Decision No. 230/2006/QD-TTg approving the master plan on socio-economic development in Dien Bien province in the 2006-2020 period

24 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue no10/0ctober 2006 (Cong t3ao nos b1-bLlUctober zr, 2UUb) THE PRIME MINISTER DECISION No. 230/2006/QD·TIg OF OCTOBER 13,2006, APPROVING THE MASTER PLAN ON SOCIO·ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN DIEN BIEN PROVINCE IN THE 2006·2020 PERIOD THE PRIME MINISTER Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Orqanizatk:m of the Govemment; At theproposalof the DienBienprovincePeople's Committee in ReportNo. 1115/TTr-UBND of December 1, 2005, Document No. 341/GV-UBND of April 28, 2006, and accordingto the opinionsof the Ministryof {'Ianning and Investment in Official Letter No. 58081 BKHDT&GSDTofAugust8,2006, on themasterplan on socio-economic development in DienBienprovince in the 2006-2020 period, DECIDES: Article 1.· To approve the master plan on socio economic development in Dian Bien province in the 2006-2020 periodwith the fol/owing principalcontents: 1. Development viewpoints al To maintain political stability, national security and defense, social order and safety, creating a favorable environment for socia-economic development; to consolidate the grassroots political system and the unity bloc of aI/ nationalities in the province, firmly defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Fatherland; bl To bring into full play internal strength, liberating the productive force to well tap aI/ potentials, create a growth breakthroughandrestructurethe economy and soon get out of the state of poverty. To step by step narrow the gaps, particularly the gaps insocio-cultural enjoyment and a number of economic areas, as compared with other provinces in the region and the whole country, clTofirmly seizethechances, advantagesand new opportunities in investment and expand external economiccooperationto strongly attract domesticand foreign investmentfor fast development in association with the general development Of the region and the whole country. To strongly develop border-gate economy, quickly increasing industries and services; to raise the growth quality,efficiency, competitiveness and sustainability; dl To step up commodity production under the socialist-oriented market mechanism, basically doing away with the state of self-sufficing purely agricultural production. To make concentrated and focal investment ,in development of branches with "uv""l1ly,,~, fUll IIifly a number uf key products and motive economic zones with large product scale, laying a foundation for boosting growth, restructuring the economy and reorganizing and re-arranging population in the province, including people resettled under Son La hydro-electric power project; el To renew and strongly develop education and training in order to raise the quality of human resources; to quickly introduce scientific and technological advances to production, To closely combine economic development with social progress, raising the people's interrectuallevel.Tolink economic growth to achievement of social justice, hunger eliminationand povertyreduction, encouragingpeople to get rich, narrowing the gap between regions, etc. To use economic development as a spur to social progress, ensure social justice and stability as well as the unity and singlemindedness among population communities in the province. fl To associate economic development with the protection of ecological environment, the protection and development of headwater forests, particularly upstream of Da river, ensuring the function of protection for great national hydroelectric power projects. 2. Development objectives al General objectives: © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue no1OIOctober 2006 (Gong Dcio nos 51-52/0ctober 27, 2006) OFFICIAL GAZETIE 25 To achieve fast, efficient and sustainable socio economic development in Dien Bien with a view to eliminating hunger and reducing poverty; to strive in the 2006-2010 period to bring Dien Bien out of the list of provinces meeting with particularly exceptional difficulties, step by step narrowing the living standard gap between local people and people in other provinces throughout the country in the spirit of Resolution 37-NQ/TW of the Political Bureau and the Resolution of the Xlth Party Congress of Dien Bien provlnr-s: in the ?011-?O?O pAriorl, to hrina niAn RiAn out of the state of underdevelopment, proceeding to make it a strong border mountainous province with secunty and political stability, economic development, civilized society and a firm unity bloc of all nationalities. b/ Specific objectives Economic objectives + The average GDP grow1h rate in the 2006-2020 period will achieve 12.5%/year, of which 12%/year in the 2006-2010 period and 12.8%/year in the 2011-2020 penod; to raise the province's average per-capita GDI-' from 45% in 2005 to 50% in 2010, around 65% in 2015 and 80% in 2020 of the national average. + To create marked improvement in economic structure, reducing the agriculture-forestry ratio while gradually increasing the industrial and service ratios in the province's GDP.By 2010, the economic structure will be agriculture, forestry and aquaculture accounting for 29-30%; industry-construction: 34%; services: 36 37%, of the province's GDP; by 2020: agriculture, forestry and aquaculture: 18%; industry and construction: 40% and services: 42%; + Ely 2010, the province's total export turnover in the area will reach USD 16-17 million, including over USD 8 million for local exports, which will increase to USD 100 million, includinq USD 40-50 million for the local exports by 2020; + the ratio at local budget mobilization to the GUP will reach at least 5% in 2010 and over 10% in 2020. Social objectives: + From now till 2010: to create jobs for around 5,000 laborers a year; in the 2011-2020 period, 7,000-8,000 laborers/year; + From now till 2010: to reduce the poverty rate by 5% a year.Tostrive to do away with hungry households and reduce the rate of poor households (according to the national standards of 2005) to below 20% by 2010, below 10% by 2015 and below 3% by 2020; + To maintain the results of primary education universalization and literacy. To strive for the universalization of lower secondary education throughout the province by 2008, the universalization of upper secondary education in Dien Bien Phu city, Muonq Lai provincial town by 2010 and the universalization of upper secondary education throughout the province before 2020; + Tostep up vocational training. Todiversify training forms and expand the training scale in professional schools in the province with crafts and branches suitable to the local production development requirements, To raise the rate of trained labor in the province from 16.4% at present to ~b% In 201U and over 35% in 2020; and over 70% of the general education pupils are vocationally guided at various centers by 2010 and 100% by 2020; + Toperfect the medical network from the province to communes and hamlets. By 2010, to achieve the rate of 5.5 medical doctors/10,000 inhabitants; 50% ofthp. commune hp.~lth ~t::Jti()n~willrARch thp. nRfirmRJ health standards; around 60-70% of the medical stations will be staffed with medical doctors; 100% of the Villages and hamlets wlli have nurses; 10U% of eligible children wili be given expanded vaccinations, reducing the rate of malnourished under-5 children to below 20%. By 2020, to achieve the rate of 10 medical doctors/10,000 inhabitants; reduce the rate of malnourished under-S children to below 10% and 100% of communes wili reach the national health standards; + By 2010, all motor roads leading to communal centers will be accessible in both seasons, of which 00% wllIlJe upgraded, asphalted or laid With cement concrete; 100% of the communes will be suppiied with © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 26 OFFICIAL GAZETIE Issue no1O/October 2006 (COllY Bilo 110. 51-52/00100er 27, 2006) electricity and at lccat 80% of the population will hove access to electricity; 95% of the population will be covered by television broadcasts and 100% of the population by national radio broadcasts. By 2015, all systems ·of provincial, district roads and roads to communal centers and commune clusters will be asphalted or laid with cement concrete; over 50% of the villages and hamlets will have motor roads, 100% of the population will have access to electricity, 100% of the population will be covered by television broadcasts. By 2020, over 95% of the villages and hamlets will have motor roads accessible in both seasons; + To complete the sedentarization and rearrangement of population throughout the province before ?010 Tosl"bII17" proriuctinn and lif" for p"opl" resettled under Son La hydroelectric power project. Environmental protection objectives Toraise the forest coverage from 38.5% at present to around 50% in 2010 and 65% in 2020 in order to ensure the function of headwaterprotectionand greatly contribute to the economy. By 2010, all urban centers in the province will have concentrated waste collection and treatment works; 90% of the urban populationwill be providedwith clean water and 80% of the rural population will be provided with daily-life water; around 50% of the rural households will have standard sanitary facilities. By 2020, 100% of the urban population will be provided with clean water and 100% of the rural population will be provided with daily-life water, of whom over 80% will be provided with clean water; 100% of the rural households will have standard sanitary facilities. Security and defense objectives: To maintain political stability, defense, security, border sovereignty and unity bloc of natlonailtfes; to curb and repel crimes, particularlydrug-related crimes and social evils. To check in time crimes and peaceful evolution schemes of hostile forces. To complete the border demarcation and markerpost planting on the Vietnam-China borderline in 2006; to oonoolidatc and thicken the rnarkcrpooto on the Vietnam-Laos borderline before 2010. To increase the number of border stations and posts to achieve one station for every 20 km. To build and perfect the system of border patrol roads; to solidify border stations and posts according to standards. By 2015, to complete the system of border belt roads, border-bound roads according to the standards of mountain roads of grade V or VI. 3. Orientations and solutions for development of brcnohco, domains al To develop agriculture, forestry and fishery: Agriculture: To comprehensively rievelnp agriculture and forestry, creating substantial changes in agricultural-forestry production in the direction of cornrnoony production, diversifiCationof products and diversification of rural economic structure. The agricultural, forestry and fishery growth rate in the 2006-2020 period will reach 6.3%/year. Toraise the animal husbandry ratio in the aqricultural production value to 26% in 2010 and around 35% in 2020. To stably develop food production. By 2010, the food output will reach 220,000-230,000 tons and by 2020, it will reach 270,000-280,000 tons, with the average of 450 kg/a person, ensuring food security and creating a great volume of commodity. To strongly develop industrial plants, fruit trees, forming concentrated production regions and key products. By 2010, the area under plants of high economic value will account for 18-20% and by 2020 will account for over 30% of the province's cultivation acre"ge Forestry: To annually plant 4,500 ha of forests, including 1,800-2,000 ha of productionforests; to zone off for regeneration about 134,000 ha of forests by 2010 and 190,000- 200,000 ha in the 2011-2020 period, raising the forest coverage rate to 50% by 201a and 65% by 2020, ensuing the headwater protection function and contributing more and more to the economy. © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue no1O/October 2006 ((;dng eeo nos b1-!)L/Uclober 21, 2UUb) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 27 Fishery: To make the fullest use of water surface of lakes and ponds in the locality for aquaculture. To attach importance to the development of new aquatic breeds of high economic value. To supply assorted quality breeds at reasonable prices to peasants. To raioc the aquaculture rate in the fishery sector to 00%. bl To develop industries, cottage industry and handicrafts: To quickly and firmly develop industries, cottage industry and handicrafts, thus serving as a motive force tor the province's economic growth and restructunng in the direction of industrialization and modernization. The average growth rate of industrialproductionand construction value in the 2006-2020 period will achieve 17.5%lyear, of which 16-17%lyear for the 2006-2010 period and 18%/year for the 2011-2020 period. To raise the industry and construction shares in the province's GDP from 26.67% at present to 3~% by 2010 and 40% by 2020, of which industry will account for over 60% of the added value within the industry and construction sector. By 2020, basically Dien Bien will have a steadfast industry with rational structure suitable to the province's conditions, potentials and advantages and at the same time with high competitiveness. To concentrate on developing the following industries: Agricultural and forest product processing; Power; Building materials manufacturing; Mining; Other industries. cl To develop services To comprehensively develop the service economy in the direction of diversification of types of services and participation by various economic sectors to strongly boost production and serve the people's lives. The average service growth rate in the 2006-2020 period will achieve 13.8%/year, of which 13-14%lyear for the 2006-2010 period and 13.5-14%lyear for the 2011-2020 period. To increase the service share in the province's GDP to 30% by 2010 and 42% by 2020. Tourism: To blJild Dien Bien into a tourist center of the northwestern region and a key tourist site in the national tourist system. By 2010, to attract about 300,000 tourist arrivals (including 50,000 foreign arrivals) and 2020 about bOO,UOO arrivals (including some 100,000 foreign arrivals). To expeditiously complete the construction and upgrading of Tay Trang border-gate into an international border-gate. To build Huoi Puoc border gate (Oien Bien) and A Pa Chai border-gate ( Muong Nhe) into national border-gates; to open a number of other border-nates in order to p.x[1"nrf tmrfp. with I ans and China with a view to developing the province's commerce; at the same time to facilitate the market expansion, qUickly increasing the export turnover. To soon finalize the scheme on A Pa Chai border-gate economic zone to attract investment for development. To adjust the strategy on development of export goods, forming a number of key export goods items of the province such as tea, fruits, processed meal, processed wood, processed bamboo shoots, cement, huilrfing mafarials. minarals, etr. ; to strivp. to ralse the province's export turnover to around USD 16-17 million by 2010, including about USD 8 million for local exports; and to around USO 1UO million by 2020, including USO 40-50 million for local exports. Other services: To develop in a synchronized manner other services such as financial, banking, insurance, transport, communication, post, technical consultancy, technology transfer and other social services, etc. d/ To develop infrastructure system Communication system To synchronously devp.lop the communication system in the province, ensuring its linkage and association in the northwestern region and among localities In the province. 1"0 attach importance to development of outbound communications. To invest in development of communications in urban centers, concentrated commodity production areas, © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 28 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue no10/0ctober 2006 (COng Baa lias 51-52/0clobel 27,2006) resettlement zones and border regions in association with defense and security. + The national road and provincial road system: From now till 2010, to concentrate investment in upgrading and expanding the national highway axes running through the province (natlunat hlqhways 279, 12 and 6A) up to mountain grade IV standards with two motor lanes or grade V for difficult sections. To completely build the route to bypass the flooded area of Son La hydroelectric power project (the section from krn 91 to km 106 on national highway 12), ensuring smooth traffic between regions in the province.Tobuild new provincial roads and renovate the existing ones, ensuring convenient traffic in all four seasons. Tostrive to complete by 2007 the upgrading and expansion of all national highways and important provincial roads in service of economy and defense, ensuring that 100% of them are asphalted; + Border belt roads, border-bound roads: To concentrate on construction of border belt roads, border-bound roads and berder patrol roads, meeting the requirements of mobility in strategic defense as well as in economic, cultural and social management and exchange in the province. To complete the upgrading and asphaltation of all border belt roads in the locaiity (the Si Pa Phin-Muong Nhe section to reach grade IV standards; the Pac Ma-Muong Nhe and Dien Bien-Song Ma sections to reach grade V standards). To upgrade and extend routes leading to the borders; to build roads linking provincial roads to concentrated production zones, facilitating the development of production; + District, inter-communal roads: To develop rural communications under the guiding principle that "the State and people join efforts." To strive to annually asphalt or solidify with cement-concrete 70-100 km of district and inter-communal roads so that by 2010 all district roads will reach grade V or VI, inter-communal roads Will reach the standards of rural traffic roads of class A or B: the percentage of rural roads accessible in both seasons achieves 90%; after 2010, to complete the upgrading of Pom Lot-Huoi Puoc road and the entire system of diotrict and inter communal roada. From now till 2007, to prioritize roads leading to communal centers, which are currently earthen roads; in the 2008-2010 period, to continue investing in the solidification of the existing macadamized roads and roads leading to key productionzones, and at the same time build new roads to the centers of to be-divided communes. After 2010, to continue investing in the construction of roads to the centers of the above-said communes and roads from communal centers to vill~ges. hamlets To devalcp road systems in service of concentrated resettlement zones; + Urban traffic: To synchronously develop and step by step modernize the system of urban traffic and mass transit throughout the province, particularly in Dien Bien Phu city. ensuring that by 2020, Dien Bien will have a complete and modern urban infrastructure system. In the period from now till 2010, to concentrate on completely building main axes in the centers of districts, towns and Dien Bien Phu city under plannings (about 150 krn, including some 35 km in Dien Bien Phu city alone) satisfying the development requirements of urban centers. To reserve a rational land fund (about 20-25%) for development of urban traffic, including static traffic; + Waterway traffic: When the Son L~ hydroelectric power dam is completed, Dien Bien province will have around 100 km of iniand waterways. In order to efficiently tap these waterway routes, a number of important riverports are expected to be built, including Huoi Xo port (Tua Chua), Doi Cao port (Muong Lay provincial town) in service of economic development and defense. To invest in renovating and dredging water channels; to synchronously build a system of signal buoys and signboards, etc. according to regulations, ensuring convenient and safe traffic. On railway traffic: To conduct surveys for construction of Hanoi-Hoa Binh-Son La-Dien Bien railway route; . t- Airways: Dien Bien Phu airport is a domestic airport involved in international flight operations: To continue investing in upgrading it to be up to 3C scale according to ICAO standards, ensuring daytime flights © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue no10/0ctober 2006 (C6ng Baonos 51-52/0ctobor 27, 2006) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 29 of aircraft ART72/F70 or of equivalent type. Its expected capacity is to receive 200 arrivals/year and 500 tons or cargo/year by 2015. Development of irrigation system To invest in upgrading and building water reservoirs, key irrigation works and canal systems. To prioritize investment first in the irrigation systems in the planned key rice-growing areas, including Dien Bien valley, Chieng Sinh, Bung Lao (Tuan Giao). To build new irrigation works in regions with potentials in water sources and concentrated land areas in order to boost the comprehensive development of agricultural production in association with the planning on rearrangement of population and resettlement in the province. To concentrate investment in the construction of a number of irrigation works in Dien Bien, Dien Bien Dong, Muong Nhe and Tuan Giao districts, ensuring adequate water to irrigate 17,000 ha under summer rice and 8,050 ha under winter spring rice in the region. Development of the power supply system To completely build public-lighting systems in urban centers. To invest in the renovation, upgrading or build a synchronized low-voltage power transmission and grid system in the whole province. Toupgrade the Son l.a-Tuan Giao power grid from 110 KV to 220 KV; the Tuan Giao-Tua Chua-Lai Chau grid from 35 KV to 110 KV. To build 35 KV power grids for Dien Bien-Muong Nha-Muong Hoi and Huoi Leng-Pa Khoang regions. To renovate and perfect the low-voltagepower grids of Dicn Bien Phu city, of communes in Dien Bien valley and all district capitals in the province. To build rural power networks. To attach importance to investment in the construction of small-sized hydro-electric power works and power supply networks for resettlement, deep-lying and remote regions Toensure that by 2007, 100% of communes and wards in the province will be supplied with electricity; by 2010, at least 80% of the provincial population will have access to electricity and 100% before 2020. Development of water supply and drainage systems To build synchronized water supply and drainage systems for Dien Bien Phu city.Toupgrade and expand the existing water supply systems and build new ones for townships and concentrated poputauon areas. By 2020, all townships and district capitals in the province will have their own water plants of the capacity of 2,000 m3/day or higher each, ensuring the minimum norm of 90 liters/person/day. To combine the construction of water supply and drainage systems in urban centers with the construction of urban traffic systems. Toupgrade and expand Dien Bien water plant from 8,000 m3/day at present to 24,000 m3/day by 2010, ensuring the supply of daily-life water for Dien Bien Phu city and Dien Bien tuwnship. To build a synchronized water drainage system and daily-life wastewater treatment facilities in Dien Bien Phu city. To invest in the construction of a complete axial water drainage system for all district capitals in the province. To attach importance to Investment in rural water supply works, particularly for high-land and remote communes, resettlement areas, borderguard stations and border regions under the national clean water program, ensuring that by 2010 over 90% of urban population will be supplied with clean water and 80% of rural population will be supplied with daily-life water. Commerce: To develop a synchronized system of commercial infrastructures in the province. To invest in and perfect the wholesale marketplace in Dien Bien Phu city; to renovate, upgrade llle existing marketplaces and trade centers and build new ones in border-gates, provincial lawns, district capitals and townships and centers of commune clusters; to strongly develop marketplaces and commercial centers in rural, highland and border regions. e/ Development of branches, social aspects Population, labor and amployrnent: To reducp. the natural population growth rate to 1.65% by 2010 and 1.35% by 2020. Tostrive to raise the non-aqricultural labor rate from 14% at presentto 20% by 2010 and over 30% by 2020. From now till 2010, to create jobs for around 5.000 laborers a year and 7,000- 8,000 laborers a year in © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 30 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue no1O/October 2006 (r.iing Riln nos !i1.!i?/Octohp.r 27, ?OOii) the 2011-2020 period. To raise the percentage of trained labor to over 25% by 2010 and over 35% by 2020, To reduce the rate of poor households (according to the 2005 national criteria) to below 20% by 2010 and under 3% by 2020; the rate of malnourished children to 20% by 2015 and under 10% by 2020. • Education and training: To achieve lower secondary education universalization by 2008 and upper secondary education universalization before 2020, To complete the program on solidification of educational institutions in the whole province by 2015. To step up job training; diversify training types, expand the training scale and forms. To strive for the target that by 2020 each district will have its own vocational training school: by 2010, over 70% of the upper secondary school pupils will be provided with vocational guidance at vocational training centers and 100% by 2020, Science and technology; Tostep up scientific and technological development and application, attaching importance to the development of post-harvest and product-processing technologies. Healthcare: By 2010, about 60-70% of commune health stations will be staffed with medical doctors and by 2015, It Is '100%. By 20'10, 100% of hamlets will have nurses and 5.5-6 medical doctors! 10,000 inhabitants and, by 2020, it will be over 10 medical doctors!10,000 inhabitants. To complete the program on solidification of medical establishments in the whole province by 2015. Culture and information: By 2010,100% of the provincial population will have access to radio broadcasts; 95% of the population will have access to television broadcasts; 100% of communes will have their own post-cultural houses; the rate of telephone users will reach 10 telephone sets!100 inhabitants and by 2020 reach 20 telephone sets!100 inhabitants. To step up cultural activities. To expand cultural and art exchanges. To consolidate the physical foundations so as to satisfy the people's demands for cultural and information actlvities. To efficientlv conserve, renovate and promotethe value of Dien Bien Phu historical relics and other historical relics and scenic places. To restore, conserve and promote the value of cultural identities of different ethnic groups. To raise the quality of press and publishing activities. To launch the campaign "All the people unite and build a cultured life in population areas," building cultured villages. To step up the socialization In cultural development with a view to mobilizing social resources for investment in physical foundations, cultural institutions, conservation and renovation of cultural heritages. Physical training and sports: To further build physical foundations for physical training and sport "r.tivitip.~ Tn step II~ physical p.xp.rr.i~p.. sport and physical training movements. Todevelop mass sports. To attach importance to fostering talented athletes in order to develop high-achievement sports. f! To develop external relations To enhance the special relationship of Iriendship and comprehensive cooperation with northern Lao provinces. To maintain and expand tile cooperative relations with Yunnan province of China, with regional countries and international organizations on the basis uf the external yuidelilles and pollcies of the Party "lid tile State. To closely combine tile border sovereignty management and protection with the efficient exploitation of external economy through border gates. To well implement the border markerpost planting on the Vietnam-China borderline, to thicken markerposts on the Vietnam-Laos border. To probe foreign markets, first of all Yunnan (China) and three northern Lao provinces for promotation of trade, tourism, etc., and at tile same time formulate a strategy for long-term economic cooperation with Yunnan province (China) and three northern Lao provinces in the time to come. Tostep up external propagation, external economic activities, preparing conditions to join the whole country in International mteqration. 10 well manage toreiqn delegations to Oien Bien and the provtnce's © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue no10/0ctober 2006 (Cong Baa nos 51-5210ctober 27, 2006) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 31 deteqatious going abroad. To promote the establishment of friendship organizationsin the locality such as the Vietnam-China Friendship Society, the Vietnam-Laos Friendship Society and the Vietnam France Friendship Society.Tomobilizefor projectsand programs on aid from non-governmental organizations and efficientlymanagethe projects, maintain external relations in accordance with Vietnam's viewpoints, policies and law. To formulate the province's external cooperation programs for the coming period. gf Orientaliuns fur U",f''''M' 'HIU s",<.;urily consolidation Enhancement and consolidation of defense potentials To enhance and consolidate defense potential in association with the defense strategy for the northwestern region, the midland and the northern mountainous "'oion~, firmly m"int"ining /loliti""1 security as well as social order and safety. To firmly defend border sovereignty and security, to actively fight, prevent in time and repel activitiesof encroaching upon the national borders and border markerposts. To strengthen the technical-physical foundations and border management capability for the border guard force. To completely build border belt roads, border-bound roads and border patrol roads. 10 additionally build border stations and posts, patrol stations. to thicken the border markerposts on the Vietnam-Laos borderline. To associate economic development with defense andsecurity consolidation, building andstrengthening all-people defense and all-peoplesecurity.Toenhance investment andcapability for important defense zones in the locality.Tobuild up a firm defense area from the province to districts, ensuring mobility, high combat readiness and actively Goping willI "II circumstances. To intensify the exchanges and cooperation with localities of the neighboring countries with a view to building a border region of peace, stability and development. To build economic and defense zones in border communes. To effectively implement Program 120 on socio economic development of communes in the Vietnam China border region, paying special attention to the achievement of targets of resettling people for production development in border areas. To support production development and investment in the construction of infrastructure and the building of a strong local administration apparatus in order to join the armed forces in well performing the function of border security management and protection. To make a detailed planning on the Muong Cha economic and defense zone already built and expected to expand to highland areas of Muong Nhe and Muong Lay districts. To combine the building of defense posture with the investment in development and consolidation of local administration and stabilizationof people's life. To closely coordinate with Military Zone II in ensuring the target and schedule of building Ma river economic-defense zone in the province. Maintenance of political security, social order To bring into full play the integrated strength of the ro'ili"", "yslp.m ,mrllhp. ~Irp.nglh of thp. POflulation in checking and reducing crimes, maintaining social security in the locality. To actively fight, prevent and frustrate all schemes of peaceful evolution, overthrowing riots of hostile forces. To continue intensifying propagation and mobilization in combination with economic and administrative measures to redress then proceed to do away with the state of free migration and illegal religious preaching. To care for economic development. population arrangement. stabilization and improvement of the life of people in free migration areas. To prevent in time households immigrating freeiy Into the province and households migrating to Central Highland provinces. Toconcentrate forces on fightingand well settling drug addiction, robbery, public disturbances and evils of producing, storing and trading in narcotics. To build mass movements for protection of social order in the locality, particularly border regions and ethnic minority areas. .~ VIETNAM LAVI '" LEGAL FORUM 32 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue no1O/October 2006 (Gong Bao nos 51-52/0ctober 27, 2006) Toreinforce grassroots securityand peoplesecurity officers in villages and hamlets in order to detect in time and stamp out activities of disrupting the national unity bluc, iliCitillg riots, illegal religious preaching, economic sabotage, etc. 4 Orientations for economic organization according to territory a/ Orientations for development of urban center system Development and expansion of Dien Bien Phu city To continue implementing the Government's Decree No. 11 0/2003-ND-CP of September 26,2003, on the establishment of Dien Bien Phu city, concentrating investment in the comprehensive development of the city in economy, scale and acreage, step by step building Dien Bien Phu into one of the central urban areas of the northwestern region with modern economic structure and strongattraction to other urban centers in the region. The city's populatlou size is expected to achieve 00,000-100,000 by 2010 and around 130,000-140,000 by 2020. To upgrade Dien Bien Phu city into a grade-II city before 2015. Development of other urban centers To review and adjust the plannings on other urban centers throughout the province. To prioritize the development of new urban c.enters establish"n du" tn the requirements of division or movement. In the period up to 2010, to concentrate on investment in the construction of urban infrastructure system ot Muong Lai provincial town and the Muong Nhe, Muong Cha ann Dien Bien districts. To invest in the construction of urban traffic system, water supply and drainage systems to Tuan Glao and Tua Chua district towns. To continue developing a synchronized system of district towns and townships for other districts and centers of commune clusters and commune centers From now till 2010, to invest in the complete construction of all 13 centers of commune clusters and around 50% of commune centers in the whole province; in the period after 2010, to continue building centers of the remaining communes. b/ Orientations for organization of industrial space To concentrate on building a number of industrial parks and clusters of between several hectares and several dozens of hectares, laying the foundation for economic growth and restructuring in the direction of industrialization and modernization. Those industrial parksand clusters will be built near raw material zones, near traffic axes and provided with convenient power and water supply and waste treatment conditions; which will afsn h" in lin" with th" national planning on development of industrial parks and industrial zones. From now till 2020, a number of industrial parks and clusters will be bUilt In Dien Bien province, including the industrial park southeast of Dien Bien Phu city (of 60 hal: the industrial park west of Dien Bien valley (of 30-40ha); the industrial cluster west of Dien Bien Phu city; the industrial cluster east of Dien Bien district; the Industrial cluster east of Tuan Glao district; the industrial cluster south of Tua Chua district; Muong Lay industrial cluster. cI Orientations for organization of tourist space To develop the tourist space of Dien Bien Phu city . into a key tourist center, a toorist hub of the province and an importantdestination in the northwestern tourist corridor end domestic and foreign vicinities. To build Muong Lay provincial town into a tourist center in the northern region of the province. To form two key tourist routes in the locality: The tourist route along national highways 12 and 40 (Tay Trang bordergate-Dien Oien Phu city-Muong Lay provincial town-Lao Cai) and the tourist route along national highway 279 (Dien Bien Phu city-Tuan Giao Pha Din pass-Son La). In addition to these two key routes, a numberof auxiliary tourist routes playing the rolo of supporting the main routes will be built in order to diversify tourist forms and prolong tourists' stays. To concentrate on building a number of important tourist clusters on the basis of linkage between tourist spots in each zone, specifically: + I he tounst cluster ot uren Bien Phu city and Its vicinity with the Dien Bien-Pa Khoang-Muong Phang t VIETNM1 LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue no1a/October 2006 (Collg Sao /10$ (jj-{j2/0clober 27, 2000) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 33 area as its center, which has been approved by the Government to be the national cultural-historical tourism zone. The main tourist products of this cluster will include cultural-historical tourism, ecological tourism, rest and convalescence, adventure sport, entertainment and raeraatlon, conference, workshop, commerce, official duty tourism. + The tourist cluster of Muong Lay provincial town and its vicinities with such main tourist products as ecological tourism on Da river, cultural and historical tourism, sport, recreation tourism, etc. + The tourist clustersofTuan Giao-Pha Din, Muong Nhe and Pu Nhi, with such main tourist products as ecological tourism and scientific research tourism. d/ Orientations for development of economic zones and concentrated resettlement zones In face of the development requirements in the coming period. based on the natural conditions. population and socia-economiccharacteristics of Dien Bien province, to concentrate on planning and developing three economic zones: The national highway 279 motive economic axis, the Da river forestry, agriculture and ecology economic zone and the Muong Cha-Muong Nhe economic zone. To comprehensively develop concentrated resettlement regions and areas Under the general planning on population relocation for Son La hydroelectric power project already approved by the Prime Minister in Decision No. 196/2004/QD-TTg of November 29,2004: From now till 2010, to build in Dien Bien 7 resettlement regions and 22 resettlement quarters with 29 concentrated resettlement spots ( two more regions. two spots in Muong Lay provincialtown).These include 3 urban resettlement regions and 4 rural resettlement regions which can accornmooate 5,821 nousenotcs (in the immediate future 2,735 households), including all resettled households of the province and nearly 2,000 households from neighboring provinces. To strive to complete the population relocation for resettlement in the province in 2000, including the following resettlement regions and quarters: in Muong Lay provincial town, Dien Bien Phu city, the district towns of Dien Bien and Tua Chua, the districts of Bien Bien, Muong Cha and Muong Nhe; the resettlement quarters of Mo Phi-A Pa Chai in Sin Thau commune, Phu Phang in Chung Chai commune, Muong Toon commune. Ta 5i Phung of Muong Nhe commune. Na Hi commune. e/ Reorganization of administrative units in association with population relocation throughout the province In the period from now till 2010, to consider the division and adjustment of administrative boundaries of 25 communes; to adjust and divide 2 districts of Muong Cha and Muong Nhe into 3 districts; to divide Tuan Giao district into 2 districts. After 2010, to continue studying the division and adjustment of a number of districts and communes. Under planning, from now till 2010, the whole province will establish 251 new hamlets to stabilize production and life for 9,137 households with 51,557 people. 5. Solutionsand generalpoliciesfor Implementation of the master plan aJOrganization of the implementationof the master plan To formulate mechanisms, policies for implementation of the master plan; To publicize, disseminate the master plan. To requtarly check, evaluate, review, adjust and supplement the master plan to suit the situation and tasks in each period; To well organize and divide responsibility for implementation of the master plan; b/ Solutions to investment capital mobilization The province's investment capital demand in the 2006-2020 periou willLJe exti emely great as compared to its resources and balancing capability and the support of the central government. To satisfy its investment capital demand in the 2006-2020 period, the province shall work out measures to mobilize capitol in on active manner, of whioh the internal strength is the key, rationally using the land fund to c VIEHlAiJl LAW j, LEGi,L FORUM 34 OFFICIAL GAZETIE Issue no1O/October 2006 (Gong BaD nos 51-52/0etober 27, 2006) create investment capital, attaching importance to attracting capital from various economic sectors inside and outside the province, attracting foreign investment capital, stepping up the socialization In the medical, educational, cultural and sport domains; at the same time propose solutions to capital mobilization for each period, select projects prioritized for investment study, rationally phasing the investment and working out specific and practical solutions in order to attract investment capital and to achieve the set objectives. cJ Human resource training and development To expand vocational training through official, in service, iong-term and short-term training forms. To enhance the training capacity of colleges, professional intermediate schools in the province, proceeding to set up a multi-discipline university, attaching importance to investment in job-teaching centers. To formulate policies of special priority in the training and retraining of grassroots officials in border regions, highland areas meeting with exceptional difficulties. Towork out policies to support the professionaltraining of agricultural laborers and ethnic minority people in order to accelerate labor restructuring. Tostep up the association between training establishments of the province with vocational training centers in Hanoi. d/ Scientific and technological development To associate scientific and technological development with production, creating conditions for application of new scientific and technological achievements as soon as possible. To increase investment in scientific research and application of scientificadvances to production.Tobuild and develop information networks. Tospeed up the materialization of the scheme on computerization of the Party and State offices. To strongly develop human resources for sciences and technologies, reinforcing scientific personnel for grassroots units. Towork out policies to attract scientific workers to work in Dien Bien and transfer technologies to the province. To study and formulate a number of mechanisms and policies To prioritize investment capital sources from the state budget and credit and official development assistance (ODA) capital for investment in important socio-economic infrastructure systems in service of the development demands of Dien Bien and the northwestern region; The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall join other ministries in studying to put Dien Bien province on the priority list for execution of ODA projects in service of socio-economic development, hunger elimination and poverty reduction in the province; The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall assist the province in formulating a planning and consider to provide support capital for investment in perfection of the system of border-gate economic zones and permit the border-gate economic zones in the province to enjoy the maximum preferences in the current general preferential policies for this type; The province shall study to promulgate a number of appropriate mechanisms and policies to attract various economic sectors to invest in Dien Bien province in particular and the northwestern region in general; The province shall coordinate with the Ministry of Industry in formulating the mechanism on decentralizationof the management Ofminerals mines in the province and submit it to the Prime Minister for approval, 6.The listof projectsprioritizedfor investmentstudy till 2010 (see the enclosed appendix). Article 2.- To assign the People's Committee of Dien Bien province to base on the province's socio economic development objectives, tasks and orientations stated in the approved master plan; to coordinate with concerned ministries and branches in directing the formulation, submission for approval and implementation according to regulations of the following contents: District-level general plannings on socio economic development; a planning on development of the systems of urban centers and population spots; &, VIETt~Ml LAW & lEGAL FORUM Issue no 1O/October 2006 (Gong adO nos51-5210ctober 27,2000) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 35 a construction planning; land use planning and plan; a planning on development of branches and domains; annual and five-year plans, investment projects in the locality to ensure overall and synchronized development; To study, formulate, promulgate according to competence or submit to competent state bodies for promulgation a number of mechanisms and policies suitable to the development requirements of the province in each period with a view to attracting and mobilizing resources for implementation of the master plan. Article 3.- To assign concerned ministries, branches to support the People's Committee of Dien Bien province in formulating the above-mentioned plannings; forrnuiatinp and submitting to competent state bodies for promulgation a number of mechanisms and policies to meet the province's sncin-ecnnnmic development requirements in each period with a view to mobilizing and efficiently using resources, encouraging and attracting investment to well ensure the attainment of the province's socio-economic development objectives, tasks and orientations stated . in the master plan. To step up investment in and execute projects of regional scale and nature, which are important for the province's development, for which investment has been decided. To consider, adjust and supplement branch development plannings, plans on investment in the concerned works and projects stated in the master plan. Article 4.- This Decision takes effect 15 days after its publication in "CONG BAO". Article 5.- The president of the Dien Bien province People's Committee, ministers, heads of ministerial level and neacs of government-attacneo aqencies shall implement this Decision. Prime Minister NGUYEN TAN DUNG APPENDIX PROJECTED LISTOF PROJECTS PRIORITIZED FORINVESTMENT STUDYIN THE2006·2010 PERIOD (Excluding group-C projects and current invcotment projccts) (Issued together with the Prime Minister's Decision No. 230/2006/00-TTg of October 13, 2006) Ordinal List of projects Location Size number:... ~.. I Industry 1 NamMuchydroelectricpowerplant Tuan Giao 35MW 2 Nam Pay hydroelectricpowerplant Tuan Giao 2MW 3 NamHehydroelectricpowerplant MuongCha 4MW 4 Tuan Ciao animal feed processing plant Tuan Giao 2,000tons/year 5 TuaChua tunnel brickplant Tua Chua 10millionbricks/year 6 MuongNhetunnel brick plant MuongNhe 10 millionbricks/year 7 Dien Bien Dongtunnel brick plant Dien Bien Dong 10millionbricks/year "f, ViETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 36 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue no1O/October 2006 (Cong 8ao nos51 52/0ctobcr27, 2006) 8 Dlen Bi~1I orqanic ruu~ng sheet productiouIine Olel1 Bien 350,000 ",2/year g TuanGiaochipplank plant Tuan Giao 18,000 m3/year 10 DienBien refined manioc powder processing plant DienBien 1,200tons/year 11 High-voltage andmedium-voltage grids Thewhole province SOkm +300km 12 Low-voltage grids Thewhole province 200km 13 Industrial parksoutheast of DienBien DienBienPhucity 100ha II Traffic 1 Upgrading national highway 279 Tuan Giao - Dien Dien 76 krn 2 Chung Chai, Sin Thau -A Pa Chairoad MuongNhe 35km 3 Provincial road 126 Muong Loi provincial town 20km Upgrading of provincial road 129 TuaChua 20 km 5 Noong Luong - PaThom road DienBien 15km 6 Na Nhan - Muong Phang road DienBien 20km 7 Valley-crossing routes DienBien 30km 8 Km428/Highway 6A- Phinh Sangroad Tuan Giao 21km 9 Highway 279- Tenh Phong road Tuan Giao 21,5km 10 Km30/Highway 279- Huoi Chon - Muong Dang road Tuan Giao 19km 11 Muong Bang - TaPhinh road TuaChua 29km 12 MuongBang- Muong Dunroad TuaChua 17km 13 CM To- Muong Tung road Muong cna 55km 14 Road westof thevalley DienBien 17km 15 Phinh Gi~ng - Muong Nharoad DiAn RiAn nona ~7 km 16 National highway 12(CoDo- HuoiMi2) Muong Cha 32km 17 Phinh Sang - KhuaTra road Tuan Giao 15km 18 Phi Nhu- Chieng So road DienBienDong 20.7km 19 Muong Nhun - Tham Muroad Tuan Giao 15km 20 Na Hy - NaBung road Muong Nhe 27 krn 21 Muong Nhe- NamLa road Muong Nhe 23.5km 22 Muong Tong - NaCo Sa road Muong Nhe 34km 23 Muong Tong - Nam Mi road Muong Nhe 17km III Commerce-5ervice 1 Provinciai townanddistricttowncentral Thewholeprovince 18,000 m2 marketpiace systems 2 PaThom cavetouristresort DienBien 50ha 3 HuoiPuocbordergate hub DienBien 40ha 4 A PaChaibordergate hub Muong Nhe 50 ha IV Irrigation 1 Solidification of qrade-l canals: 100 km Districts 600ha 2 Solidification of grade-II canals Dislricls 750ha 3 NamRom river- diverting embankment Dien Bien Phu city 10km IS VIE rNAM lAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue no 1O/October 2006 (COng 8130 nos ~"-~210clolJer 27, 2006) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 37 4 NamKhauHu reservoir Oien Bien 400 ha 5 Nam Nua irrigation work Oien Bien 150ha 6 Na Huom reservoir DienBien 220ha 7 HuoiUnwaterwork Oien Bien 200ha 8 Nam Khum - Nuong Luan irrigation work Oien Bien Dong 120ha 9 NamPo irrigation work Muong Nhe 200ha 10 NamNhe irrigation work Muong Nhe 300ha 11 Phu Phallg irrigation work Muong Nhe 250 ha 12 NamSa irrigation work Muong Nhe 120ha 13 MoPhi irrigation work Muong Nhe 100ha 14 NamChinreservoir Muong Cha 500ha 15 BanPhareservoir Tuan Giao 150ha 16 SangLauirrigation work 'Iua Chua 79 ha 17 SangNhe irrigation work TuaChua 30ha 1R Nam Ng~m rasarvolr nip.n RiAn nona 1,nnn ha 19 Nam Po irrigation work Muong Nhe 150ha of rice 20 HuoiCanhreservoir Oien Biendistrict 150ha ofrice 21 Canhamlet-Bung Caoirrigation work Tuan Giao 600ha 22 XuanLaoirrigation work Tuan Giao 270ha 23 Cang hamlet reservoir Tuen Giao 350he 24 Phuhamletreservoir Tuan Giao 550ha 25 Chain of QuaiToreservoir works Tuan Giao 270ha 26 Hieuhamletirrigation work Tuan Giao 150ha 27 HuoiVe reservoir Oien Bien 200 ha 28 Na Huom reservoir Olen Bien district 200na Ofrice V Education-training 1 School for SOSvillagechildren Oien Bien Phu city 2 Continuing education center Oien Bien 2,000pupils 3 Bung Lao-Tuan Giaouppersecondary school Tuan Giao 1,500pupils 4 Muong Nha- Oien Bienuppersecondary school Oien Bien 1,500pupils 5 Na Tau - Oien Bienuppersecondary school Oien Bien 2,000pupils 6 Muong Luan - Diem Bien Dong upper secondary DienBienDong 1,400pupils school 7 Upgrading, repairof provincial boarding school for Oien Bien Phu city 200pupils t:!Lt II lill IllillUlily IlUllil:s 8 Muong Nhecontinuing education center Muong Nhe 700pupils 9 Muong Nhedistrictuppersecondary school Muong Nhe 1,200pupils 10 Muong Mun- Tuan Giaouppersecondary school Tuan Giao 1,000pupils 11 Oien Biendistrictuppersecondary school (new) Oien Bien 1,000pupils 12 Vietnam-Lao friendship hostel Oien !:lien Phucity 1,000 pupils VIETNAI\I LAW & I EG,"L fORUM 38 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue no1O/October 2006 (Gong Baa nos 51-52/0ctober 27, 20061 13 Vocationaltraining centers of districts, provincial The whole province 500pupils towns VI Healthcare 1 Tuberculosis andlungdisease hospital DienBien Phucity 50 patient beds 2 DienBiendistrict health center DienBien 50 patient beds 3 Building 11 new regionalexaminationclinics Districts 4 Upgrading thesystem of regional examination Districts clinics andcommune/ward health stations 5 Support for preventive medicine (investment Districts in equipment) VII Socia-cultural affairs 1 Provincial ethnological museum (general museum) DienBien Phucity 2 SOSviliage DienBien Phu city gOO pupils 3 Building of commune/ward cultural houses Districts 20 communes and wards 4 Buiiding of district, township cultural centers Districts 4 districttownships VIII Radio, television 1 Provincial radio andtelevision broadcasting DienBienPhucity 300seats technical center(phase II) 2 Construction of Muong Nhedistrictradio-television Muong Nhe gO m television tower station 3 Construction andupgrading of districtand town radio andtelevision stations IX Physical training-sports 1 Construction of physical training andsport DienBienPhucity 20,000 seats center (phase II) 2 Construction ofgymnasiums ofdistricts, townships, Districts 3 districts towns X Statemanagement 1 Muong NhedistrictPartyandstatemanagement Muong Nhe 130persons officebuildino 2 DienBien districtPartyandState management DienBien 130persons officebuilding 3 Muong Layprovtnclal town Pally andSlate Muul1Y Lay ~IUVilll,,;ial 130I-'l:m::iuns management officebuilding town 4 Upgrading of commune working offices Theentireprovince 70working offices 5 Working office of theprovincial Industry Service DienBienPhucity XI Public service-urban infrastructure 1 Garbage treatment plant(pnase I) Olen Bien Phu city 90tons/day 2 Wastewater treatment system DienBienPhucity 6,000 m3/day 3 DienBien Phuwaterplant(phase II) DienBien Phu city 8,000 m3/day 4 DienBien Dong waterplant DienBienDong 1,000m3/day '" VIETNAM LAW" LEGAL FORUM Issue no1O/October 2006 (C6ng Bao nos 51-5210ctober 27, 2006) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 39 5 Muong Nhewaterplant Muong Nhe 1,000 m3/day 6 Muong Chawaterplant Muong Cha 1,000m3/day 7 DienBiendistricttown thoroughfares Dien Bien districttown 24.2km 8 Tua Chuadistricttownthoroughlares Tua Chuadistricttown 5Km g Tuan Giaodistricttown thoroughfares Tuan Giaodistrict town 5km 10 Asphaltation of DienBien Phu city'sthoroughfares D.B.Phu city 10km 11 Thoroughfares of MT, nand T8 wards DienBion Phucity 201<m 12 Noong Buaurban center infrastructure DienBien Phu city 666households 13 Nam Romriverside park Dien Bien Phu city 27 ha 14 Urbangarbage treatment zones District centers XII Defense,security 1 Kear l:Jase Lone Command Theentire province 2 Combat BaseZoneCommand Theentire province 3 Tho system of borderpatrol roads The entire province 100 km 4 Borderbound roads The entire province 150km 5 The mobilepolice battalion training center DienBien 200trainees * Note: The locations, sizes, land areas, total investment and investment capital sources of the above mentioned projects will be calculated, selected and specifically determined in the period of investment project formulation and submission for approval, depending on the demand and capability to balance and mobilize resources of each period.