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Decision No. 163/2008/QD-TTg approving the master plan on socio-economic development of Ca Mau province till 2020

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Agricultural and rural development, Fisheries and aquaculture, Land and soil, Water
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agricultural development, policy/planning, biodiversity, aquaculture, urban land, inland waters, water supply, irrigation

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  1. 64 OFI:!CIAL GAZETTE Issue nos09-11lDecember 2008 (Gong BaD nos 695-6961December 25.2(08) THE PRIME MINISTER UECISIUN No. 16j/200K/QU-TTg OF DECEMBER 11, 2008, APPROVING THE MASTER PLAN ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTOFCA MAU PROVINCE TILL 2020 PRIME MINISTER Pursuant to the December25,2001 Law on Organization ofthe Government; Pursuantto theGovernment's Decree No. 92/ 20061ND-yP ofSeptember 7, 2006 and Decree No. 0412008IND-CP ofJanuary 11, 2008, on the jonnulatimf, approval andmanagement ojsocio economic development masterplans; At the-proposal of the Ca Mau province People's Committee in its Report No. 40fITr VBND ofSeptember5,2007. and OfficialLetter No. 46574!BNDofDecember27, 2007, and the proposal of the Ministry of Planning and Investment in Official Letter No. 882/BKH TD&GSDr ofFebruary5, 2008. on the master plan on stmo-economicdevelopment ofCa Mau province in the period up to 2V20, DECmFs,: Article1.- Toapprove themaster plan onsocio economic development of Ca Muu province till 2020 with the following principal contents: I. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 1. The master plan on socio-economic development ofCa Mau province till 2020 must be In line With the national strategy on socio economic development and the master plan on socio-economic development of Mekong river delta. 2. To accelerate economic growth and economic restructuring towards industrialization and modernization; to vigorously develop potential and advantageous manufacturing industries and services in association with the development of hi-tech domains. 3,To mobilizeallresourcesforsocio-economic development, aiming to tap to the utmost domestic resources while attracting to the utmost foreign resources for investment in the province, parucutartycapital, tectinologtes andhlgh-qualtty labor. 4. Todevelopeconomy in a fast and sustainable manner, meeting international economic integration requirements; to ensure harmony between socio-economic development and environmental protection, raise human resource quality, improve and incrementally raise people's living standards. 5. Economic development must beassociated with political stability, social order and safety and people's increasing intellectual levels; to strengthen national defense and security; to consolidate, perfect and raise the operationquality of the political system and build u strong and sound administration. © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 09'111December 2008 OFF Ie IAl GAZETTE (GOng Baonos 695-S9fJDecembe! 25. 2(08) 65 II. MAJOR OBJECTIVES 1. General objectives: Tosustainably developeconomyat highrates, and step up investment in infrastructure construction. To strive to fonn the industry service- agriculture economic structure by 2015 and build caMaumtoa socially and economically developedprovinceby 2020,withpeople's Ii ving conditions improved and security and defense constan t1y maintained, thus positively contributing to the development of the Mekong river delta region and the whole country. To concentrate investment to vigorously developtheof marineeconomyinassociation with protecting marine resourcesand environment. 2. Specific objectives; atEconomically: The average annual GDP growth rate will reach 13.3% in the period up to 2010; 13.7% in the 2011-2015 period and 14.2% in the 2016 2020period.The per-capitaGDPwillreach about USD 962 by 2010, USD 1,670 by 2015 and around usn3,000 by 2020. The economy will be further restructured in a positive manner, specifically with agriculture representing 1Q.7%, industry 11% and ~ rvices 28.3% by 2010; then respectively28.7%,37.8% and 33.5%by2015; and 19.6%,43.5%and36.9% by 2020. Localstatebudgetrevenueswillapproximate 9% of GDP by 2010, 12%by 2015 and 15% by 2020. The totalannualmobilizedsocial investment will represent 1~% - 4n~ of GDP TheexportturnoverwillreachUSD 1billion by 2010;USD 1.4-1.5 billion by 2015 and USD 1.8-2 billion by 2020. The average per-capita exportvaluewillbe USD750by 2010,USD 980 1,000 by 2015 and USD 1,200-1,300by 2020. To strive for the targets that by lUlU, 100% of communecenters will be accessibleby motor roads;90%of thepopulation willbesuppliedwith electricity, which will rise to 100% by 2020; 35 40 telephone setsforevery 100inhabitants, which will rise to 50-55 sets by 2020. 100% of the urban population and 89% of the rural population will have access to hygienic daily-life water by 2010 and the urban-andrural population's demand for daily-life water will be basically satisfiedby 2020. b/ Socially: Toreducethe naturalpopulation growth rate to below 1.2%by 2015 and about 1.1% by 2020. The population will approximate 1.33millionby 2010; 1.418million by 2015 and 1.5 million by 2020. By 2010, 20% of communes, wards and townships will complete junior-high education universalization which will be completed in the provinceby 2020. By 20I0, all districts and provincial cities and 50%ofcommunes,wardsand townshipswill have centers for cultural and sport activiries: and by 2015,allcommunes,wardsand townshipswill have thesecenters. By 2010, 95% uf households, 8:5% of e VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 66 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 09-11IDecember2008 (GOng 88.0 /lOS 695-69MJecember 25. 2008) hamlets, 55% of commune-level units and 1-2 district-level units will reach the prescribed culturalstandards; by2020, 85%-90%ofhamlets, 70% ofcommune-level units and3-4district-level unitswillreach the prescribed cultural standards. To complete the national commune healthcan: standardization program by 2010; to reduce t:IHo malnutrition rate among under-five children to below 16%by 2010,then below 10% by 2020. w Thcl'eltc of trained labor will reach 30% by 2010, and about 60% by 2020.The agricultural labor propgrtion willdropto 35%-40% by 2020. 1he povertyrate will be below 10% by1U10, and under 3% by 2020; permanent and semi permanent houses will represent 70% by 2010; and there Will be no leaf houses by 2020. d Environmentally: The wrest and scattered tree canopy will reach 24$ by 2010and 28% by 2020. 80% of solid wastes will be collected and treated hy'201 O.whichwillreach 100%hy 2020. By ~1O, 100% of medical wastes will be treated according to regulations. III. BRANCH DEVELOPMENT ORIENTATIONS 1. Fishery,agricultureand forestry: To develop fishery, agricultureand forestry towards commodity prouucnon, ensure raw materialsfor exportprocessing,stepup scientific and technological application to production in order to raise the economic efficleucy and combine fishery, agricultural and forestry production for sustainable development. The average agriculturalproduction value will reach VND45 millionlhaby 2010andVND60million! ha by 2020. To develop aquaculture chiefly by rearing shrimps together with other aquatic and marine species in a.ppropriate rearing forms, To reorganize sea fishing trades and equipment in association with the protection of aquatic and marine Toproducericeand other crops by intensive farmingon the basisof prioritizing investmentin irrigation, stepping up the usc of ncw high-yield varieties anddeveloping cattleandpoultryraising. To restore, protect and develop submerged forests parks cajeput forests, concentrating on the national parks ofMui Ca Mau and U Minh Ha; to reorganize production and redistribute population in production forests and develop integrated economic activities in forests and on forest land. 2. Industry, cottage industry and handicrafts: To develop the aquatic, agricultural and forestry processing industry towards raising the rate of refined products, to develop the energy industry on the basis of CaMau gas-electricity nitrogenous fertilizer complex, while developing new industriesof hi-tech contents. To encourage the development of rural industries, cottage industry, and handicraft and craft villages. To step by step build the industrialparks or complexes of Khanh An, Hoa Trung, Nam Can and Song Doc in order to attract investment. e VIETNAM LAW &LEGAL FORUM Issue nos09-11IDecember 2QQ8 OFFle IAL GAZETTE (cOny Bao nos 695-696JD9cf1mb6r 25,2(08) The development of industries, cottage industry and handicrafts shouldbe associated with treatment of environmental pollution, ensuring high and sustainableeconomic development. 3.Services: To develop trade networks with the participation of various economic sectors. To reorganize the retail network, prioritizing the development of a modern retail network and planning locations with commercial advantages in urban centers for building trade and service complexes. To concentrate on stepping up trade promotion, expanding overseas markets and boostingexport. To develop ceo-tourism, sea and island tourism,associating thedevelopmentof domestic tourism with international tourism. To attract investment in building tourist resorts, general entertainment and recreation zones and accommodation establishments, diversifying tourist forms and products. To quickly develop services of high added valuewhichare capableof promotingproduction sectors and other services such as transpon, telecommunications and information technology, scientific and technological services,consultancy, financial, banking and insurance services and training, healthcare,cultural and sportservices. 4. Social domains: aJ Population: To reduce the natural population growth rate to 1.2% by 2010, and to 1.1% by 2020; the populationwill standat 1.33millionby 2010and 1.5million by 2015.The urban- rural population structure will be 25%-75% by 2010 and 40% 60% by 2020. bI Educationand training: Tostep up education-trainingdevelopment increasinginvestmentin schoolconstructionand equipment, diversifying types of schools and classes and standardizing professional qualifications of teachers and educational administrators. By 2010, 10% ofpreschools,15% of.primary schools and 10% of junior- and senior-high schoolswill reachthenationalstandardnby2020, ';0%--00% of schoolsat different IeveIs will reach thenationalstandards; by 2010, 100%ofteachers will reach the prescribed standards; to strive for the cornplerion of ~1".ni()T-high education universalizationby 2020. To quickly develop professional education, building a community college and o'l. ruedical college.To step upvocationaleducation,building intermediate vocational training schools or vocnti onal training centers in dhtric;ts, encouraging organizations and enterprises to provide vocational training for laborers; the rate of trained laborers will reach 30% by 2010 and 60% by 2020. cI Medicine and public healthcare: To raise the effectiveness of national target programson healthcare, stepup the socialization of people's health protection and care. To effectively prevent and control epidemics, ensuringthatallpeoplewillbeprovidedwithbasic healthcare services andhaveaccesstohigh-quality healthcareservices. e VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 68 OFF!e iAL GAZETTE Issue nos 09-111December 2008 (Gong B60 fI03 695-6961December 25, 2008) To build and upgrade hospitals, early completing the construction ofa provincial general hospital and building specialized hospitals. To build or upgrade district- and commune-level hcalthcarc systems up to national standards; to increase health workers, particularly for rural areas, striving for the targetsof 6 physicians and 22 hospital beds for every 10,000 inhabitants by 2010, then 10 physicians and 25 hospitals beds by 2020; the under-five children's malnutrition rate ofbelow 16% by 2010 and 10% by 2020; the under-onechildren's mortalityrateof around 1% and the under-five children's mortality rate of below 7% dJ Culture, information, physical trainingand sports: To closely associate cultural development with socio-economic development, raising the people's spiritual life; to increase investment in cultural and sport institutions, based onaccelerated socialization. To constantly raise the quality of cultural and informationaetivities;develop mass media activitieswithradioand televisionstations as the core;to qualitatively developthe campaign "entire populationunite to build a cultured life"; to conserve,embellish,andpromote the valueof, historical relics, developvarious formsof physical training and sports, expand the mass movement for physical exercise and sports, and participate in competitionsin a numberof high-achievement sports. By 2010, 95% of households, 85% of hamlets, 55% of commune-level units and 1-2 district-level units will reach the prescribed cultural standards. By 2020, 85%-90%of hamlets, 70%ofcommune-level uni.ts and 3-4district-level units will reach the prescribed cultural standards. e/ Poverty reduction, employment and social security: Toproperly associatepoverty reductionwith minimizing of poverty relapse, strive to reduce the poverty rate to below 10% by 2010 and the poverty rate under the USD 2/person/day standardsto below 10% by 2020. To step up employment generation on the basis of vocational training and guidance and credit SUPIXJrts, to restructure the workforce in order to quickly raise the industrial and service labor proportionsand strongly develop forms of business, particularly the model of agricultural enterprisesand farms. To properly implement policies towards policy families,people with meritorious services to the revolution, and ethnic minority people. 5.Infrastructuredevelopment: To mobilize resources for quick S0c10 t:CooOl11iG infrastructure development, step by step build in a synchronous manner road, irrigation andpowergridnetworks, urban infrastructure and industrial park and complex infrastructure. aJ Transport: To step up the development of technical infrastructure in tenus of roads, waterways, sea routesandairways,capablefor intra-regional then inter-regional transportation, to be worthy of a nationalgateway for seawards development. Roads: To invest in the construction of southern coastalcorridor roads,Ho ChiMinhroad (Nam Can-Dar Mui section), national highway (~ VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 69Issue nos 09·111December 2008 OF FieiAL GAZETTE (Cfmg RAnnns n.Q.1i4i.QMJP.CfJmtw 25, ?008) lA bypass, national highway 63 bypass, eastern ~()~<:;t~l road (from Nllrtl Can to Ganh Hao), western coastal road (from Tieu Dua to Dam Cung); to invest in upgrading national highway 61. To invest in the construction and upgrading of roads connecting to marine-economic centers, including Tac Thu- Song Doe road, eai Nuoc CaiDoi Vamroad. TacThu-U Minh-Khanh Hoi road, Dam Doi-Tan Thuan road. To build belt roads of Ca Mau city and trunk roads from industrial parks and complexes to main roads. To build or upgrade roads under urban planning; to buiJdandupgraderural roads, ensuring that 100% ofcommunes will have motor roads to commune centers. Waterways: To upgrade Ca Mau-Ho Chi Minh City and Ca Mau-Kien r:i::lne W::ltP.TW~y<:; up to grade-I inland waterway standards, Ca Mau Song Doc and Ca Mau-Narn Can waterways (centrally managed) up to grade-Il inland waterway standards; to upgrade provincial-level waterways to grade-IV standards and district-level waterways to grade-V standards. Sea routes: To invest in the upgrading and expansion of Nam Can port and dredge Bo De port to meet the sea transport requirements. Airways: To expand and upgrade Ca Mau airport, for the landing and take-off of medium sized aircraft; to restore and upgrade Nam CilTI airport to serve tourism, petroleum services and manne economy. To invest in the construction ot a system of waterway-land transport wharves meeting cargo and passenger transportation demands and socio economic development requirements. bl Irrigation: To invest in a system of irrigated areas for fishery, agricultural and forestry production in combination with rural transport development; to invest in the construction and upgrading of the seadyke system according to planning. cI Information and communication. To further modernize and expand networks in couple with the application of modern technologies to the post and telecomnnmication sector, and quickly develop information technology services. U1Elc:l,;lli~ily supply: To build and safely operate Ca Mau gas electricity- nitrogenous fertilizer complex to supply electricity for CaMau and other rrovinces in the region. To develop transmission and distribution grids according to planning, ensuring safe and non-interrupted power supply and reducing electric energy loss. eI Water supply and drainage; To invest in the construction, upgrading and expansion of water supply systems in urban centers and population quarters, incrementally meeting people's daily-life water demand. To build water drainage and waste water treatment systems in urban centers, industrial parks and complexes. 6. Science and technology: '10 step up the scientific and technological application in service of socio-economic development, encourage the application of new technologies, renew the science-technology VlETNAM LAW &LEGAL FORUM 70 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 09-11IDecember2008 (C6na 880 nos 695-6961December 25, 2008) management mechanism, quickly shift to the mechanism of servll'f' pmvi"inn on order; tn enhancescientific-technological cooperation with domestic and foreign organizations as well as indiviclml ls on the basi s nfdevelopingthe science and technology market. 7. Environment: To enhance environmental protection and improvement, ensuringsustainabledevelopment, protectandrehabilitate bio-diversity insubmerged areas; to~ up environmentalmanagement and environmental pollution treatment, actively prevent and combat natural disasters, and promptly rope withenvironmental incidents. 8. Defense and security: To closely combine socio-economic development with defense and security maintenance, building the all-people defense disposition in association with the people's securitydisposition;to build finn defensezones; to build up a modern regular anny, to attach importance to building the militia, self-defense andreserse forces. To build the people's police forces strongand clean, raise the effectivenessof preventing andcombatingcrimes,creatingsteady improveerents in social order and safety. IV.SPATlALAND TERRITURIAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING 1. The inland economic wne. which embrace:'> Thoi Binh and Cai Nuoc districts and Ca Mau city, with an area of 130,721 ha and a population uf<uuwu.l600,OOO-o50,OOOby 2020. The average economic growth rate is expected to reach 13% and the per-capita GDP around 1ISO 2,600, and the industry-service-agriculture economic structure will be 45%-40%-15% by 2020. 2. The sea and coastal economic zone: which embraces6coastaldistrictsand territorial waters. and islandgroups,withan areaof 402,195 ha and a populationof about850,000- 900,000by 2020. This is a drivingeconomic zone of the province, with its projected economic growth rate of 1.2~ 1.3times the generalgrowth rate of the province and average per-capita GDP of usn 3,300 by 2020; with its industry-service-agriculture economic structure of 42.7%-35.2%-22.1% by 2020. V. URBAN DEVELOPMENTPLANNING Urban development aims to accelerate industrialization and modernization, creating a motive force for socio-economic development based on industryandservices.Todevelop urban infrastructure towards modernization and civilization. The urbanization rate is expected to reach 25% by 2010and40% by 2020. Following are major urban centers: Ca Maocity, the heart of the province, and Ca Mall peninsula, which constitutes a marine economic center of western South Vietnam. To concentrateeffortson building Ca Mau city into a grade-If urbancenter. Narn Can district town, which serves as a driving urban centerof the province and a center for scawards development via NamCan port, with . © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos09-11IDecernber 2008 0 FFie IAl GAZETTE (Gong Bao nos 695-6900ecember 25, 2008) 71 its oriented development into a grade-IV urban center. Song Doc urban center, which is a driving center of the province and a marine economic developmentcenter of the Thailand Gulf region. with its oriented development into a grade-IV urban center. For rural areas, to upgrade the existing townshipsand formsome new ones according to planning. VI. ADJUSTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE BOUNDARIES In the 2008-2010 period, to study the adjustment of administrative boundaries of Ca M:'1u city, Thoi Rinh district and communes and wards, to establish a new district (Chau Thanh). District-level administrativeunits will include I city and 9 districts with 1O~ commnnF-levp.l administrative units bearing their local socio economicdevelopmentcharacters andconditions. In the p03t-2010 period, to study the adjustment of boundaries of the districts ofTran VanThoi, Dam Doi andNam Can; to establish a new district (Vam Dam) and 2 towns (Nam Can and Song Doc). District-level administrative units will include I city, 2 towns and 9 di stricts with 157 commune-level administrative units. VII. DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS PRIORITIZED FOR INVESTMENT STUDY (enclosed appendix) VIII. SOME MAJOR SOLUTIONS FOR MATERIALIZING THE MASTER PLAN I. Capitalmobilization: In order to meet [he investment capital demands,a systemof activecapital mobilization solutions is required, of which promotion of Internal resources is me key. To exploit and use capitalsourcesfrom thelandfund while attaching importance to attractinginvestmentcapital from various economic sectors and stepping up the socialization ofservices, healthcare, educationand sports. Capital will beused as follows: State budget capital or state budget-originatedcapital will be used for investment in suchprincipal domainsand items as transport infrastructure, seaports, water drainage and supply, reservoirs, waste water and solid waste treatment and works of social significance. In addition, efforts will be concentrated on mobilization of credit capital, capital from domestic enterprises and investors andforeigncapitalforinvestmentin infrastructure facilities in industrialparksand touristresortsand other infrastructure works. 2. Human resource development: To step up professional training, diversifying forms of vocational training and adopting preferential policies for agricultural laborers shifting tootheroccupations; toprovideincentives and favorable working conditions in order to attractscienceworkers, technicians andmanagers to work in the province. To train and re-train managers and business administrators who meet VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 72 o~!= ICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 09-11lDecember 2008 (Gano Baonos 695-69MJecember 25, 2008) the international economic integration 1"l"iJlli1"l".rnp.nt!<. 3. Scientific and technological development: To renew scientific and technological activities, intensifying the dissemination of scientific and technical information and market and economic information; to intensify the application of scientific and technical advances, create vigorous improvements in the application of scientific and technological achievements, particularly in the fields of information technology, bio-technology and materials technology. To align with institutes, schools, centers asd scientists at home and abroad in realizing scientific schemes and projects. To bring into play the role of the Union of Scientific Associations and study mechanisms to encourage the establishment and effective operation of a scientific and technological development fund in the province. 4. Administrative management capacity building: To step up administrative reform, continuing with stronger decentralization so as to raise the state management and law enforcementeffcct; to further implement the regulations on democracy, publicity and transparency of information on state management for involving people in supervision and implementation activities. 5. Promotion ofdevel opment cooperation: To cooperate and align with regional provinces for development, ensuring investment in accordance with planning in order to hring into full play the province's economic potential and intensifying cooperation with various localities at home and abroad; to priori tizecooperation in the fields requiring high professional qualifications and high technologies which Ca Mau province has no access to. 6. Organization of implementation: Based on the approved master plan on socio economic development, the Ca Mau province People's Committee shall focus on directing branches and levels to formulate their plannings and five-year and annual plans in line with the province's development orientations; to elaborate action programs and development programs for each period in accordance with the orientations charted out in the master plan on socio-economic development ofCa Mau province ti112020. In the course of implementing the master plan, the Ca Mall province People's Committee shall regularly direct the review of targets and plans in order to assess their implementation andpromptly report to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision the adjustment or supplementation ofthe master plan to suit the socio-economic development situation and requirements in each period. It shall promulgate and publicize the master plan to attract the attention of all people and domestic and foreign investors for their participation in the master plan implementation; coordinate with ministries, central branches and other provinces in realizing development programs and cooperating for joint development. VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 09-11/Oecember 2008 (Con.q Bolo nos 695-6961December 25. 2008) OFFiCIAL GAZETTE ,----- .. 73 Article 2. at This II taster plan piov ides orientations and grounds for the formulation, submission to competent au thori ties for approval, and implementation of specialized plauuiugs and investment projects in the province according to regulations. bl 'rne La Mau province People's Committee shall base on the province's socia-economic development objectives, tasks and orientations set in the master plan to assume the pnme responsibility for, and coordinate with concerned ministries and branches in, directing the formulation, submission for approval and implementation of the following according to regulations: A planning on socio-economic development ofdistricts and towns, a planning on development of the system of urban centers and population quarters, construction planning, land use planning and plans and branch and domain development plannings in order to ensure comprehensive and synchronous development Studying on formulating and promulgating according to competence or submitting to competent state agencies for promulgation mechanisms and policies suitable to the province's development requirements and the state laws in each period in order to attract and mobilize resources for the master plan's implementation. Elaborating long-term, medium-term and short-term plans; key development programs and specific projects for concentrated investment or phased investment in a rational order. Article 3.- Concerned ministries and branches shall. within the ambit of their respective functions, tasks and powers, have the responsibi lity: To guide and assist the Ca Mau province People's Committee in studying the formulation of the above-said plannings;promulgate according lo tlJI;i [ corupeteuce UI subrui l to competent state agencies for promulgation mechanisms and policies suitable to the province's socio-economic development requirements with a view to mobilizing and efficiently using resources and encouraging and attracting investment in order to contribute to properly rnatcrializmg the province's socio-economicdevelopment objectives, tasks and orientations. To study and consider the adjustment and supplementation of their respective branch development plannings, investment plans and relevant projects; to speed up the investment in and implementation of regional works and projects important for the development of the province, which will serve <V5 grounds for the province to implement this master plan. Article 4.~ This Decision takes effect 15 days after its publication in "CONG BAO." Article 5.- Ministers. heads of ministerial level agencies, heads of government-attached agencies, and the president of the Ca Mau province People's Committee shall implement this Decision. Prime Minister NGUYEN TAN DUNG VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 74 Issue nos 09-11lDecember2008 (Cong BaD nos 695-6900ecember 25, 2008) Appendix LffiTOF DEVELOPMENT PRQGRAMffi AND PROJECTS PRIORITIZED FOR INVESTMENT STUDY (To the Prime Minister's Decision No.163/ ZOO8IQD-Tfg ofDecember 11, ZOOS) A. DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 1. Program for socio-economicdevelopment of sea and coastalareas; 2. Urban developmentprogram; 3. Human resource development progrll.Ill; 4. Fishery, agricultural and forestry production restructuringprogram; 5. Industrial,cottage-industrial andhandicraft developmentprogram; 6. Serviceeconomydevelopment program; 7. Transportdevelopmentprogram; 8.NamCaneconomiczoneestablishmentand development progrll.Ill; 9. Environmental protection and sustainable developmentprogram. B. DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT PROJECTS I. CentraUyinvested infrastructure projects in the province: 1.Upgradingof the western sea-dykesystem; 2.Construction of the easternsea-dykesystem; 3. Grade I aquatic breeding center; 4. Regional-level fishing vessels' stormshelter and anchorage area; 5. Petroleum industryand servicecomplex; 6. Constructionof coastal Toads; 7. Ho Chi Minh road (Nam Can-Mui Ca Mau section); 8. Southern coastal corridorroad; 9. Upgrading of highway63; 10. Highway lA bypass running through Ca Maucity; 11. Highway 63 bypass running through Ca Maucity; 12. Ganh nao 2 bridge; 13.Dam Cung bridge; 14. Upgrading and expansion of Ca Mau airport; 15. Restoration and upgrading of Nam Can airport: 16.Improvementof nationalwaterwaysin the province; 17. Upgrading and renovation of the information and communication system in the province. II. Provincially managed projects: 1. Building of irrigated areas for agricultural and fishery production; 2. River-mouth, river, population quarter irrigationembankment systems; 3. Fish ports and fishery logisticservices. 4. Provincial-level stormshelterandanchorage areas for fishing vessels; @ VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 09·111December 2008 0 FFiC iA.L GAZETT E (Cling R~n nos695-6Q6JDecember 25, 2(08) 75 5. Protectionand development of MuiCaMau national park; 6. Protection and developmentof U Minh Ha national park; 7. Coastal protective forest restoration and protection; 8. Belt road southwestof Ca Mall city; 9. Infrastructure construction to upgrade Ca Mau town into grade-II urban center; 10.Constructionof infrastructure facilities on Song Doc and Nam Can townships; 11. Infrastructure facilities on Hon Khoai island; 12. Infrastructure facilities on Hon Chuoi island; 13. Upgrading and expansion of Tac Thu Rach Rang- Song Doc road; 14. Upgrading and expansion of Rau Dua Rach Rang- Song Doc road; 15. Construction of an inter-provincial car terminal; 16. Construction of railway-car stations in districtcenters; 17.Cha La bridge; 18. Hoa Trung bridge; 19. Cai Keo bridge; 20. A bridgespanningTremriveratZerocanal; 21. A bridge spanning Cai Doi Yam in Phu Tan district; 22. Rach Rang bridge spanning Ong Docriver; 23. VamDam bridge; 14. Upgrading of roads leading to district centers; 25. Motor roads 10commune centers; 26. Song Doc township ferry; 27. Upgradingand expansion of urban water supplysystems; 28. Construction and upgrading of water drainage and waste water treatment systems in urban centers; 29. Construction of garbage sites in district centers and communes; 30. Construction of an environment observationand supervisioncenter; 31. Provincialcultural square; 32. Provincialcentral cultural house; 33. Provincialmuseum; 34. Construction, upgrading of revolutionary and historicalrelics; 35. Districtcultural-sportcenters; 36. Communecultural-sportcenters; 37. Upgradingof Ca Man stadium; 38. Construction of aregionalgeneralhospital and district general hospitals; 39. Constructionof an obstetric hospital; 40. Constructionof a paediatric hospital; 41. Tuberculosisand lung disease hospital; 42. Eastern medicine and convalescence hosprtal; VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 76 01=FiCAL GAZETTE Issue nos 09-11/December2008 (GOng Baa nos 695-69MJecember 25, 2008) 43. Medical college; 44. Community college; 45. Cultural and art intermediateschool; 46. Vocationaltrainingintermediateschool; 47. Construction, upgrading of general education.schoolsand preschools; 48. Upgradingof warmartyrs' cemeteries, war martyrs monuments; 4Y. Provincial administrative-political center, 50. Construction of offices of Partyand State agencies at all levels, commune and district administrations; 51. Resettlementquarters; .32.Upgrading of several social affairs centers; 53. Aquatic products wholesalemarket; 54. Multi-purposegymnasium; 55. Center for youth' cultural activities. III. Production and business projects: L CaMau nitrogenousfertilizerplant; 2. Nam Can shipyard; 3. .KhanhAn industrialpark; 4. Hoa Trung industrial park; 5. Nam Can industrialpark; 6, SongDoc industrialpark; 7. Development of polycultuTc agricultural productionareas; 8,Pig and poultry farms; 9, Large-scale shrimp rearingzones; 10.Restoration anddevelopment offreshwater fish rearing zones; 11. Reorganization of production and redistribution ofpopulationin U MinhHa cajeput forest area; 12. Construction of new aquatic product processing plants; 13. Export garment and textile factory; 14.Civil-use wood furniture factory; 15.MDF board factory; 16.Developmentof new urban centers; 17. Developmentof rural market systems; 18.Constructionof car parks in Ca Man city; 19.Construction of tradeand officebuildings; 20. Construction of trade centers and departmentstores; 21. Ca Mau trade fair and exhibition center; 22. Coastal andislandeco-tourismresortsand complexes; 23. Developmentof hotels and restaurants; 24. Ca Mau cultural and tourism park; 25. Garbage treatment and processing plant in Ca Mau city. Note: The locations, land sizes and total investment of the above-listed projects will be calculated,selectedand specifled in the periodof formulating and submitting for approval the investment projects, depending on the demands for and capability to balance and mobilize investmentcapital in each period VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL fORUM

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