Decision No. 195/QD-TTg approving the master plan on socio-economic development of Vinh Long province through 2020

Issue nos 01-03/March 2012 (Gong 8(10 /lOX /77-/731Februarl' 29, 20/2) 67 DecisionNo.195/QD~TTg ofFebruary 16~ 2012~ approving the master plan on socio-economic development of Vinh Long province through 2020 THE PRIME MINISTER Pursuant to the December 25, 200} Law on Organization of the Government; Pursuant to the Government \' Decree No. 92/2006/ND-CP of September 7, 2006. 011 formulation, approval and management of socio-economic development master plans, and DNTPP No D4/2008/Nn-cp of J arucarv l l . 2008, amending and supplementing a number otarticles otDecree No. 92/2006/ND-CP; At the proposal of the People's Committee of VillI! Long province, 68 DECIDES: Article 1. To approve the master plan on socio-economic development of Vinh Long province through 2020 (below referred to as the master plan) with the following principal contents: I. DEVELOPMENT VIEWPOINTS 1. The master plan must comply with the national strategy on socio-economic development and the master plan on socio economic development in the Mekong River delta and ensure synchrony and consistency with sectoral master plans. 2. To bring into the fullest play the province's potential and advantages; to intensify international economic integration; to step by step consolidate internal strengths, gradually increase the rate of savings for the economy, minimize ch allenges and proceed to forming an advanced, open, harmonized and balanced economic structure competitive in domestic and overseas markets. 3. To link economic development with health, education and training development; to ensure social progress and justice, protect the L: IlV uoruneut, improve people's living quality and gradually reduce the poverty rate; to train quality human resources to meet market requirements, associating human resource development with science and technology development and application. 4. To closely combine socio-economic development with building a strong political Issue nos 0l-03/March 2012 (GongBaD /lOS 177-/781February 29,20/2) system, cOllsulidating national defense ami security and maintaining social order and safety. II. DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES I. General objectives To build Vinh Long province into an ceo friendly, green, clean and beautiful urban area with harmonious urban and rural development, and improve people's material and spiritual lives; to strongly develop hi-tech industries and quality services: to incrementally form a knowledge-based economy with quality human resources; to strengthen national defense and security and maintain polittcal stabihty and social order and safety. To link with Can Tho [0 form a dynamic economic region, an economic, training, cultural and scientific-technical center of the Mekong River delta, contributing to successfully achieving the objective of building Vietnam into a basically industrial country by 2020. 2. Specific objectives a! Economically The average economic growth rate will reach 13%/year during 201 I-2015 and 14.5% during 2016-2020; per-capita income wi II reach over USD [,900 by 2015 and over USD 4,000 by 2020. To restructure the economy toward gradually increasing the proportions of industries and services; the proportions of agric ul ture- forestry - fi sheri e s , indu stry construction and service sectors will be 36(/r' 26%-38% by 2015 and 23(%1-32%-4570 by k~lle nos 0l-031March2012 (Gong BaD !lOS l77l78/FebruGll' 29, 20l2) 2020, respectively. To increase export turnover to USD 460 JlIil1iUII by 2015 aucl uvcr USD 1 billion by 2020; the average budget collection will reach 20%/year during 20 j j -20 15, and 22-23%/year during 2016-2020; the percentage of the entire society's development investment capital to GDP will be 33-34%. bl Socially The natural population growth rate will be stabilized at l-l.l % during 2011-20 15and 0.8 O.9'lb during 2016-2020; to reduce the rate of poor households (by the new poverty line) by 1.S-2°/', am-mal1y; 10 strive for the targ(~t that by 2015, 22 communes will satisfy new countryside criteria and by 2020, 5U% of total communes in the province will satisfy these criteria. To create 25,000-27,000 and }8,000 20,000 new jobs annually during 2011-2015 and 2016-2020, respectively; the rate of trained labor will be5YJ(J by 2015 and 65-6670 by 2020; to reduce the rate of agricultural labor to around 52%- by 2015 and 28% by 2020. By 20 IS, the rates of children attending pre-schools, primary schools, lower secondary schools and upper secondary schools will reach ~()I7r), lOlJllo, over 9H% and W%, respectively; all 5-year children will go to preschools. By 2020, the rates of children going to preschools, lower secondary schools and upper secondary schools will reach 90'k-, lOlY'/r; and 85(/0, respectively; and secondary education will be universalized. The rate of national-standard schools at all levels will be 40';'b by 20 I5 and 69 SO-hO<j( by 1020. The malnutrition rate among under-5 children will drop to helow 15% by l() 15 and below 8% by 2020. c/ Environmentally By 2015, 100%of urban residents and 60% of rural residents will ha ve access to clean water; the rate of collected household solid waste will reach 90% in urban areas and 60% in rural areas. By 2020, 90% of rural residents will have access to clean water; all schools will be supplied with sufficient daily-life water; all wastewater and solid waste from health establishments will he col tected and treated; al! industria! parks and complexes will have wastewater treatment systems. dI National defense and security To maiuta in national defeuse and security and political stability; to control the rise of, and gradually reduce, crimes and social evils. III. SECTOR DEVELOPMENT Ul{lENTATlONS 1. Agricul ture, forestry and fisheries To comprehensively develop agriculture, forestry and fisheries toward producing high quality commodities in association with deep processing industry and protecting the eco environment. The average growth rate of the sector will be over S%/year during 2011-2015 and 4-4.YkJ during 2016-2020. Agriculture: To regard rice as a key food crop and grow other subsidiary crops such as 70 vegetables, cabbage, sweet potato and soybean; to study and restructure crops according to soi I conditions and sale market requirements with a view to increasing production value per unit of area; to alternately grow rice and subsidiary crops Or grow rice and raise aquatic resources; to keep the rice land stable at around 54,000 ha by 2015 and around 5 1,000 ha by 2020; to apply science and technology to reducing production cost", raising productivity and product quality; to carry out synchronous mechanization, attaching importance to past-harvest processi ng. To develop branded frui t trees such as Nam Roi grapefruit, Cat Lac mango, Sanh orange, etc. To form and build consolidated animal rearing zones meeting hygiene standards and free of epidemics; to develop semi-industrial and industrial rearing to account for 55-GorKJ of forms of rearing in the whole province; to synchronously organize all the stages from rearing, processing, preservation to distribution, ensuring qua lity, safety and hygiene. Fisheries: To develop fisheries through developmg highly effective forms of alternate aquaculture and cultivation such as shrimp-rice and rice-fish in areas where conditions permit: to restructure aquatic breeds as appropriate; to develop artificial breeding shrimp farms on rivers to supply breeding shrimps for localities in the region; by .2020, to keep a stable water surface area for aquaculture at around 3,400 ha. 2. Industrial development To facilitate stable and sustainable development of advantaged industries; to attach importance to developing cottage industries and I!>sue nos Ol-03lMarch 2012 (CongBaollo5 177-1 781Fl'bruur\' 29. 2(12) production at line-art articles and handicrafts in association with tourism development: to pay special attention to applying advanced technologies for making high-quality products which are competitive on domestic and overseas markets and do not affect the eco-cnvironrncnt. To strive for an average growth rate of 24(;(,/ year during 2011-2015 and 19.5%/year during 2016-2020. To focus on developing the following key industries: foodstuff and beverage industry (processing of agricul tural products, vegetables, fruits and soft drinks); agricultural mechanical engineering (agricultural machines, rudimentary trucks and pumps); chemical and pharmacy industries which are the province's advanrage s: and labor-intenvi ve light industries (textile, garment, footwear, leather, leatherette: consumer goods production). Foodstuff and beverage processing industry: To invest in modern and complete technologies tor all stages from harvest, preservation, processing to distribution and sale in order to create quality products; to pay special attention to post-harvest preservation of products; to call for investment in building fruit, food and foodstuff processing establishments and plants. To develop chemical, pharmacy and medical equipment industries through creating competitive products for domestic consumption and export, gradually substituting imports; to operate the capsule factory at full capacity to ensure 50% of products for export production; to expand fertilizer production. etc. To attach importance to in-depth investment. technology renewal and effective use of Issue nos 0l-03/March 2012 (Gong Beo /lOS /77-/78/Fclnuorv 29,20/2) materials for exploitation and production of construction materials and fine-art ceramics and porce la i n toward producing non-baked construction materials, making use of scraps of other industries (coal and iron slag. ctc.), economically using agricultural land as raw material and storing yards, aiming to substitute 10-29'0 of baked clay bricks by 10 l" and 10 40% by 2020, and eventually abolish all baked clay brick-making establishments using manual kilns. Electricity industry: To strive for an average growth rate of ] 5.4'X,fycar during 2011-2015 and l4.9(;Myear during 20 l6-2020. To rapidly and effectively develop approved industrial parks and complexes in combination with building W~lste treatment facilities, growing trees to ensure a green, clean and beautiful environment; to develop complete services to ensure daily-life conditions for laborers, especially houses for workers. 3. Trade and service development To strive for an average growth rate of 11,5%/year during 2011-2015 and 15r;Uyear during 2016-2020. To develop diversified services ami prioritize development of v alue added services and provision of new services, To develop retail networks with a target that the rate of commodities retailed through modem distribution systems wi I] reach around] Yir, by 2015 and 20% by 2020; to bui Id marketplaces according to plallning, attaching importance to major and rural marketplaces; to encourage all economic sectors to build marketplaces and trade centers: to expand export markets so that 71 in the corning 5-7 years, exports will mainly include processed farm and aquatic products, textiles and garments, and handicraft and fine art articles. During 20 l5-2020, to add chemical, electric and electronic products and other consumer goods. To diversify tourist products and develop tourism in linkage with other Iocahties in the region, especially with Can Tho city; to raise tourist service quality to attract 1.3 million tourist arrivals/year by 2015 and 2,6 million tourist arrivals/year by 2020; to develop sight seeing and resort tourism, ceo-tourism and tours (0 historical relics, etc. To comprehensively develop finance, insurance, banking, transportation, training, consuttancy, post and telecommunications and information technology services which have high added value and can promote development of other production and service sectors. 4. Social fielLis aJ Education-training To develop education-training in close association with the province's overall socio economic development and in linkage with Can Tho city for forming an education-training center in the region; to improve comprehensive education quality; to enhance training and retraining of teachers and educational administrators so that 100% of teachers at all levels will satisfy prescribed standards. To strive for 40'k and 50-60'/;', of schools at all levels satisfying national standards by 2015 and 2020, respectively. 72 To structure training disciplines meeting the economy's requirements; training must be linked wit h post-training employment; to diversify forms of training of higher quality; to attach importance to job training for rural labor and consolidate the network of job-training schools. To scale up the professional training; by 2015 and 2020, there will be an average 01'200 and 250 univcrs ity, college and professional secondary school students per 10,000 people, respectively. bl Health care To implement the national target program on health care and population, family planning; to improve community health through active prevention, nutri tion education, disease prevention hygiene, physical training, and increase disease treatment effectiveness. To increase investment in medical physical foundations and equipment and increase health workers from provincial to grassroots level to meet increasing demands in quantity and quality for medica! examination and treatment. To strive for the target that al I commune health :st<1I.iUII:S will sari sfy national standards; to maintain commune or ward health stations and general clinics having medical doctors and improve the organization of village health stations; to strive for the target that there will be 22 and 30 patient beds for every 10,000 people by 2015 and 2020, respectively; to ensure that there will be more than 7 medical doctors and 1.5 university pharmacists for every 10,000 people by 2015 and more than 15 medical doctors and 2-2.5 uni vcrsity Issue n(iS 01 ..03Jl\farch 2012 (Gong Baa /lOS 177-1781Februarv 29, 2012) pharmacists for every 10,000 people by 2020. cl Culture, physical training and sports To conserve, inherit and selectively promote values of traditional culture, form a ci vi lized Ii(esty Ie ami bui III cu Itured rami lies; 95% and 100% of households will satisfy cultured family standards by 2015 and 2020. respectively; to step up the building of a new cultured life in rural areas; to focus on building a complete system of cultural institutions at all levels. To develop physical training and sports movements among different strata of people, agencies and mass organizations in the society; to step up rai sing funds and resource s for investment in physical foundations; to increase physical education at schools; to attach importance to training and retraining high achievement athletes to take pa rt In regional and national-level sports competitions. d! Poverty reduction.job creation and social security assurance To completely, cornprehcnsi vety and effectively implement hunger eradication and poverty reduction programs: to dcve lop sustainable poverty reduction solutions and mode 1s for en abl ing the poor to de ve lop production; to adopt policies to encourage communes and households to get rid of poverty and businesses to train and create jobs for the poor. To create around 25,000-27 ,000 jobs a year for local people and guest workers; to reduce the urban unemployment rate and increase the rate of rural working time, and shitt labor from Issue nos 01·03/March 2012 (Cong Bao /lOS 177-178/FchnrmT 29.2012) agricul rural to non-agricultural sector in both rural and urban areas. To properly implement policies for laborers, contributing to improving people's living standards and maintaining social order and safety. To step up the prevention and control of social evils, raise the effectiveness of the campaign "Building healthy and social evil-free communes/wards" in association with the c:amp:lir,l1 "All the people unite to build a new cultured life." el Environmentally To protect and improve the environment for sustainable development, focusing on environmental pollution management and treatment in consolidated agricultural and fishery production areas, tourist zones, biodiversity protection and recovery; to increase treatment of wastewater, industrial waste and urban wastewater pollution; to take the initiative in preventing and combating natural disasters and promptly respond to environmental incidents, climate change and sea level rise. f/ Science and technology To study and apply solutions for exploiting and using natural resources in a susrainable manner; to widely apply new scientific and technological achievements such as biotechnology and post-harvest technology, creating a breakthrough in plant varieties and animal breeds of high productivity and value: to apply new technologies to mechanizing each stage of the process of agrjcultural production. To assist businesses in renewing and applying technologies in traditional craft 73 village:, to ereate fundamental changes in productivity, quality and efficiency in some important economic sectors likc aquaculture and processing of agriculturu] and fishery products. To develop the technology market and implement the strategy tor hi-tech application and development and form a number of hi-tech industries. 5. Infrastructure investment a/ Transport Roads: To upgrade provincial, district and inter-communal roads as well as rural roads depending on resources in each period; to comprehensively develop urban roads under planning; to build an appropriate system of stations and parks, faci Ii rating people's travel and transportation. Waterways: To exploit to the utmost the strengths of waterway transportation, renovate and upgrade centrally managed waterways; to regularly dredge waterways in the province, renovate and upgrade embankments at wharves and in central areas of the City, towns and townships; to study expansion of Vinh Thai port to increase its design capacity to 1 million tons/ year. To study investment in Binh Minh port, Tra On port (on Hau river), Tam Binh port and Vung Liern port to meet development needs and suit available resources in each period. To study and open new river and sea routes toCambodia and other regional countries; high quality passenger transportation waterway routes from Ho Chi Minh City to Vinh Long, Vinh Long to Can Tho city, Vinh Long to Dong Thap, and Vinh Long to Long Xuyen and Chau 74 Doc. b/ Irrigarion To step by step study and build irrigation systems for fruit tree areas. consolidated aquaculture areas and rice cultivation arcus: to build permanent intra-field irrigation systems in closed irrigation areas; to plan irrigation systems' concurrently for rural transport in response to climate change and sea level rise. d Electricity supply To develop electricity transrmssion and distribution grids under planning to ensure safe and uninterrupted electricity supply and reduction of electric ity loss in the distribution network; to create stable standby electricity sources. especially in areas far from the national power source; to st udy incent ives for people to usc renewable energy sources like solar power, wind power, etc. d/ Water su pply and drainage and environmental sanitation To upgrade and build daily-fife water supply systems for urban centers [0 supply water for people's daily-) ife and production activities; to ensure that rural residents have access to clean and hygienic wat~ To build complete systems for rainwater \cirainagc, wastewater collection and treatment, especially in urban areas and industrial parks and complexes. By 2020, to ensure that urban areas will no longer be inundated: all hospital waste wi II be collected and treated; and the ci ty will have dump sites and garbage treatment facilities. eI Information and communications Issu() nos OI-03/March 2012 (Gong Baa110\ /77-/ 78/Pe/)nwrr 2Y, 20/2) To further modernize and expand networks in parallel with applying modern technologies in the field of post, telecommunications und Internet, ensuring information security to meet socio-economic development requirements: by 20 J5, there wi II be 35 telephone sets per 100 people on average and 12-1 Y!'o of the population will usc Internet services; by 2U2U, this ligures wiII be 55 telephone sets and 50-60%. 6. National defense and security To further consolidate national defense and security: to promote the combined strength ot the entire political system with a view to building all-people defense in combination with people's security posture. To formulate and properly implement defense plans and closely manage reserve mobilization forces in both quantity and quality; to closely associate these plans with socio economic development in each locality, and in the formulation of development investment plans programs and projects. IV. ORIENTATIONS FOR ORCJANIZING DEVELOPMENT SPACE 1. Urban-rural development Urban development: To develop the urban system, distribute a multi-level central urban system, combine renovation ofold urban centers with building of new urban centers for balanced development of different areas and suitability to the deve loprnenr characteristics ofeach area. To attach importance to developing key areas toward urbanization so that urban quarters will become industria! and service development (ssue nos OI-03fMarclt 2012 (Gong Bao nas !77-!781Februwy 29,2012) centers to drive socio-cconornic development and re-distribute population. . By 2020, Vinh Long city and Binh Minh district will satisfy grade-HI urban center criteria; Vung Liern and Tra On townships will satisfy grade-Tvurban center criteria; Tan Quoi township (Binh Tan district), Phu Quai township (Long Ho district), Cai Ngang and Ba Cang townships (Tam Binh district), Huu Thanh township (Tra On district), Tan An Luong and Quoi An townships (Vung Liern district) will satisfy grade- V urban center criteria. The urbanization rate will reach 31(l,{; by 2015 and around 60% by 2020. Rural development: To plan population lines and clusters according to intensive cultivation capacity of crops and plants, such as population lines and clusters in specialized rice areas, population lines and clusters in Co Chien and Hau riverside areas (specialized in fruit trees). By 20i5, 22 communes will satisfy new countryside criteria and other communes will satisfy 10-i5 or more criteria in the set of new countryside criteria; by 2020, 50% of communes will satisfy new countryside criteria, equivalent to the country's average. 2, Development of economic areas To develop Tien river area with Viuh Loug city as a growth pole which is a long-time transport. trade and training hub: and an industrial center with Hoa Phu industrial park (Long Ho district), Co Chien industrial line (Long Ho and Mang Thit districts). In this area, to develop trade, industries-cottage industries arid aquaculture; to develop specialized fruit 75 gardcn:> in association with ceo-tourism in islet communes on Co Chien river and develop education and training with universities, colleges, professional secondary schools and job-training schools. As a gateway linked with Tra Vinh and Ben Trc provinces via Co Chien bridge under construction, to strongly develop trade and services in Vung Liem township as a central urban center and the province's third growth pole. To develop Hau river area with Binh Minh town as the province's second growth pole which has the advantage of proximity to Can Tho city: a long-time specialized vegetable and subsidiary crop production zone with the specially of Nam Roi grapefruit In this area, the key orientation is to develop trade, specialized vegetables and subsidiary crops and aquaculture; to develop specialty fruit gardens in associ alion with eco-rourism and develop training with university branches. To attach importance to developing trade and services in Tra On area, which is adjacent to Tra Vinh province and along waterways and roads linking Dinh An open economic zone and Quan Chanh Eo project (Tra Vinh province) with Can Tho city, The province's central area has a strength uf rice plUuuctioll dud frui t trees. In this area, the key orientation is to focus on producing specialty rice for export, growing fruit trees and rearing fish in rice fields and upland fields; 111 addition, to develop industrial complexes in association with food processing, aquaculture and fruit trees: to develop trade, services and tourism, etc. 76 V. LIST Or: PROJECTS PRIORITIZED FOR INVESTMENT STUDY (See attached Appendix) VI. MAJOR SOLUTIONS 1. Raising investment capital During 2011-2020, the province will need total investment capital of around VND 240 trillion, including around VND 70 trillion during 2011-2015 and VND 170 trillion during 2016-2020. Based on its annual budget capacity, the province should take the initiative in drawing up plans and appropriately phasing investment to assure capital for the province's key works and projects, and at the same time take specific solutions for cffecti vely rnobi lizing domestic and foreign resources for development investment through: Making and lssumg a list of investment calling programs and projects by 2020. On that basis, to step up i n ve stmc nt publicity, introduction and promotion to attract investment capital from all economic sectors, attaching importance to ODA. Improving the investment environment and production and business environment, further improving investment procedures to be simplified, transparent and public; improving infrastructure for investment projects; issuing investment support mechanisms and policies on the basis of the province "s economic development advantages and in accordance with law. Raising public funds for investment, especially in educution, trainillg, health care, Issue nos 01-03/March 2012 (GongBeo 110.\ 177-1 78/FehrualT 29.2012) culture, sports, bloadcasting, telev isiou, science and technology, and environmental protection, etc. Increasing forms of investment like BOT. BT, BTO, PPP,etc., for facilitating development of capital markets; developing forms of investment joint venture and cooperation and contribution of assets as investment capital. 2. Human resource training and development solutions To develop the province's human resources to basically meet the labor needs of different sectors and trades, harmoniously combine job training and creation; to adopt policies to attract highly qualified experts and laborers. To attach importance to training, rctraining, planning and crnp ioyrnent of personnel, especially managers; to discover and foster young talented cadres, civil servants. managers, scientific and technical researchers; to diversify forms of training, paying attention to mtensive job-training; to raise the quality of training; to employ cadres and civil servants based on their trained qualifications. To socialize education and training: In encourage social activities related to study and talent promotion and bui Id of a learni ng society capable of international integration. 3. Science and technology solutions To step up the movement of promoting initiatives, inventions and technical innovations in production and business and strictly observe regulations on industrial property rights; to cuco UJ age bus inesscs LU earmark capital for Issue nos 0l-03IMare:-h 2012 (Gong BaG 1/05 177~/78IFehru(Jrv 29, 20l2) technology renewal and technical innovation to raise productivity; to closely cooperate with re sc a rc h institutes and universities; in conducting research in combination with application to production and life. To renew mechanisms and pol ides for training, retraining andemploying laborers and plan to employ young scientists and technologists: to properly implement policies on preferesuial treatment of scientists and the policy to promote socialization of scientific research and development of the science and technology market. To invest in physical foundations for scientific and tcclmological management; to increase control of technology transfer, technology and quahty mspectro n, and environmental pollution. 4. Investment policies To formulate investment-calling programs and projects: In pursuance to the socio economic development master plan, to formulate effective production and business projects; to adopt open policies for attracting investment from all economic sectors in the province and the country and from Overseas. To attract investment from overseas Vinh Long people. To intensify investment promotion for att ract i ng ODA. To create an investmcnt environment attractive to PDI with tax reduction and exemption and land rent reduction policies and adequate industrial-park infrastructure. To study such special mechanisms as leasing land to foreign parucs tor devetoping industrial parks 77 and services. allowing foreign companies £0 open department stores and trade centers in Vinh Lone ('ily, Rinh Minh area, etc. 5. Enhancing cooperation and market development To increase alignment with provinces and cities in the Mekong River dp.lt:!, the southern key economic region and Can Tho city with a view to effectively tapping the potential and advantages of each locality and building raw material zones to supply sufficient and quality raw mule! ials for production, consumption and export: to encourage joint venture and cooperation in investment, production, processing and sale of products and goods. To develop the commodity and service market; to raise quality and trademarks of commodities on the market. To increase trade promotion and export markets; to expand rural markets for product consumption. G. Resource and environmental protection solutions To increase public information and education for raising awareness of the people, o tg a uizat i uns a n d b us i ne s s cs about environmental protection as a common responsibility of the entire society. To review, supplement and complete regulations to ensure rational, economical and effective exploitation and use of natural resources for socio-economic development and en vironmcntal protection. To invest in waste treatment facilities in industrial parks and complexes, hospitals and 78 urban areas, etc., ensuring that waste is treated up to standards before being discharged into the cn v iron mcut. To dcve lop mechanisms [UI assisting businesses in renewing technologies and applying advanced technologies and clean production technologies to mitigate pollution and protect the environment. To regularly examine, supervise and seriously handle violations of the environmental protection law. VII. ORGANIZATION AND SUPERVISION OF THE MASTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION 1. Announcement and publicization of the master plan To announce and publiclze [he master plan to Party committees and administrations at all levels. branches, mass organizations, businesses and people in the province right after it is signed by the Prime Minister. Based on the master plan, to formulate specific action programs for effecti ve implementation. To step up investment promotion activities, introduce and advertise the province's potential and advantages to investors; to introduce prioritized investment programs and projects, attaching importance to calling investment in key projects to create key products. 2. Formulation of action plans To concretize the master plan through five year and annual plans for implementation and assessment of their results. On that basis, to review the master plan and submit review results to competent authorities for timely h~uc IIUS 0l·03/Man.:h 2012 (Gong Bso /IOS 177-/781Februar\' 29,20/2) adjustment and supplementation according to the province's socio-economic development tasks ill each period. ~ All levels. sectors, socio-political organizations and people in the province shall examine and supervise the master pI an implementation Article 2. The master plan serves as a basis for formulation, approval and implementation of sectoral master pi ans (construction master plan, land use master plan and plans and other re levant master plans) and in vestment projects in Yinh Long province. Article 3. Based on the approved master plan, the People's Committee of Vinh Long province shall: 1. Direct the formulation, approval and implementation of district-level socio-economic development master plans; construction master plan; land use master plan and plans; and master plans on development of sectors in the province according to its socio-economic development tasks and in association with security and defense maintenance. 2. Formulate long-, medium- and short-term plans assoc iated with speci fie projects for planning appropriate investment capital allocation. 3. Elaborate. issue or submit to competent authorities for promulgation (if falling beyond its competence) a number of mechanisms and policies to meet the province's socio-economic Issue nos 01-03/March 2012 (Cong Bao IIOS /77-1781Feblilufv 29,2012) development requirements, Article 4. Within the ambit of their functions, tasks and powers, related ministries. and sectors shall: 1, Guide and assist the People's Committee of Vinh Long province in implementing the master plan. 2. Coordinate with Vinh Long province ill reviewing, adjusting and supplementing sectoral master plans to ensure the synchrony and consistency of the master plan; consi der and assist the province in raising domestic and 79 fUIL:iglJ invesuncnt capital sources for the master plan implementation. Article 5. This Decision takes effect on the date of its signi ng, Article 6. The chairperson of the People's Committee of Vinh Long province, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies and heads of government-attached agencies shall implement this Decision. Prime Minister NGUYEN TAN DUNG APPENDIX LIST OF PROJECTS PRIORITIZED FOR INVESTMENT STUDY IN VINH LONG PROVINCE DURING 2011-2020 (To the Prime Minister's Decision No. 195/QD-ITg of February 16, 2012) No. NAME OF PROJECT I PROJECTS TO BE INVESTED BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT IN THE PROVINCE 1 Transport Upgrading national highways 53, 54 and 57 Trung Luong-My Thuan-Can Tho expressway 2 Cultural, social and environmental fields Agricultural museum of the Mekong River delta region Upgrading the Western Construction University Climate change and sea level rise prevention and control projects 80 Issue nos 01-03/March 2012 (Gong Baa /lOS 177-1781Febf[lillY 29. 2012) II PROJECTS TO BE INVESTED BY THE PROVINCE 1 Transport Renovating and upgradi ng provincial roads 02, 903, 904, 905. 907, 908, 909, 910 Belt road in 4 islet communes of Lnng Ho district Road from national highway 53 to Hoa Phu industrial park Rural transport in deep-lying and remote areas under the Resolution of the 7111 plenum of the Party Central Committee Quoi An bridge on provincial road 902 Upgrading and developing the urban road system 2 Irrigation Co Chien river emhankment River embankment in Binh Minh town and district townships Dikes along Mang Thit river and large rivers Irrigation system to serve aquaculture Aquatic breed farms 3 Socio-cultural, education-training and health fields Provincial culture and conference center Late Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet memorial site Late Professor-Academic Tran Dai Nghia memorial site Physical training and sports complex Vinh Long city cultural center Provincial administrative area and (newly separated) Binh Tan district administrative area Building, renovating and upgrading head offices of communes, wards and townships Headquarters of the province's military command Upgrading Vinh Long Technical Teachers University Vinh Long University Health College Culture and Arts School Vinh Long province general hospital Obstetrics and pediatrics hospital Issue nos 01-031March2012 (Cong BaD IIOS 177-1781FcbruaJl' 29,2(12) 81 4 Urban environment Upgrading Vinh Long city's water supply system Upgrading Binh Minh town's water supply system Building and upgrading water supply systems in district townships and centralized water supply systems in communes Building Hoa Phu garbage treatment factory Building Vinh Long city's wastewater treatment system Building Binh Minh town's wastewater treatment system III PROJECTS CALLING FOR INVESTMENT FROM DIFFERENT ECONOMIC SECTORS 1 Industry and cottage-industry Infrastructure of industrial parks and complexes Power grids for industrial parks and complexes Investment projects in industrial parks and complexes Factory processing vegetables, tubers and fruits for export Factory producing chemicals for agriculture Fdl.:tUIY pluUUl,;illg agric ul tural machines and accessories 2 Trade-services and tourism Long Chau trade center - Vinh Long city Farm product trading center - Binh Minh town Major marketplace of farm produce Exhibition and fair center An Binh ceo-tourist zone - Long Ho district Call Dong eco-tourist zone - Vinh Long city ell Lao May eco-tourist craft village - Tra On district 82 Issue nosOI-03tMarch 2012 (Cong Biw nos J77.1781Fehmon' 29, 2012) 3 lJrban centers and housing My Hoa green urban center - Binh Minh town Can Chim ceo-urban center - Vinh Long city Tan Quoi new urban center - Sinh Tan district Ward 2 urban residential center - Vinh Long city Central house area in Tra On township - Tra On district Binh Minh new urban residential center - Sinh Minh town Student dormitories Social houses and industrial-park worker houses Residential centers In inundated areas 4 Socio-cultural and environmental field Center for training international technicians and programmers High-quality international genera! education school Tertiary training cstabl ishmcnts and job training school s High-quality obstetrics hospital Building people's ('el1lt~tPry park - Vinh Long city Building people's cemetery park - Binh Minh town Hj~tcch park in Tan NEai commune, YLn!l Long city Notes: The locations, sizes, land areas and total investment amounts for the above works and projects shall be calculated, selected and specified in each stage of formulation and approval of investment projects, depending on demand for and capacity of balancing and raising investment capital in each period. Decision No. 208/QD-TTg of February 17,2012, on the establishment of the National Steering Committee for international integration in education, science and technology This Decision tukes effect on the date of its signing.