Decision No. 17/2009/QD-TTg approving the master plan on socio-economic development of Tien Giang province till 2020

22 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 04-05/February 2009 (Gong Beonos 111-1121FebnJary 5, 20(9) 'THE PRIME MINISTER Decision No. 1712OO9/QD-TIg ofJanuary 22,2009, approving the master plan on socio-economicdevelopmentot'Tien Giang province till 2020 THE PRIME MINISTER Pursuant to the Government's Decree No.92/ 2006lND-CP ofSeptember 7, 2006, and Decree No.0412008lND-CP ofJanuary 11, 2008, on the formulation; approval and management ofsocio economic development master plans; At the proposal of the People s Committee of Tien Giang province in Report No.ll2 of September 3, 2008, on the master plan on socio economic development of'Iien Giang province till 2020, DECIDES: Article 1. To uppmvc the master plan on socio economic development of Tien Giang province till 2020, with the following principal contents: I. DEVELOPMENT VIEWPOINTS 1. The master plan on socio-economic development of'Iien Giang province till 2020 must be in line with the national strategy on socio economic development and the master plan on socio-oconomic development of the MekongRiver delta region. 2. To accelerate the economic growth rate and economic restructuring towards industrialization and modernization; to step up the application of sc ienti fic and technological advances to production and services, strongly developing advantageous production branches and services in association with the development of hi-tech sectors. 3.To rnobilize all resources for socio-economic Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on development, expand and raise the efficiency of Organization of the Government; external economic tics, attract to the utmost foreign VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 04-05IFebruary 2009 (Gong Baa nos 111-112JFebruary 5.2009) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 23 resources, especially capital, technologies and skilled laborers, reanze investment incentive policies in a consistent and long-term manner, expand export outlets and raise the competiti V<;;IIC~~ of couuuodities and services, 4. To ensure economic development in a fast and sustainable manner, meeting the international economic integration requirements; to harmonize socio-economic development with environmental protection, improve and incrementally raise the people's liviug standards. 5. To focus on raising the quality of human resources, attaching importance to the promotion of human tactors, ratsing educational and training capacity and people's intellectual levels in association with scientific and technological dcvc Iopmcnt, COllIS idcring this decisi VI: to industrialization and modernization. 6. Economic development must be associated with the rnatntenance at political stability, social order and safety and the raising of people's intellectual levels; strengthening defense and security, vonsulidatiug and ralsing the operauon quality of the political system and building the administration strong. II. DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES 1. General objectives: To develop economy at high rates and in a sustainable manner. speed up the investment in building infrastructure, raise the competitiveness uf local commodities and services and strive for an industry-service-agriculture economic structure by 2015; to build Tien Giang into a province with developed socio-economic activity by 2020, pos iti ve Iyeantri buting to the development of the Mekong River delta region and the whole country; to raise the people's living standards, protect the ecological environment and maintain defense and security. 2. Specific objectives: aJ Economic objectives: The gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate will reach 12.5%/year in the 2006-2020 period, and 12%-13% in the 2006- 20W period; The average per-capita GDP will reach USD 1,025- L080 (real prices) by 2010 and aroundUSD 4,050 by 2020; The economy will be restructured towards raising the proportions of non-agricultural sectors. By 2010, the industry-construction proportion will reach 33%- 34%; the trade service proportion, 32%-33% and the agriculture forestry-fishery proportion will be reduced to 33%-35% of GDP; by 2020, the industry construction proportion will be 48.50/0., the trade service proportion, 36.5% and the agriculture forestry-fishery proportion, 15%. To expand and raise the effectiveness of foreign trade. To create every condition for quick export growth and attraction of foreign capital and technologies. To strive for an export value of over USD 400 million by 2010 and over USD 1.8 billion by 2020; an average export value growth rate of 17%/ycar in the 2006- 2010 period And 16.2%/ year in the 2011-2020 period; and the average per-capita export value of over USD 900 hy 70')0 The average technological renewal rate will reach 20-25%/year. Tile urrn ual uu.ilril ized social in vestment capital will account for over 40% of GDP. © VIETNAM LAW& LEGAL FORUM 24 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 04-05JFebruary 2009 (COng Baa nos 11H1Z1FeDnJary 5,20(9) b/ Social objectives: The average annual population growth rate in the 2006-2020 period will be under 1%, reducing the average annual birth rate by 0.03%. To try LO stabilize and sLep by sTep reduce The urban unemployment rate to below 4% from 2010 and raise the percentage of used working time in rural areas to around 85% by 2010 and over 90(Yo by 2020. Til adopt appropriate mechanisms and pol icies to further attract capital sources, diversify forms of investment and annually create new jobs for over 20,000 laborers (2006-2010) and over 40,000 laborers (2011-2020). To raise the percentage of trained laborers to 40% by 2010 and around. 51% by 2020. To reduce the poverty rate (according to new poverty line) to around 10% by 2010 and under 6% by 2020; To strive for the targets that by 2010, the rates of school goers among children of eligible age groups for different educational levels will beover 15% for nursery; over 70% for preschool education; 100% for primary education; 99% for lower secondary education; 62% for upper secondary ell w•.ariVII; aud 0 % for i lliierac y; which will by 2020 rise to 50% for nursery; 99% for preschool education; 100% for primary education; 99% for lower secondary education; and over 75% for upper secondary education; By 2010, 99.5% of households will have electricity; 100% of communes will have roads leading to commune centers, of which 85% will be asphalted or concreted. By 2020. 100% of households wiII have electricity and 1(X)% of roads leading to commune centers will beasphalted or concreted; The urbanization rate will reach 26% by 2010 and over 37% by 2020. To apply various measures to limit and considerauly reduce mv 31ll.1AIDSinfecuou ami other dangerous epidemics. By 2010, 100% of commune health stations will be staffed with medical doctors, reaching the rate of 6 doctors/ 10.000 inhabitants, then around 8 doctors/10,OOO inhabitants by 2020; to increase the number of hospital beds per 10.000 inhabitants to 26 (hy 2010) and 29 (2020); to reduce the malnutrition rate (among under five children) to below 17% (2010) and 10% (2020). To raise the quality of cultural, physical training and sport activities, radio and television throughout the province; To firmly maintain security, political stability, social order and safety in all circumstances. cJ Environmental objectives: To increase the coverage (of forests and perennial trees) to 40-41.5% by 2020. To strive for the targets that by 2010, HXJ% of newly built production establishments will be equipped with clean technologies or facilities to minimize pollution and treat wastes up to environmental standards; 40% of urban centers and residential quarters and 70% of industrial parks and complexes will have wastewater treatment 5Y5tem5 up to environmental standards; 80- 90% of solid wastes will be collected and treated, 100% of hazardous wastes will be collected and over 60% of which will be treated, 100% of medical wastes will be collected and treated; 70% of households will have hygienic latrines and breeding facilities; over 88% of rural households and over 95% of urban households will have access to clean water; ~ By 2020, 1()()% of newly huilt production establishments will be equipped with clean © VIETNAM LAW& LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 04-0SJFebruary 2009 (Gong eeo nos 111-112/1-ebruary 5, 20(9) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 25 technologies; 70% of urban centers and 100% of industrial parks and hi-tech parks will have wastewater treatment systems up to environmental standards; over 95% of solid wastes will be co.llcctcd and trcatcd up to env iron rueu tal standards; over 80% of hazardous wastes will be treated; 70% of urban centers will have separate water drainage !>ysteITlS up to standards; over 95% of rural population will have access to clean water and over 80% of rural households will have hygienic latrines and breeding facilities. III.ORIENTATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SECTORS AND DOMAINS 1. Development of agriculture, forestry and fishery: To comprehensively develop agriculture and rural areas towards commodity production. Production development will be associated with protection oftile ecological euviroumeut Luensure sustainable agricultural development. To accelerate agricultural and rural ind us u ial iz.atl UII aud modern izat i Ull rowards intensive and specialized fanning, application of bio-technology, use of plant varieties and animal breeds of high yield and high quality, aiming to meet the marketdernands and increase per-farming area unit incomes. To reorganize agricultural production in association with product sale and processing systems; attaching importance to the organization and promotion of the role of the collective economy, especially in horticulture and aquaculture, and to the commodity branding of the province's typical products (such as Vinh Kim star apple, Go Cong cherry, Hoa Lac mango, Cai Be sweet orange, Cho Gao grapefruit and dragon fruit, green-skin grapetrun, pineapple) in order to raise their competitivencsson the market. To invest in preserving around 60,000 ha of rice in order to firmly ensure food security and export. To form specialized farming zones suitable to the province's potential and comparative edges in such products as fruits, clean vegetables•... for supply to southern key economic regions. To develop husbandry towards industrialization for higher productivity and quality products and environmental protection. To develop forestry along the line of zoning uff fur TJunure alll..! proiecuon coasrat mangrove forests, primeval cajuput forests in Tan Phuoc, combining the planting of scattered trees along roads, cunuls und in households' land aTCas with the development of perennial treegarth's ofhigh economic, ecological and environmental values, rrmtributing to increasing the province's botanical canopy to 40-41.5%. To develop aquaculture towards planning aquaculture areas for intensive fanning wie,h higher producti vi ty and divers ified farmed species, closely combining rearing, preservation and processing with environmental protection, attaching importance to aquatic species of high domestic consumption and export value such as fishes, shrimps, clam, caged fishes, oyster, crabs... on Tien river, islets, coastal stretches. To minimize onshore fishing to protect resources while stepping up offshore fishing in the direction of reorganizating production, raisingfishing capacity and modernizing offshore fishing fleets. To upgrade and build breeding centers in the province in association with production centers © VIETNAM LAW & LE AL FORUM 26 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 04-05JFebruary 2009 (Gong B80 nos 111-112/February 5,2009) of southern economic regions and the Mekong River delta region. '10 build storm shelter areas for fishing ships; to upgrade and build clusters of fish ports and aquatic product wholesale markets in association with the development of fishery logistical services. To further invest in and complete the flood drainageaxesfrom the northor tughway 1,projects on desahntzation of Go Cong, upgrading of sea dykes in Go Cong, Cho Gao canal dykes, fruit garden flood control systems in association with the flood control systems of the province and the Mekong River delta region. To llIUfil:>t: investment in tht: l,UJlStJUCtiOIl of rural socio-economic infrastructure systems in association with programs on investment in the construction of residential dusters and houses in the floodedMekongRiver deltaareas,contributing to stabilizing people's life and boosting socio economic development in the agricultural sector and rural areas. To strive for an average added value of the whole agriculture-forestry-fishery sector of over 4%/year in the 2006-2020 period: the average growth .-::Ires of 4.3%/year for agricuirure and forestry, and6%/ycarfor fishery in the 2006-2010 period; the husbandry proportion of over 32% of the added value of the agricultural sector and the fisheryproportionofover 21% of the added value of theagriculture-forestry-fishery sectorby 2020. 2. Development of industries. handicrafts and cottage industries: Tocreate a favorable investmentenvironment. further attracting investment in the development of industries towards diversification of products and hi-tech industries while attaching importance to sectors and domains with the province's advantages 111 potential and geo-economic positions such as processing industry, bio technology, mechanical engineering industry serving agriculuue ami rural areas, shipbuilding industry and industries in support of the southern key economic region and the Mekong Riverdelta regIOn. To strongly develop small- and medium-sized industries involving advanced technologies: to encourage investment in the development of handicraftsand COllage industries,traditionalcraft villages with a view to creating marc jobs and efficiently using raw materials and labor in the agricultural sector and ruraJ areas. To concentrate investment 10 the fast development of approved industrial parks and complexes while consolidating and raising the efficiencyof existingones in the locality. By 2020, the province will have 7- 8 industrial parks and some 30 local industrial complexes, which will occupy a total area of around 8,758 ha. Invcstrncnt in the construction of industrial complexesand factories mustbecloselyassociated with theconstruction of waste treatment facilities and tree planting, ensuring a green, r.ll">ln and beautiful environment of industrial parks and complexes. To strive for the targets that the industrial production value in the 2006-2010 period will rise over 27%/ycar onaverageand jobs will becreated for about 130JXX) laborers; and in the 2011-2020 period, the industrial production value will rise over 18%/year onaverageand jobs will becreated for more than 320,000 laborers, thus creating a substantive change in the economic structure VIETNAM LAW & LE AL FORUM Issue nos 04-05!February 2009 (Gong ado nos 1ff-1121FebIUiJIY~, 2(09) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 21 towards a higher industrial proportion. 3. Trade-service development: To develop domestic markets, expanding trade with Ho Chi Minh city and provinces in the southern key economic region and the Mekong River delta region in association with the development of trade networks participated by various economic sectors. To reorganize the retail network, prioritizing the development of modem retail systems and planning urban locations with commercial advantage for construction and development oftrade and service zones inMy Tho city, and Go Cong, Cai Lay and Cai Be towns; to form rcsidcntial-crban- lradc- scientific- technical, medical, education-training, finance-banking service and resort zones in northern Go Cong, southeastern T~n Phll()('~Tn mg THong (NfyTho}---, consolidating and further developing systems of existing agricultural and aquatic product wholesale markets in the province, creating a link between the southern key economic region and the Mekong River della region. To focus on boosting trade promotion. expanding overseas markets and creating conditions for the development ofproduction and export of leading commodities, products manufactured in industrial parks and products processed from rice, aquatic products and fruits. To develop ecotourism and sea and island tourism, associating the development ofdomestic tourism with international tourism, diversifying tourist forms and products. To attract investment In the construction of general entertainment and recreation zones, resorts and sites with great tourist potential such as islets on Tien river, the ~ubi Ilel geu and rural region of Dong Thap Muoi (the Plain of Reeds), prioritizing investment in tile development or Thai Son islet into a community touri st and eco-tourist location of the greater Mekong River basin sub-region, Tan Thanh beach, orchards, and cultural and historical relics. To develop services with high added value and strong effect on boosting production oilnd other services, such as transport, telecommunications and information technology, scientific and technological, consnlring, financial, banking, insurance, training, med ical, physical ttaffiing and sport services. To strive for the target that the added value of the service sector will account for about 32% of GDP by 2010 and 36.5% by 2020; the average growth rate will reach 13.8%/year in \he 2006 2010 period and about 13,6%/year in the 2011 2020 period; the total export value will reach USD 1.47 billion in the 2006-2010 period.an average increase of l7%/year; and around USD 9-10 billion in the 2011-2020 period, including USD 1.8 biIlion in 2020, an average increase of 16.2%/ year; the number of tourist arrivals. will be 2 million, including over 1 million of international arrivals. 4. Cultural-social domains: To concentrate on the implementation of national programs on population and family planning, education and training, employment, hunger elimination and poverty reduction ... , constantly raise of people's living standards in food, clothing, lodging, travel, schooling, medical examination and treatment and cultural enjoyment. To try to reduce the annual birth rate by 0.03% on average. The population will reach 1,/8:i,0lXJ by © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 28 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos04-05JFebruary 2009 (Gong B6.o nos111 1121Fcbruary 5.. 2(09) 2010 and 1,967,000 by 2020. To vigorously transfer agrtcultural labor IO the industrial and service sectors for a projected agricultural labor proportion of only 28% of total laborers working in various economic branches. To raise the percentage of trained laborers to 40% by 2010 and 51% by 2020; to reduce the poverty rate (by the new poverty line) to around 10% by 2010 and below 6% by 2020. To well implement policies towards people with meritorious services to the nation. al Education and training: To attach importance to human resource development, hoth quaruitati VP. <1 nd qual irati ve. To develop education comprehensively from preschoolto primary, lower secondary and upper secondary levels. To further invest in building permanent schools and supplying standard teaching t'Guipment. To attach importance to the development of preschool education in deep lying and far-flung communes. To strive for the targets that by 2010, the rate of school goers among children of eligible age groups for different educational levels will be !:'i% for nursery, over 70% for preschool, 100% for primary, 99% for lower secondary and 62% for upper secondary education; which will, by 2020, correspond to 50%, 99%, 100%, over 99% and over 75%. To rationally develop the profc s s i onul secondary, vocational and tertiary education systems according to the planning on networks of universities. colleges and professional secondary schools in the province. To concentrate investment in the improvement of the medical college and Tien Giang university, the construction of an econo-technical college and in the upgrading and development of vocational training schools of the province, which will fully meet the conditions on modem technical equipment and lecturing staffs, raising training quality and efficiency. At the same time. to material ize the guiding principle on soci al izing training activities with various economic sectors encouraged to invest in material foundations and human resource development, especially highly skilled laborers and technicians, even through international cooperation, meeting the socio-economic development requirements and demands of industrial parks in the locality and the region. bl Healthcare To comprehensively develop a synchronous healthcare network from the provincial to grassroots levels, fully implementing the State's healthcare programs and policies. To constantly raise the quality of community healthcare services and properly implement primary healthcare for people. To consolidate and develop the prophylactic medicine system. To further invest in the comprehensive development of the healthcare sector in material foundations, equipment and human resources. To step by step modernize diaguoaiug ami treatment equipment for provincial and district hospitals up to national and international standards. To invest in building the provincial central general hospital into a regional one, while building new specialized and district hospitals according to the sector development planning. To step up the socialization ofmedical activities. To encourage investment in a number of non-public hospitals and specialized medical diagnosis centers, aiming to satisfy the ©.VIETNAM LAW &LEGAL FORUM Issue nos04-05/February 2009 (Gong BaDnos 111-112/Febmary b, ZOO&) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 29 increasing demands of people in the province and the region. To strive for the 2020 target of below 10% of malnourished under-five children; 8 medical doctors! 10,000 inhabitants; W()'lo at health stations staffed with medical doctors as at present; 29 hospital beds/lO,OOO inhabitants; 99% of under one infants vacc-inated agaill~l ~iA LUIJllllUII diseases. d Culture, information, physical training and sport: To consolidate and develop libraries at all levels in urban and rural areas. To raise the quality of radio and television programs. To develop and consolidate conservation and museum activities with a view to preserving, promotmg and developing the values ofcultural heritages and historical relies and the national identity. To attach importance to building iuatei ial foundations CUI the culture-information, physical training and sport sectors and other social domains, especially basic facilities under the branch's planning on systems of culture information institutions and fundamental facilities of the physical training and sport sector. To step up socialization of cultural, physic:'!I training and sports activities. To strive for the 2010 target: 95% of households will mp.f'.t the culrured lifestyle famil y standards; 100% of communes and wards will have their own locations for cultural activities and reading rooms; 100% of households will have radio sets and watch television; 80-90% of schools will include physical and sport training into their curricula; 18% of population will participate in regular physical training and sport activities; and 60 80% of communes will have their own toottall fields. d/ Science and technology: To step up scientific and technological research and application to socio-economic activities towards industrialization and modernization in association with the training and development of high-level technicians and science workers. 5. Technical infrastructure: The province will take the initiative in coordinating with ministries and central branches in speediu!;; up the j II vesuueru ill the construction of Ho Chi Minh-Trung Luong-Can Tho expressway, national highways 60 and 50, including the construction of My Loi bridge (to replace existing ferries) and Cho Ciao bridge; support the comprehensive upgrading of the Tien Giang (provincial road Rol))-1.cmeAn (vill:'!~ road 28)-Dong Thap (provincial road 847) inter provincial route. To study for the construction of Ho Chi Minh City-My Tho-Can Tho railroad at an appropriate time. To upgrade Tien and Soai Rap estuary channels, aiming to open channels for Iatge ships. while improving, upgrading and bu:Mdlng river ports, including My Tho port, and a port and shipyard complex at Soai Rap estuary; to upgrade the economic-traffic canals of Cho Gao and Thap Muoi 2 (Nguyen Van Tiep canal). To comprehensively improve and upgrade the systems of roads and bridges in the province, giving priority to roads leading to industrial parks and complexes, feeder roads connecting with national highways and expressways. To © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 30 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 04-05/Februarv 2009 (Gong Bao noo 1111121Fobruary5, 2009) strive for the 2010 target that the surface of 100% of roads will be hardened; 100% of communes will have roads leading to their centers and 85% of roads will be asphalted or concreted. To complete the systems of cargo wharves and yards, boat landings for districts, intensively investing in and upgrading My Tho port into a regional port with a cargo-handling capacity at over 500,000 tons/year, which can receive ships of 3,000 to 5,000 DWT. To upgrade and develop a synchronous and modem post and telecommunications system, informatien technology; power supply systems; water supply and drainage systems, especially clean-waser supply systems for 4 eastern districts and wastewater treatment systems for urban centers and industrial parks. By 20W, the telephone-density rate will reach 38 sets/lOO inhabitants, including 15 postpaid home and mobile phonesf 100 inhabitants, which will rise to 72 sets/IOO inhabitants, including 38 postpaid home and mobile phones/IOO inhabitants by 2020. By 2015,100% of the province's households will be svpplied with electricity, of which 99% will directly buy electricity from the electricity service; cnromerclal electricity will reach 1,266 kWh/person. 6. Defense-security, social order and safety: To raise the quality and quantity of regular army toward modernization. To apply measures to manage and build up the reserve forces, develop militia and self-defense forces for general and regional defense tasks. To attach importance to building the marine self-defense force. To build the people's police forces, which are professionally crack and politically steadfast, to combat the peaceful evolution. To build strong grassroots forces, step up the people's self management movement with high quality to cope with all circumstances. To enhance the combination between socio-economic development and defense and security maintenance in each sector and domain right at the stage of planning the development of economic zones and technical infrastructure. 7. Environmental protection: Economic growth must be combined with social development and environmental protection, ensuring sustainability, limiting po 11 uti on, redressing env i ron menta I degeneration and improving environmental quality; to substantively settle the problem of environmental degeneration in industrial parks, densely populated quarters in big cities and some rural areas; to treat environmental pollution on rivers, lakes, ponds and canals. To raise the capacity to prevent, avoid and restrict the adverse impacts of natural dlsasrer» awl climate change unfavorable to the environment; to rescue and efficiently redress environmental incidents caused by natural disasters- To rationally exploit and use natural resources and preserve hi o-di versity. To meet the environmental requirements in international economic integration, restricting the adverse impacts of globalization on the domestic environment in order to boost economic growth, raise the quality of people's life and ensure sustainable national development. To build a strong environment management machinery and socialize environmental protection work. © VIETNAM LAW &LEGAL FORUM Issue nos04-05JFebruary 2009 (Gong Baa nos 111-11 Zlf-ebruary 0, :i009) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 31 1V. SPATIAL AND TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT ORJENJAIIONS 1. Land use orientations: To ecouoruical ly and efficieru.l y use land resources, develop the economy towards commodity production of high efficiency and sustainable eco-errvironment development. In addition to the rational arrangement of land for agricultural production, to ensure f(XX} safety; to step up export and production of raw materials for the processing industry. To spare a reasonable portion of land for industrial development (industrial parks. complexes, locations...); land for development of townships, commune centers and residential quarters; and land for development of technical infrastructure, social welfare facilities and housing. By 2010, total agricultural land area will be 190,400 ha, accounting for 76.7% of the natural land area, which, by 2020, will be182,000 ha and 73.7%. By 2010, total non-agricultural land areawill be 51,920 ha, accounting for 20.9% of the natural land area, which, by 2020, will be62,800 ha and 25.3%. By 2010,land unused land area will be around 5,850 ha, accounting for 2.4% of the natural land area, which, by 2020, will be2,590 ha and 1%. 2. Orientations for development of urban centers and rural residential qU3J1elY To concentrate on upgrading and development of My Tho city, Go Cong town and Cai Lay township into <;orio-f'rnnnmir lif'vdopmf'Dt motive centers of the region and sub-regions; at the same time, to develop townships, residential quarters and new potential urban centers in association with the development of industrial complexes and the urban expansion of Ho Chi Minh city via the economic corridors of national highway 1, national highway 50, expressways and railroads. To strive for the target that by :lU2U, the province's urban network will embrace My Tho city, a grade-I urban center; Go Cong town, a grudc-ill urban center; Cai Lay township, a grade IV urban center (by 2010) and grade-III urban center (by 2020); Cai Be and Tan Hiep townships, grade-TV urhan centf'r<;: :'Inn the remaining townships being grade-V urban centers; the urbanization rate will reach 26% by 2010 and 37% by 2020. To further invest in the development of socio economic infrastructure for the new districtofran Phu Dong, aiming to facilitate socio-economic development of estuary islet communes, in association with the maintenance of security and defense in coastal areas. To further plan and invest in the construction of townships, commune centers and rural residential quarters, especially residential and housing clusters in flooded areas, contributing to raising the qual ity of life, hunger elimination and poverty reduction and eco-environment protection in the agricultural and rural sector towards sustainable development. 1. Division of economic regions' Region I, which consists of the province's eastern districts: Go Cong town Cho Gao, western Go ('ong, f'.a<;tf'm Go Cang and eastern Tan Phu districts, which covers a natural land area of98,710 tel VIETNAM LAW & I FGAI FORUM 32 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos04-05lFebruary 2009 (Cuny Btiu r~ 1l1-11Zl'FebruClrf 5,2009) ha and has a population accounting for 35.6% of the PIUVUlCC'S population, with an average dcnxity of 613 pcrsons/krrr'. To develop its economy in the direction of industry- trade - service agriculture, especially tourist and sea-shipping services .... To bring into play its geographical advantage of tying close to Ho Chi Minh City, Vung' Tau and sea routes for economic development. To concentrate investment on the development of industrial parks, urban and service centers and tourist resorts... creating vigorous changes in sea and coastal economy; to further develop agriculture and fishery suitable to ecological conditions; to combine economic development with tile maintenance ofsecurity and defense in sea and coastal areas; Region II, which lies to the west of the province, comprising the districts of Cai Be, Cai Lay and Tan Phuoc, with a natural land area of 119,030 hitand a population accounting for 39.3% ofthe province's population and an average density of 561 persons/km-, To accelerate economic restructuring in the direction of trade-service agril;ulturv industry, strongly developing trade and services; to build hi-tech farming models; to form industrial parks and complexes in association with the formatirm of specialized-farming. hlrgf'.-sralf' commodity production zones; Region III, which lies in the heart of the province, comprising My Tho city and Chau Thanh district, with a natural land area of 30,436 ha, a population accounting for 25.1 % of the province's population, and an average density of 1,401 people/krrr'; to further promote its leading and core role in local economic growth, supporting and boosting the development ofall three regions. To synchronously develop industries and services, to train and develop human resources. To take the lead in socio-economic development and take llle initiative in economically integrating and cooperating with the southern key economic region, the urban areas of Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong river delta region. v DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS PRIORITIZED FOR INVESTMENT STUDY (See enclose appendix) VI. MAJOR SOLUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE MASlER PLAN 1. Capital mobilization; The total development investment capital demand is estimated at around VND 422 trillion (dUUUl USD 20-22 billion) ill the 2006-2020 period. accounting forsome43.4%ofGDP,which includes VND 43.7 billion in the 2006-2010 period, accounting for 10.1 % of GDP. The capital sources will come from local budget, central budget, investment credit, accumulated investment capital of people and domestic and foreign enterprises. In order to meet the investmentcapital demand. the province ahou ld formulate a system of solutions for acti ve capital mobilization, principally bringing into full play its internal resources. Tt should create a favorable investment environment with best conditions to attract development investment from various economic sectors; and at the same time, diversify forms of capital mobilization for development investment, stepping up investment promotion and attracting various sources of foreign investment capital (PDT, ODA, NGO, capital of overseas Vietnamese...), e VIETNAM LAW& LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 04-05fFebruary 2009 (Cong Oaonos 111-f12/Tebruary5,2009) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 33 To prioritize the mobilization and use of capital sources from lund funds for development of urban centers and industrial infrastructure. Capital will be used as follows: Capital from the state budget Of of state budget UI igiu will be invested in key sectors and construction items such as traffic infrastructure, ports, water supply and drainage, water reservoirs, wastewater and solid waste trealment and facilities of important social sign ificance. Besides, to concentrate on mobilization of credit capital, capital from domestic enterprises and investors and foreign investment capital for investment in infrastructure facilities in industrial parks and tourist resorts and other infrastructures works. 2. Market development and higher international integration capability To strongly improve the investment environment for production and business development through synchronous solutions to production, processing and sale of a number of key products with competitiveness or conditions for higher competitiveness. Enterprises shall ensure that their quality products can compete in the context of integration and substitute imports. To further renew and raise the operation efficiency of state enterprises and equitized enterprises, to encourage the development of household economy, family farm economy, especially cooperative economy. To actively develop the domestic markets, consolidating and efficiently developing the operation of trade centers and wholesale markets in the province: to disseminate in time economic information, particularly information on mechanisms and policies facilitating the socio economic activities of all economic sectors, To formulate an export-oriented investment strategy, concentrating on the maintenance and development of existing markets while probing and expanding new markets. To create conditions for enterprises to participate in trade fairs and exhihitions M home nod abroad to dt"Ptay their products and stcp up advertisement and sales promotion. To expand comprehen<;ivp t'!p"P}opment cooperation between Tien Giang and provinces in the region, especially Ho Chi Minh city, with a view to boosting economic, scientific and technological development, human resource training and raising the international economic integration capability. 3. Environmental protection: To step up propagation and education to raise the <;l"n<;p anrl responsibility for environmental protection. To enhance measures to ward off and restrict ::InvPr<;p impart<: em thp. environment; to control and resolutely redress environmental pollution and degeneration; to protect and rationally and efficiently exploit natural resources. To step up the socialization and diversification of investment in environmental protection. To harmonize economic development with environmental protection and sustainable development. To enhance domestic and international cooperation in environmental protection and raise the capacity of scientific and technological research and application to environmental protection. © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 34 OFFICl.o..l GAZETTE Issue nos {)M)5IFebruarv 2009 (C()ng Bi:Ju rIO;) 11/-/I2IFebluiiry 5, 2009} To enhance the state management of, and insnunions as well as the law UII, ellvhUlll ucn tal protection, especially in the formulation, appraisal, approval and implementation of plannings, plans, prograrn& and investment projects, and strictly handle violations. To step up planning work and well implement national ,progrums and action plans on environmental protection. 4. HUlT\OI.n resource development: To build more and expand schools and trainingestablishments with modem equipment; to intensify cooperation and coordination with training establishments of Ho Chi Minh city, central branches and other localities in order to qualitatively and quantitatively develop the coruingems of cadres arul skilled laborers. To expand cooperation with modernly equipped Universities, research institutes and training establishments wtrhin and outside the province for training the contingents of science workers, technicians and skilled laborers. To encourage enterprises having labor demands to align throU¥h capital contribution and equipment supply with universities and training p~tahlishmpnts in training. supplying and employing human resources in the most efficient manner. To c:tl" P up professional training, diversify forms of vocational training, adopt incentive policies for agricultural labor to shift to other occupations; to provide preferential treatment and working conditions, aiming to attract scientists, technicians and managers to the province. To organize training and re-training of managerial cadres and business administrators who satisfy the req uirements of international econom ic integi atiou. 5. Scientific and technological development: To renew scientific and technological activities, intensifying the popularization of scientific and technical information, economic and market information; to step up the application and transfer of scientific and technical advances, creating notable improvements in the application of scientific and technological achievements, espec ially in the fields of information technology, biotechnology and materials technology. To align with institutes, schools, centers and scientists at home and abruad in carrying DUl scientific schemes and projects. To highten the role of the Union of Scientific Associations and study mechanisms to encourage the estabhshment and efficient operation of the Fund for Scientific and Technological Development in the province. 6. Higher administrative management capacity: To step up administrative reform with further and stronger decentralization, aiming to raise the effect of state management and law enforcement; to further implement regulations on democracy, publicity and transparency related to information on Stale management for joint supervision ami implementation by people. 7. Enhancement of development cooperation: To enter into development cooperation and alignment with regional provinces, ensuring the planned investment to bring into full play the province's economic potential; to step up cooperation with localities at home and abroad; to prioritize the cooperation on high technologies inaccessible to Tien Giang. VIETNAM LAW &LEGAL FORUM Issue nos04-05lFebnJary 2009 (Gong 880 nos 111·1121February 5, 2(09) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 35 8. Organization of implementation Based on the approved master plan for socio economic development, Tien Giang province People's Committee shall concentrate On directing branches and administrations at all levels to formulate long-term, five-year and annual plans in conformity with the province's development oricntatious, and elaborate acuuu piugl dJlL'i and development programs in each period under the orientations of the master plan on socio-economic ~evf;'lopment ofTien Giang province till 2020. In the course of implementation, Tien Giang province People's Committee shall regularly direct thp. raview nf tmEets ami plans for assessment of the implementation and promptly propose the Prime Minister to consider and decide on the adjustment and supplementation of the master plan to suit the socio-economic development situation and requirement in each period. It shall promulgate and publicize the master plan in order to attract the participation of people and domestic and foreign investors; coordinate with ministries, central branches and other provinces in the implementation of development programs and cooperation for common development. Article 2. aJ This master plan serves as guidelines and basis for the formulation, submission to competent bodies for approval, and implementation of specialized plans and investmeTJl projects in the province according to regulations; hi Tien Giang province People's Committee shall base on the province's socio-economic development objectives, tasks and orientations laid down in tbc master plan to assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with concerned ministries and branches in, directing the formulation, submission for approval according to regulations and implementation of the following: Plans on socio-economic development of districts, towns, a plan on development of urban systems and residential quarters, construction planning, land use planrung and plans, branch and domain development plans in order to ensure the overall and synchronous development; Mechanisms and policies to be promulgated according to its competence or submitted to competent state agencies for promulgation, which meet tilt devel U]JlIItllt requirerneurs of the province and comply with the slate law in each period, aiming to attract and mobilize resources for realization of the master plan; Long-term, medium-term and short-term plans, key development programs and specific projects for concentrated or phased investment in a rational order. Article 3. Concerned ministries aridbranches, within theambit of their respective tunenons, tasks and powers, shall: Guide and assist Tien Giang province People's Committee in the formulation of the above-said plannings and plans; promulgate according to their competence or submit to competent stare agencies for prnmulgate mechanisms and policies in response to the province's socio-economic development requirements in order to mobilize and efficiently use resources, and encourage and attract investment, contributing to the materialization of the socio-economic development objectives, tasks and orientations of the province; © VIFTNAM lAW & U::r.AL FORliM 36 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 04-05lFebruary 2009 (COng Bao nos 1/I-1/2Ifebruary 5, 2(09) Consider the adjustments and supplements to branch development plannings, plans fur investment in related works and projects; speed up the investment in, and implementation of, regional projects important to the province's development, which fall under their respective charge, for use as bases for the province to implemerrr this master plan. Ar6c~ 4. This Decision takes effect 45 days after its si'grl.ing for promulgation. ArticleS.Ministers, heads ofministerial-level agencies, heads ofgovernment-attached agencies and the president ofTien Giang provinee People's Committee shall implement this Decision. Prime Minister NGUYEN TAN DUNG Appendix UST 'OF PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS PRJO.R.ITLZED FOR DEVELOPMENT INVEsTMENT STUDY IN THE 2006 2020 PERIOD (Attache4 to the Prime Minister's Decision No. 1712009IQD 1Tg ofJanuary 22, 2009) A. DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS Development uf rlce lXUIIUJIIY. Development of horticulture economy; Development of husbandry; Development of fishery economy; Development of processing industry; Development of tourism; Scientific and technological development; Hunger elimination and poverty reduction and realization of social policies; Education and training of human resources; Development of urban and rural infrastructure; Environment management and protection. B. PROJECTS WITH DEVEWPMENT INVf..'STMENT PRIORITY 1 Centrally invested projects in the locality: Construction of national highway 50, including My Loi and Cho Gao bridges: Construction of Trung Luong- Can Tho expressway; Construction of lIo Chi Miny city- Trung Luong-Can Tho railroad; Construction of Soai Rap- Go Cong port; Consolidation of Go Cong sea dykes and restoration of coastal protection forests; Embankment of Tien river and Cho Gao canal; Handling, prevention and fighting of land slides along Tien riverbank in Can Tho city and its vicinities; Construction of housing and residential clusters in flooded areas of Tien Giang. IT. Provincially managed and invested projects: 1.Agriculture, forestry and fishery: Building of high-quality rice-growing zones; @ VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 04-05lFebruary 2009 (Gong 8ao nos 111- t.12/FebnJary 5, 2009) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 37 Building of specialty fruit tree and clean vegetable-farming zones; Upgrading of Go Cong sea dyke I; Construction of Go Cong sea dyke It Upgrading of Go Cong estuary dyke 11; Raising of the capacity of rice, fruit tree, aquatic, cattle, poultry breeding farms; Aquaculture infrastructure in Go Cong, Cai Lay and Cai Be areas; Screntrtic-technological transtcr,agricultural, forestry and fishery promotion; Development of husbandry and clean vegetablefarms; Development of agricultural service cooperatives; General agricultural-rural development of hamletsinTanPhu Dong and TanPhuocdistricts: Building of hi-tech agriculturezones; Building of stonn shelters for fishing ships; Expansion ofMyTho fishport incombination with fishery logistical services; Buildingof coastal and estuary bio-diversity conservation zones; Building of Tan Phuoc cajuput forest bio diversityconservation zone; Construction of Phuoc Trung-Binh Dong auxiliarydyke; Construction of floodcontrolblocksto protect fruittree gardensin Cu Lao and southernhighway IA communes; Xuan Hoa-Cau Ngang canal; Completionof flood drainagecanalsnorthof highway 1; Dredgingof inter-regional canalsin the flood prone region, Go Cong desalinization region and Baa Dinh region; Upgrading of regulating sluice gates in Go Cong area; Upgrading of intra-field irrigation systems. 1. Industries Long Giang industrial park; Soai Rap ship-building industrial park; Petroleum service industrial park Gia Thuan industrial park and 'Tan Phuoc seaport; Industrial parks in northernGo Cong; Construction of industrial complexes in districts, My Tho city,Go Long town: Constructionof infrastructure incraft villages in the province; Building of a shipyard; Construction of mechanical engineering plants in service of agriculture and ruralareas: Construction of factories in support of industrial development; Preservation and processing of ~cultuml products; Construction of aquatic product-processing plants: Construction of animal feed plants; Construction of vegetable and fruit processingplants; Construction ofexportgarmentestablishments; Construction of leather shoe-factories; Constructionof post-coconutoil preparation © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL I=ORUM 38 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 04-05IFebruary 2009 (G6ng Bao nos 111-1121february 5, <:W::J) refining factories; Cajuput essential oil and activated charcoal processing; Processing of products from cacao and coconut trees; Construction of an export meat cannery; Construction of an electronic product assembling factory; Construction of 220/110 KV and 110/15 22KV transformer stations; Construction and upgrading of medium voltagetransmissionlines in urban andruralareas; Construction and upgrading of transmission linesandlow-voltagetransformerstationsin urban and rural areas; Dcvclupment and application ofclean energy to people's daily-life activities. 3. Trade-service: Construction of agricultural and aquatic product wholesale markets in the province; Upgrading and development of marketplace systems in the province; Development of trade centers, supermarkets, services in association to urban centers or industrial parks; Investment in the development of 3-4 star hotels in the province. 4. Urban and rural development: Upgradingand development of infrastructure in My Tho city; Upgradingand development of infrastructure in Go Cong town; .. Upgrading and development of infrustructurcs in district townships; Planning and construction of infrastructure in Cai Lay lawn; Planning and construction of infrastructures in new district townships; Planning and construction of infrastructure in the new district of TanPhu Dong; Planning and construction of infrastructure in townships and commune cluster centers; Construction of resettlement zones and low income residential quarters; Planning and development of residential quarters, urban centers and trade and service centers of high grade in Trung Luong area; Planning and development of residential quarters, urban centers and trade and service centers of high grade in southeastern Tan Phuoc area; Planning and development of residential quarters, urban centers and trade and service centers of high grade in northern Go Cong area; Planning and development of residential quarters, urban centers and trade and service centers in My Tho city, Go Cong town and townships, 5. Transport: Upgrading and development of provincial bridges and roads; Improvement and upgrading of rural roads (district and commune roads); Improvement and upgrading of urban roads; Road- cum-sea dyke systems; Building of Can Duoc (LongAn) - Cho Gao (Tien Giang) road; Systems of roads linking to industrial parks VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 04-05lFebruary 2009 (GOng Bao nos 111-II2iFebruary 5,2009) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 39 and complexes; Systems of bridges and ferries to islets; Improvement and upgrading of passenger car terminals in My Tho and districts; Construction of a special-use port and upgrading of My Tho port. 6. Information and communications: Expansion of local, mobile telephone networks, optical cable transmission net works, development of Internet service spots; Development of information technology infrastruct ure and human resources, and application; Information technology training center. 7. Healthcare: Improvement and upgrading of district hospitals, regional general clinics and preventive medicine centers; Construction of a regional general hospital; Construction of specialized hospitals: Tuberculosis and lung diseases hospital; eye hospital; obstetric hospital; pediatric hospital; cardio-vascular and geriatric hospital; plastic surgery hospital: dermatological hospital: Increase of equipment for district and provincial hospitals; Rai:>ing of the capacity ofthe medical college; Construction of private hospitals and hi-tech medical diagnosis centers. 8. Education and training: Construction and raising of the capacity of Tien Giang university; Improvement ofmaterial foundations of upper secondary schools; Improvement of material foundations oflower secondary schools; Development of nursery and pre-school networks; Building of econo-technical intermediare schools; Building of economic, technical and technological colleges; Increase ofequipment for vocational training and training centers. Construction of high-quality technical training schools and centers. 9. Culture, sports and tourism: Construction of a regional trade fair exhibition center; Development of tourist infrastructure in islet communes on Tien river and Go Cong coastal area; Development of eco-tourisrn zones ofDong Thap Muoi submerged area- Tan Phuoc district; Development of tourist resort. in islet communes on Tienriver and Go Cong coastal area; Investment in Vinh Trang tourist resort; Upgrading of the cultural center of fien Giang province; Truong Dinh- Ao Dinh relic; Upgrading of the provincial museum; Vinh Trang cultural park; Renovation and embellishment of recognized national relics; District cultural centers and commune spots for cultural activities; Construction of provincial and district sports © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 4Il OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nOl!; 04-05IFebruary 2009 (Gong Baanos 111-112JFebruary 5,2(09) centers; Water sport facility; Construction of a radio and television tf'.chn ica J centf'".r; Raising of the capacity of cultural and art schools; Raising uf the capacity of physical training and span schools; Restoration and development of folk culture and arts; Planning and construction ofcemetery parks. 10. Labor, war invalids and social affairs: Construction and raising of the capacity of Tien Giang vocational college; Construction uf vocational-training schools in CaiLa)' and Go Cong areas; Construction of district vocational-training centei s , Tien Giang social center (phase II); Hung-a elimination and poverty reduction and employment in Tien Giang province. 11. Water supply and drainage and environmental sanitation: Rural clean water supply and environmental sanitation; Cousuuction of water drainage and waste treatment systems in My Tho city; Construction of water drainage and waste treaerneru systems in Go CUflg pr ovincia] capital; Renovation and construction of water drainage and waste water treatment systems in district townships and centers; Construction of hygienic rural garbage landfills; Construction ofa garbage disposal facility in Go Congarea; Construction ofa garbage disposal facility in Cai Be area; Construction of a garbage disposal facility in Tan Phuoc area; Construction of medical waste incinerators; Rai:,illg uf the cunuuunity'x lIlallagel ial capacity and awareness of environmental protection; Walta supply [UI [UUI eastern disuicrs; Water supply for the new district ofTan Phu Dong; Water supply for southeastern Tan Phuoc area; Construction of a plant for treatment of wastewater from My Tho industrial park; Construction of a plant for treatment of wastewater from Tan Huang industrial park; Construction of a plant for treatment of wastewater from Soai Rapship-building industrial park; Construction of a plant for treatment of wastewater from Long Giang industrial park; Construction of a plant for treatment of, and producing fertilizers from. garbage, Note: The locations, sizes, land areas and total investments of the above-listed works and projects will be catcutatec, selected and specified in the stage of formulation, submission for approval of investment projects, depending on the demands and capability to balance and raise investment capital in each period. e VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM