai and Ninh Chu fishing ports to serve as storm shelters, each will accommodate 500-1,000 ships of 500-1,000 cv b/ In igation: To concerurate iuvesuueut in irrigation works so as to improve the irrigating capacity for around 50% and 56% of agricultural land areas by 2015 and 2020, respectively. By 2015, to complete investment in Tan My reservoir irrigation system with a capacity of219 million m', Song Than, 0 Cam, Tan Giang II, Ta Noi and Ta Lam reservoirs (Ma Noi), Da May reservoir (Phuoc Binh commune, Bac Ai district). To invest in building the expanded May 19 dam (Lam Son) and Dinh river downstream dam so as to prevent salinization, preserve fresh water resources, change the eco-environrnent and bring Into full © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos11·12JJuly 2011 (Gong Bao nos 437-4381August 5, 2011) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 39 play the advantages of the areas along Dinh river; to invest in canal consolidation, paying attention to grade-I canals belonging to Nha Trinh - Lam Cam and Tan Giang systems and grade- nand -III canals so as to promote the effecti vcness of built reservoirs. cl Water supply and drainage systems: To expand and upgrade the water supply and drainage and wastewater treatment networks for Phan Rang-Thap Cham city and urban centers ill the province, to iuvcxt in water supply and drainage and wastewater treatment networks for industrial parks and nuclear power plants; cI/Power supply: To upgrade and develop the province's power grid so that 100% ot households will use electricity supplied from the national grid and 100% of electricity demands for production will be satisfied corresponding to production scale of industrial parks and clusters; To build nuclear power stations No.1 and 2 (500 KY stations); to develop a power grid to connect nuclear power, thermal power and wind power sources to the national power grid and an electricity supply network to meet additional load needs in the province; to upgrade the (existing) 15 KY electricity network to 22 KY one and gradually replace overhead 22 KY electricity lines in the central areas of urban centers with 22 KY underground cables; To build 220 KY and 110 KY transformers for Du Long and Phuoc Nam industrial parks, Doc Ham area and Phan Rang - Thap Cham city. el Information and communications: To expand, upgrade and modernize the post and telecommunications network and develop large-capacity high-speed communications networks connecting to all localities in the country and the world; to modernize the province's hi-tech transmission systems and optical cables to its districts and communes; To promote the application of information technology to state management (e government) and e-transactions; to increase the number of telephone subcnbers to reach the rate of 34 subcribers per 100 inhabitants by 2015 and 50 subcribers per 100 inhabita~ 2020; To ensure that network no~will be installed in every COmmune to pr~e high speed multiple services. By 20IJ,"'OJ of the population will use the Internet and~rrer2015, all demands for Internet use will bs.basicalty satisfied. To strive for a rate of ~Intemet subcribers per lOO inhabitants by 2m-and 15 Internet subscribers per ItXlinhahita~y 2020. 3. Social affairs a/ Population and family planni~To well implement the national pop~laticgtrate~y, ensuring a proper population ~ while increasing population quality. To t=luce the annual natural population growthra~o1.15% by 2015 and 1.1% by 2020; tae annual mechanical population growth raft will be around 6.46% during 2011-2015 anetDb during 2016-2020. The province's popu~on will reach 640,000-650,000 by 2015 antC40,OOO 750,000 by 2020; the urbanization~ will he 43.9% by 2015 and 48% by 2020; bl Health and public healthcare: T~ui1dand develop a medical examination anbeatment network in conformity with the province's socio economic development conrlitions; to invest in building a provincial-level general hospital with 500 patient beds and modem equipment and traditional medicine hospitals in Ninh Phuoc and Ninh Son districts; to upgrade commune health stations up to national standards. To strive that 70% and 90% of communes, Wards and e VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 11.121July 2011 (Gong Beonos 437-438/August 5, 2011) townships will reach the national health standards by 2015 and 2020, respectively, and by 2020, all health stations will have midwives and 80(k) ofcommune-level heal th stations will have medical doctors. To prioritize the development of human resources for the heal th sector and strive for a rate of 8 medical doctors per 10,000 people; cI Cl\mtre, information, radio and television: To furthrr1mprove the q uality of the movement HAll (~eople unite to build a cultured Iifestyl~To strive that 65% and 80(%) of villages d street quarters will reach cultural standar<m:lJy 2015 and 2020, respectively. To increasQ-assroots cultural institutions and improvcssec cultural life for ethnic minority people <In(1 inhabitants in mountainous, deep lying aa remote areas. By 2015, 60(;70 of comm~s, wards and townships in the provin~ill have culture-information-sports f"""'I centers, !!m0/r, of ham Ids and villages will have public-~esssystems and 96% of households will hat:!: access to television and radio broadcawil. By 2020, these rates will be 80%, 100% atW&llOO%, respectively; d/ P~ical training and sports' To develop the province's physical training and sport networkto better satisfy people's needs for physic~aining and health protection in combin~ with development of advantageous high-asssevernent sports; to step up sport move~ in association with restoration of traditional sports of ethnic groups in the province; to attach importance to the training of young talented ath letes: to develop mass sport movements; and to incrementally increase the number of people regularly doing physical exercises or playing sports; eI Science and technology: To develop science and technology to serve economic development needs, prioritizing the research into applied sciences in service of production and daily-life activities; to promote cooperation with central science agencies based in the province and international organizations in disseminating new plant varieties and animal breeds so as to tum out goods of high commodity value and up to intemational standards for export. To intensify investment in scientific activities, build some research and application centers and pilot plants for creation of new products and breeding centers and invest in equipment and devices to meet scientific research needs. 4. Environmental protection Environmental protection constitutes a constant task in socio-economic development and one of the three important targets to be implemented for assuring sustainahle development and fulfillment of the millennium goal. The general objective during the planned period IS to Improve the living environment by proactively preventing and mitigating adverse environmental impacts in association with pollution treatment, depletion remedy, environmental improvement and nature censer vation. 5. National defense and security al Tu prioruize land plots in extremely important strategic locations for developing the province's and the country's defense potentials. To build an all-people defense, people's security and border guard disposition; blTo closely coordinate with military, border guard and public security agencies, provincial departments and sectors, fatherland front and local people so as to generate a combined strength for building Ninh Th uan into a politically firm and economically prosperous province with strong national defense and e VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 11-121July 2011 (Gong Bao nos 437-4381August 5,2011) OFFiCiAL GAZETTE 41 security. To concentrate efforts in building u strong political system and increasing economic, defense and security potentials. IV ORIENTATIONS FOR TERRITORY BASED DEVELOPMENT I. To set orientations for spatial and territorial development ofNinh Thuan province by 2020 in the direction of developing two development corridors and six key development areas with three prioritized areas as follows: aI Two corridors: National highway IA and coastal road; bl Six key areas: The western area (mountainous districts), northern tourism area, Dam Nai area, southern industrial area, suburban villages (Phuoc Dan and Ninh Phuoc), and Phdn Rang - Thap Cham inner city, with priority given to three areas, namely Phan Rang - Thap Cham urban center, the northern tourism area and southern industrial area. 2. Orientations for location of industries and sectors Industries and sectors will be spatially arranged in the following four prioritized areas: a/The mountainous area (Ninh Son and Bac Ai): This area is planned mainly for agricultural and forestry with zones under short-term industrial trees such as cassava, sugarcane, tobacco, cashew and rubber in association with the processing industry, develop cattle husbandry and build a new countryside; bl The northern area: Tourism development will beprioritized in this area, hi-class and large sized tourist resorts will be built along the coast from Binh Tien to Vinh Hy and Binh Tien tourist resort, Vinh Hy and Nui Chua hi-class tourist resorts and Bai Thung and HUll Du tourist resorts will bc developed into regionally famous ones; clThe southern area: Industrial development will be prioritized in this area, mainly in Phuoc Narn and Ca Na industrial parks, and nuclear power plant No.1 wil I be built in Vinh Truong village, Phuoc Dicu commune, Timan Nam district; dI The lowland areas: The dev~ent of urban centers, services and tra~will be prioritized in this area, Phan Rang -~Cham city to be buill i uto a luurisnl-lra~lIttT and developed into a "park city", a cluster of satellite urban centers will bc formed, .including ecological urban centers along b~ sides of Dinh river, Dam Nai tourism-urbes-center, eastern Van Son northern Bi nh!'§(.,n urban...... center. Binh Son - Ninh Chu co~1 urban center with hi-class office buildiniS:' and an urban center in Thuan Nam for expeili.engaged in the construction of two nuclear pcZr plants. 3. Oricntation for develo~nt of ~~,.; administrative units .., ~ To upgrade urban centers ,»Then the prescribed conditions are fully~ to split communes and districts having~o large population or occupying too large I~ area to suit socio-economic development ~nditicns and economic and social managc~t levels.... To set orientations for develoeesent of administrative units as follows: aJ During 201 t-20t5: The province will have 6 district-level administrative units and I city; to upgrade Phan Rang - Thap Cham city into a grade-Il urban center (when the prescribed conditions are fully met) and consider adj usting administrari ve boundaries ofcommunes, wards and townships so as to increase the number of communes, wards and townships to 91 by 2015; @VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 42 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 11·121July 2011 (Cong Bfw nos 437-4381August 5,2011) bl During 2016-2020: The province will have 7 district-level administrative units (:l new district split from Ninh Son district), to establish Tan Son town (grade-IV urban center)', to expand Phan Rang Thap Cham city to embrace Khanh Hai township and the area along both sides of Nai lagoon for building a coastal tourist urban center; t~itywill be also expanded to the west to embr~ the southern side of Dinh river to serve ~(ablishmentof urban centers along both ~ks of Dinh river; to adjust adminisDive boundaries ofcommunes so that the pro'4U;e will have some 101 communes, wards am:t:townships by 2020. ~ V. KEY.PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS :;Bee the attached appendix) ~AJORSOLUTIONS FOR IMPI .EmfENTING THE MASTER PLA N-1. Sc@ion for raising investment capital The-.wl development invcstrncnt capital for the 201 tJ.,l020 period is estimated at around VND ~llion, including VND 60 trillion for 201l-2-~ and VND 200 trillion for 2016-2020.-. Based-ea. the ann ual budget capacity, the provinc~ ~h()lIld adopt specific solutions to raising ~e utmost domestic and overseas re~rdevelopment investment as follows: aI :o.=.:ing up and promulgating a list of programs and projects calling for investment through 20?O; adopting policies to encourage and attract domestic and overseas businesses to invest in commercial operation of infrastructure facilities; effectively utilizing ODA sources to build key infrastructure facilities for large-sized irrigation, traffic, electricity and water works; realizing the policy of joint investment by the State and people in order to solidify canals, build and consolidate rural transport systems and carry out socialization in education. hcalthcarc, sports and physical training; bl Applying investment promotion measures; creating a stable, open and fair investment en vironrnent and assuring investors' interests; taking the initiative in promoting investment and searching for investment partners: making turgeted investment so as to make the fullest use of investment capital. Adopting policies to assure thrift practice in administrative spending and prevent loss and waste in capital construction investment. Making definite investment in hreakrhrough projects for high-quality and sustainable development; c/ Diversifying forms of fund raising, considering domestic capital sources as a decisive factor while attaching importance to foreign capital sources; reforming administrative procedures, creating an open investment envlronmcnt, adopting mechanisms and policies to raise funds from the population and encourage economic sectors to participate in development investment; prioritizing the attraction in appropriate forms of foreign capital, especially capital from multinational companies, to take advantage of modern technologies and advanced management and administration skills and pave the way to regional and world markets; d/ Renewing investment credit mechanisms and building a closed relationship between businesses and finance and credit institutions so as to tacilitate businesses' access to capital sources and promptly satisfy their capital needs for production and business operations: completing the equitization of state enterprises e VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos11·121July 2011 (Gong Baanos 437·438/Augusf 5, 2011) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 43 to lay Ioundat ion fur par ricipation I[] the securities market; e/ Better coordinating with concerned ministries and sectors in speeding up the implementation of national key investment works in the province; f/ Improving the province's geo~economic position <;0 as to r~i<;e the val nr- of land II<;e, increase the rate of GOP contribution to the budget on the basis of strongly developing industries and services and intensifying the management ofrevenue sources so as to assure sufficient funds to cover expenditures and have accumulations for development re-investment; g/ Effectively implementing the policy of socialization of such sectors as healthcare, vocational training, education, culture and sports and environment, striving that 20-25% of the investment capital for these sectors will be raised from social sources; hf Mobihzmg FDI capital sources tor development investment, calling for investment in large-sized projects of international standards in energy, tourism, industry, seaport, new urban center, education and healthcare sectors so as to create a breakthrough in lapping lucal potential and strength and implementing the province's key socio-economic development programs; and using ODA capital mainly for investment in infrastructure facilities, especially those in poor and difficu lty-hit areas. Further coordinating with development partners and donors in identifying investment opportunities 111 contormity with priority objectives and donors' criteria; if Implementing the program on state credit for businesses having projects eligible for support under the Government's regulations, Pnontizing large-sized projects of spearhead sectors, projects on renewing agricuILural and fishery product processing technologies and clean energy development projects, This capital source is expected to satisfy about 7-8.8% of the province's total investment capital demand; jf Greatly improving investment and business environment, raising the provincial cornpeti tivencss to attract to the utmost capita! from economic sectors and impleme1T!"projects in which the province has a compe.illrve edge such as those in the marinC"~nomy, construction of urban centers alIQ. office buildings for lease; mobilizing and encouraging economic sectors to invest in d~cloping household and small farm econom~esting in and developing agricultural, f~try and fishery product processing establisJffifents and-restoring local traditional trades. 2. Solutions for improving b~ess and investment environment and raisin~ovincial competitiveness aJ To raise provincial competi~ness to serve as a motive force for the impl~entation of the master plan on socio-gsonornic development of Ninh Thuan prov i~ through 2020; raising investors' and strateg§£:~rtneTs' concerns about the province's devej,gpment;--bl Improving effectiveness of ~estment promotion activities and use eff~ncy of investment capital raised from;sonomic sectors, foreign-invested enterprise~dODA and NGO capital and, concurrently, ~plifying administrative procedures and promoting and boosting investment activities of investors and development partners; cf Improving the capacity of civil servants and public employees working in the province's administrative agencies and business managers toward high professionalism and readiness for e VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 11-121Ju/y 2011 (Gong Baa nos 437-4381August 5, 2011) international economic integration. 3. Solutions for human resource development aJ Attaching importance to training for cadres and civil servants working in various sectors and levels so as to r a ise their qualifications in terms of law, management and administrmion of socio-economic domains and national ~'ense and security; adopting specific regimes t1i£i policies on salaries, allowances and otherin~ives so us to attract talented pCI SOliS and tec,*al workers, especially top experts, to work Wi long term in Ninh Thuan province; bl E~uraging businesses to provide training ~nterprise-basedassociated training to their eft1oployee:> so as tv improve theh q ualiiy. To creat~sociation among state management agenciez''consulrancy agencies, businesses, universiHH and training institutions for human resourc~ining,supply and use;-cI Cr~ng favorable conditions fur capable.-people tcr~dy, adopting policies to encourage young tJ;\ts to research into, create and apply new tectiiiological achievements; appointing..... young ~agers and creating conditions for cadres tQ.Nisit and exchange experiences with foreign zounrries so as to acquire market and '. technology information; d/Re~ly organizing training courses for busines~anagers so as to improve their admini~ion skills, meeting integration and compe 10 requirements; concentrating efforts to lure and invite prestigious universities and training centers to set up training establishments up to intemational standards in the province; encouraging a ll economic sec tors and businesses, especially those having large-sized projects, to open training schools or associated training courses to meet human resource demands for the province's socio-economic development in the coming time and best satisfy the needs for developing the province's six main groups of industries in the immediate future; concentrating efforts on building a good living environment to attract domestic and foreign experts to work in the province. 4. Solutions for science and technology development al Encouraging enterprises to invest in renewing production technologies, gradually replacing obsolete equipment and synchronizing technologies in advantageous sectors such as agricultural, forestry and fishery product processing. Supplying information on new technologies to businesses and creating favorable conditions for them to renew production and management technologies, Diversifying forms of association and cooperation among production establishments, research and application agencies and universities so as to apply scientific advances in daily-life activities and catch up with national and international development; bl Accelerating technical application, investing in renewing equipment, rr.cchinery and technology lines in association with environmental protection: to properly select technologies to be renewed, use multi-l ayer technologies and combine traditional technologies with modem ones. Shifting from producing and exporting unprocessed products to deeply processed ones and producing import substitutes; expanding association with research institutes and universities and providing support funds for projects to research, apply and transfer technologies to businesses, regardless of their ownership forms; cl Intensifying Investment In renewmg e VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos11·121July 2011 (Gong Baanos 437·4381Augus( 5, 2011) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 45 equipment and technologies for the province's competitive sectors to turn out products ofgrcat demands in domestic and international markets. Closely combining technology renewal and environmental protection. S. Sui utions to propei ly settling social issues centered at poverty reduction in areas with a high poverty rate and areas of ethnic minority inhabitants aJ Enabling local people develop production ami have access to economic development opportunities: providing training to local people for improving their production and business knowledge; further intensifying agriculture, forestry and fishery expansion, and supporting science und technology transfer activities; bl Increasing local people's access to social services: assuring that local people will have access to basic services, upgrading education and health infrastructure facilities in difficulty-hit and ethnic minority areas, planning investment in essential works with priority given to communes with the participation of people. 6. Solutions to environmental protection and development after the model of "green and clean" economy for sustainable development a/ Intensifying the prevention, control and mitigation of natural disasters and response to climate change and incorporating response to climate change into the province's socio economic development programs, especially plans on infrastructure construction and residential arrangement in coastal areas; intensifying the appraisal of environmental protection condi tions of investment projects and effectively carry ing out f'.ffective environmental supervision; bl Boosting the development ofclean energy sources, encouraging production establishments to apply environmentally friendly technologies; increasing communications to raise people's arewareness about environmental protection and climate change prevention and response. 7. Solutions to raising effect and effectiveness of the state management apparatus and accelerating administrative procedure reform aJ Strongly accelerating the adllJ,l,Wstrative procedure reform, improving ~ct and effectiveness of state managemenr,-ttl).ating an equal competition environment for a~ economic sectors; improving the operation quality of the Economic Development Office (E~ so as to increase the cornpetitivess index aTMteate an,.. open i nvextrnent and business ellvi~IU~nt tv tap to the utmost internal strengths aad attract-external sources for development i~li:stment; bl Further decentralizing di~t-level-People's Committees and al1'Tt1orizing ~... provincial-level departments and sestcrs while-, upholding responsibilities of the ~ds and improving the capacity of ~1iissroots administrations; improving the c.city fOT cadres and civil servants in state ad~istrative agencies toward professionalism; ~. cl Completing institutions and raia quality of the elaboration of legal documcrusnnder the competence of the provincial-lever-People's Council and People's Cornrnitteev gspecially institutions and policies on lo~ soc io economic development; widely"a'pplying information technology in the reform of administrative procedures and increasing transparency of administrative procedures concerning local people and businesses. 8. Solutions to expanding regional and national cooperation and association for development and international economic e VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issuenos 11·12/July 2011 (Cong Baonos 437-438/August 5, 2011) integration al Expanding the comprehensive cooperation between Ninh Thuan province and provinces in the Southern Central and southern key economic regions and major cities uati ouwi de , pr ior it iz in g cooperation and association in tourism, trade, production, exploitation, processing and sale of industrial, agricultM;1 and fishery products, attaching importante to traditional and advantageous produc~each locality; b/ErWeting into cooperation in training and developMent of human resources for such sectors ~ea)thcare, education and training, implemiiting centrally run projects on exploratsen of petroleum and minerals such as titanium c5re and developing seaport and sea-. .transporesnon services. VII. O~NIZATIONAND SUPERVISION ... flF THE MASTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION 1.Am the master plan on socio-economic develoPeltnt of Ninh Thuan province through 2020 i~ ...proved by the Prime Minister, the province-should publicize and disseminate it to party cir!tll1iuees and administrations at all levels, -<MI sectors, mass organizations, enterprQand people in the province; and concuITen'tly, elaborate a program of action for the im~entationof the master plan. 2. To concretize the master plans's objectives and tasks into five-year and annual socio economic development plans for effective implementation. Annually, to evaluate the implementation of the master plan and on that basis, review and propose the adjustment or supplementation of the master plan to suit the socio-economic development situation in the province in each period. 3. Authorities, sectors, socia-political organizations and local people shall inspect and supervise the implementation of the master plan. Article 2. The master plan on socio-economic development of Ninh Thuan province through 2020 wi II serve as a basis for the elaboration, submission, approval and implementation of sectoral master plans (construction, land use and other plans) and master plans on socio-economic development of districts, towns and provincial cities of the province and investment projects in Ninh Thuun province. Article 3. To assign the People's Committee of Ninh Thuau province to base itself 011 the approved master plan to assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with concerned ministries and sectors in, directing the lawful formulation, submission and approval of the following documents: I. Master plans on socio-economic development of districts, towns and cities; master plans on urban centers and residential areas; land use master plans and plans; and master plans on development of industries and sectors to ensure overall and uniform development; 2. To study, elaborate and promulgate according to its competence or submit to competent state agencies for promulgation mechanisms and policies in conformity with the province's development requirements and laws in each period so as to attract and raise funds for the implementation of the master plan. 3. To eIaborate fi ve-year and ann ual piails; key economic, cultural and social development programs and specific projects to implement the master plan. e VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos11·12/July 2011 (Gong Bao nos 437-438/August 5,2011) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 47 4.' Io propose the Pnme Munster to consider and decide on modifications to the master plan in conformity with the socio-economic development situation of the province and the country in each planning period. Article 4. Concerned ministries and sectors, within the ambit of their functions, tasks and powers, shall: 1. Guide and assist the People's Committee of Ninh Thuan province in implementing the master plan. 2. Coordinate with the People's Committee ofNinh Thuan province in reviewing, adjusting and supplementing master plans of industries and sectors to ensure completeness and consistency of the master plan; assist the province in raising domestic and overseas funds for the implementation of the master plan. Article 5. This Decision takes effect on the date of its signing. Article 6. The chairperson of th.e.J'-eople's Committee of Ninh Thuan province:w,inisters, heads of ministerial-level agencies-sed heads of governme nt-auachcd agen~s shall implement this Decision. Prime Minister NGUYEN TAN DU~ , Appendix LIST OF PROJECTS PRIORITIZED FOR INVESTMENT IN NINH THUAN PR~INCE DURING 2011-2020 (To the Prime Minister's Decision No. 1222/QD-TTg ofJuly 22,2011) No. Name of projects A PROJECTS INVESTED BY MINISTRIES AND SECTORS IN NINHnIUAN PROVINCE , 1 Upgrading national highway lA's section from Cam Ranh international airport to Phan Rang - Thap Cham city ~ . 2 National highway IA's bypass through Phan Rang 3 Upgrading national highway 27' s section running through Ninh Thuan pro\ftnce 4 Building Nha Trang - Ho Chi Minh City express railway's section running through the province 5 Planning and investing in the restoration of Da Lat - Thap Cham rai [way route 6 Building nuclear power plant No.1 and infrastructure for nuclear power plants Nos. 1 and 2 7 Tan My irrigation system Cl VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FOR 48 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos11·12JJuly 2011 (Gong Baa nos 437-4381August 5,2011) B PROJECTS INVESTED BY THE PROVINCE r INFRASTRUCTURE 1 Building a belt-road of Phan Rang - Thap Cham city 2 Building a coastal road from Binh Tien to Ca Na 3 Van Lam-Son Hai road 4 National highway lA's section running, to Phuoc Ha 5 ~icn Kien road running to Ninh Chu cargo port 6 l1'iational highway 27 - Ma Noi - Phuoc Ha 7 trJpgrading urban roads and inter-district roads connecting to Ninh Son, Thuan Bac, ~~c Ai, Ninh Hai and Ninh Phuoc districts 8 $ads heading to commune centers 9 tt:Pgrading and expanding Dong Hai, My Tan, Son Hai, Vinh Hy and Ninh Chu J1;hing ports for use as storm shelters II ·lkRIGATION..' 1 ...£Dng Cui reservoir ~ 2 "~ng Than reservoir ...... 3 4"an Giang 2 reservoir I~ 4 :;::G1 Lam reservoir I V 5 ~ Cam reservoir.. 6 ~ May reservoir 7 "Oinh river downstream dam 8 .. Upgrading the system of grade-II and -III canals of reservoirs III alATER SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE 1 ~ater supply systems for industrial parks, new urban centers and 2 nuclear power I~nts 2 Wastewater drainage system for Phan Rang - Thap Cham city 3 Wastewater drainage systems for Tan Son, Khanh Hai and Phuoc Dan townships IV SOCIAL AND WELFARE FACILITIES 1 Traditional Medicine Hospital 2 Vocational training centers in Ninh Hai - Thuan Bac; Ninh Phuoc - Thuan Narn; and Ninh Son - Bac Ai areas © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 1t-J2JJuly 20j1 (Gong Baanos 437-438/August 5,2011) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 49 3 Upgrading district-level hospitals, regional general clinics and commune-level health stations up to national standards 4 Residential arrangement in coastal areas 5 B ilding infrastructure of resettlement quarters for nuclear power plants Nos. 1 and 2 C PROJECTS CALLING FOR INVESTMENT I AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES -, 1 Sustainable forestry development ~.~ ,....... 2 Vineyard development ----~ 3 Jatropha planting ~ -; 4 Development of rubber trees . 5 Industrial shrimp farming in An Hai and Son Hai .. 6 Production of aquatic breeds in An Hai and Khanh Nhon --- . II INDUSTRIES ...--.... 1 Steel production in Doc Ham area .....--. 2 Titanium mining and processing in Phuoc Nam industria 1park 'f ...... ' 3 Production of industrial salt in Ninh Hai district, covering an area of I ,500~ 4 Production of industrial salt in Thuan Nam district, covenng an area of 2,)lJ.gpa 5 Plant of salt-based chemicals, with an annual output of 350,000-400,000 to~ i<' 6 Mineral water plant in Nhi Ha, with an annual output of 2 million liters ........ . 7 Aquatic product p-.!:.<?cessi~ plants r· -- - .. -' S .. Meat processing plant, with an annual output of 3,000-5,000 tons . 9 Plant of timber and interior decoration items with ;m ~, annual output of 10,OOn.-products . 10 Sash~w processing plants III INDUSTRIAL PARK AND CLUSTER INFRASTRUCTURE 1 Expanding Du Long and Phuoc Nam industrial parks 2 Expanding Thanh Hai industrial cluster 3 Expanding Thap Cham industrial cluster e VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 50 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos11·12fJufy 2011 (Gong BaD nos 437-4381AugusI5, 2011) 4 Hieu Thien industrial park 5 Ca Na industrial park - - - 6 Shipbuilding and fishing logistic service complex in Ca Na 7 Tri Hai industrial cluster 8 Tan Son and Quang Son industrial cluster 9 ~huoc Thang industrial cluster 10 '-Suoi Da industrial cluster IV JRANSPORT AND SEAPORTS 1 ~pgrading and expanding Ca Na and Dong Hai fishing ports '.2 ~oc Ham cargo port with a capacity of 15 million tons/year 3 'NiIJII Chu Cdlgu pUI l capable of accommodating ships of a tonnage of 10,000 tons 4 ~eveloping Binh Tien-Vinh Hy and Binh Son-Ninh Chu tourism ports 5 ~uildjng An Dong bridge (Phu Tho-An Hai) V ~OURISM .- . 1 ~ui Dinh tourist site r 2 , t:Dam NOli eco-tourist and urban center 3 . b;ham culture tourism 4 "Binh Son - Ninh Chu tourist resort 5 Ma Trai (Trau river) resort and hotel . 7 lion Do resort 8 ...gai Thuflg beach resort..... - 8 'Vinh Hy bay hi-class ceo-tourist site and cruiser landing stage VI ENERGY 1 Wind power projects in 14 wind potential sites under planning 2 Solar power project 3 Thermal power projects with a total capacity of 1,450 MW 4 Pumped-storage hydropower project with a capac itv of 1,200 MW @ VIETNAM LAW &LEGAL FO M Issue nos11.12/July 2011 (Gong Baanos 437-438/August 5, 2011) 51 r----..,-----------------------------------, VII EDUCATION-TRAINING AND HEALTH Provincial universit u to international standards 2 to international standards 3 Building professionalsecondary schools VIII URBAN CENTERS K I and K2 residentia I areas 2 Don Van Son-Bac Van Son residential area 3 Ta Hac residential area and Dam Nai urban center 4 Don Nam residential area alon both banks of Dinh river Notes: The location, size and total investment of projects shall be calculated, se e specified during the elaboration and approval of investment projects, depending on eds investment capital balancing and raising capacity in each period. © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM