Decision No. 262/2006/QD-TTg approving the master plan on socio-economic development of Thai Binh province up to 2020

32 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 01-Q2IOecember 2006 (C6ng BaD no 29/November 27, 2006) DECISION No. 262/2006/00-TTg OF NOVEMBER 14, 2006. APPROVING THE MASTER PLAN ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THAI BINH PROVINCE UP TO 2020 THE PRIME MINISTER Pursueni to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government; At the proposals of the Planning and Investment Ministry in Report No. 5613/BKH~TD&GSDTofJuly 31, 2006, and of the People's Committee of Thai Sinh province in Report No. 151TTr-UBND ofApril 10, 2006, on the master plan on socio-economic development of Thai Binh province up to 2020, DECIDES: Article 1.- To approve the master plan on socio economic development of Thai Sinh province up to 2020, with the following principal contents: I. Development viewpoints To continue bringing lnto the fullest play internal resources, associate the expansion of the province's commodity production with the domestic market and concurrently withtheexpansion of international market, boost export, bring into play and efficiently tap all potentials and resources for the objective of fast and sustainable economic growth, thus turning Thai Sinh into a provirrceattaining theaverage development Jevel ./ / of the Red Riverdelta. To promote the development and raise the efficiency of external economy, toadopta consistent andlong-term policyofattracting external resources andincreasing the exportratioaffine-processed goods articles; to raise the competitiveness of goodsand services. To quickly develop industry and services, attach importance to the development of hi-tech agriculture and placeThaiSinhprovince in its overallrelationships with the provinces in the Red River delta and the northern key economic region. To build Thai Binh city with functions of a political, economic, cultural, scientific andtechnicalcenterofthe province andintoa grade-II city in the2010-2015 period. At the same time, to renovate, upgrade and develop urban centers andtownships into developed economic centers which will function as development nuclei having radial effects on rural areas in the province. Tobringintoplaythe human factor, raise the quality of human resources, adopt policies to attract and efficiently use high-quality humanresources, including those from other localities and abroad; to adopt a mechanism to promote the development of education and training, especially training of civil servants, technical workers, technoloqlcet andmanagerial experts and entrepreneurs. To associate economic growth with the assurance of social justice, creation ofjobs,povertyalleviation and improvement of the people'smaterial and spiritual life. To pay attention to and make adequate Investment in technical infrastructures andpublicworksin rural areas, and strive to reduce to the utmost the numberof poor households. To closely combine socio-economic development with rational exploitation and protection of natural resources and ecological environment. :c VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 01·02/December 2006 (Gong BaD no29/November 27, 2006) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 33 To associate economic development with firm maintenance of political stability, social orderandsafety, and assurance of strong defense and security throughout the development periods. II. Development objectives 1. General objectives To strive for Thai Binh province's fast economic development, propereconomic restructuring, gradually modernized socia-economic infrastructure network, fairly developed urban system and advanced social and cultural services, so that it attains the average development levelofthe RedRiverdeltaand thewhole country. 2. Specific objectives al Regarding economic development: To strive for the average annual GOP growth rate of 12.5% in the 2006-2010 period, 11.5% in the 2011 2015 period and around 11% in the 2016-2020 period. To vigorously restructure the economy so that by 2010the agrjculture~forestry-fishery ratiowillbe around 30%; the industry-construction ratio, around 37%; and the service ratio, 33%. By 2015, the ratios of those sectors will be 21%, 45% and 34% respectively. By 2020, the agriculture ratio win dropto 14%, whilethatof industry and service will increase to 51 % and 35% respectively. To increase the export value from USO 98 million in 2005 to USO 200-240 million in 2010, some USD 400 million in 2015 and USD 800-850 million in 2020. Toincrease bUdget revenues in orderto coverthe province's expenditures and step by step have accumulation. To strive for the target that the budget revenue will make up around 15% of GOP by 2010, 17%by 2015and 19%by 2020. To quickly increase the total social investment and stronglyattractexternal capital sources. The totalsocial investment capital isexpected to reach 35-36% of GOP in the 2006-2010 period andaround 4041 % of GOP in the 2011~202o period. The per-capita GDP will reach VND 14.3 million by 2010, VND28 million by 2015 andVND 51.2 million by 2020. bl Regarding social development: The general population growth rate will be 0.55% inthe2006-2015 periodandaround 0.65% in the2016 2020 period. To raise thequalityof theworkforce, create jobs and reduce the urban unemployment rateto 2.5% and raise the rate of rural labor employment time to around 88-89% by 2020. Tostriveto reduce the rateof poor households to under 10%by 2010and under3% by 2020. • By 2020, the urbanization rate will be around 40'% and the ratio of non-agricultural labor to the total workforce will be around 67%. Therateof trained laborers willreach 40%by2010, of which25% will be provided with job training. These rates will be 60% and 42% by 2020. To raise the quality of education andcomplete the universalization of upper secondary education by 2010. To raise the quality of medical examination and treatment, public healthcare and cultural, physical training, sport, radio and television broadcasting activities throughout the province. cI Regarding natural resources and environment: Toadopt policies on management and rational use of natural resources, especially land, water sources, minerals, submerged forests; to prevent and effectively handle acts of causing environmental pollution, pay attention to and invest in the collection, recycling and treatment of wastes. By 2010, around 85% of the population will be supplied with clean water; to collect and treat100%of daily-life waste; to manage andtreat 100% of industrial and medical wastes. To intensify the education and training in order to Improve the awareness of environmental management and protection. III. Selection of key domains for breakthrough development up to 2020 1. Criteria for key domains to IJ~ selected: Having prerequisites and advantages for development; Playing agreat role in the economy in the process ( VIETNAfVl LAW .& LEGAL FORUM 34 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 01-02/December 2006 (Gong Baono 291November 27, 2006) of industrialization and modernization: greatly contributing to the GOP, the state budget and social wealth accumulation, and being labor-intensive. Being in line with strategic orientations for economic structure of the Red River delta and the whole country; Bringing about socio-eoonomic-cnvironmental efficiency, and contributing to sustainable development. 2. Projected key domains: a/ Intensifying the investment promotion and attraction; building a favorable investment environment and creating conditions for all economic sectors to take part in industrial development; strongly attracting domestic and foreign resources for fast development and fill-up of such industrial parks as the industrial park of Thai Sinh city, Tien Hai and Cau Nghin industrial parks, and industrial clusters In districts; expanding craft villages. b/ Developing high-quality human resources and building scientific and technological potentials. Quickly and vigorously developing tourism, especially eco tourism; domestic trade; export; financial, banking, transport, post and telecommunications services. Actively accelerating the labor export program. c/ Strongly restructuring agriculture towards a commodity agriculture of high quality with productivity and efficiency, and forming concentrated areas for production of raw materials and commodities. Tapping to the utmost land potentials and allocating agricultural land areas for use with high efficiency. Partly converting low-yield rice fields into land areas for cultivation of industrial trees and specialty cash crops. Planning hi-tech agricultural production areas and concentrated specialty rice areas. d/ Building infrastructures and speeding up the urbanization, which are decisive domains and tasks to be performed throughout the planning period. Building Thai Sinh city into a political, economic, cultural, scientific and technical center of the province and up to the grade II city standards in the 2010-2015 period; bUilding and expanding Diem Dien seaport and Tan De river port; upgrading a number of important roads and building bridges linking neighboring provinces, and building irrigation, water supply and power supply works; building infrastructures in tourist resorts and industrial parks. IV. Orientations for development of branches and domains 1. DAvelopment of :=lgriculture, forestry and fishery The agricultural, forestry and fishery production value is expected to grow 4.8%/year in the 2006-2010 period, 4.5%/year in the 2011-2015 period, and 3.3%/year in the 2016-2020 period. In agricultural production structure, the cultivation ratio will be reduced while the husbandry and fishery ratios will gradually increase. aJ Agriculture To build a diversified, ecosystem-friendly and sustainably developed commodity agriculture and apply advanced technologies to production, preservation and processing of high-quality and high~value agricultural products. To pay special attention to the selection and production of new plant varieties of high yield and quality. To further restructure aqriculture in the direction of raising the husbandry and fishery ratios and restructuring the rural economy in each area. The agriCUltural production value will grow 4.1%fyear in the 2006-2010 period, 3.7%/year in the 2011-2015 period and 2.6% in the 2016-2020 period. The production value generated from one hectare of agricultural land will reach VND 45 million by 2010 and around VND 60 million by 2020. To promote the development of winter crops so that by 2010 the land area under winter crops will reach 40 45% of the province's total cultivation land area and 50% or more by 2020. b/ Fishery Fishery production value will increase 11.5%/year in the 2006-2010 period, 9.4%/year in the 2011-2015 period and 6.7%/year in the 2016-2020 period. To continue expanding the tidal swamp area, and boost intensive aquaculmre in brackish water areas; to scale up and technologically renovate aquatic breeding establishments; to step up the revamp and conversion of ponds, lakes and fields into concentrated areas for development of intensive and semi-intensive c VIETNAf,l LAW & LEGAL FORur,'l Issue nos 01·02lDecember 2006 (Cong Bao no 29/November 27, 2006) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 35 aquaculture andturning outlargevolume of high-quahty commodity products. As projected, the land area for saltwater andbrackish wateraquaculture will reach over 12,000hectares by 2020. To promote the exploitation of marine products, Intensify offshore fishing activities and limit coastal fishing. cI Fores.tfY To continue planting new forests and protecting coastal protective forests. Todevelop modelsof coastal forestplanting bymodeofcombined agriculture, forestry and fishery. 2. Development of industries, cottage industries and handicrafts Toprioritize thedevelopmentof industries withstable outlets (bothdomestic andforeign) and high efficiency, and industries advantageous in raw material sources and labor-intensive. To encourage enterprises to increase intensive investment in modern technologies and complete equipment. To strive for an average growth rateof 27%/year in the 2006 ... 2010 period, 20%/year in the 2011-2015 period and 17%/year in the 2016- 2020 period. Tocombine theconcentrated industrial development in industrial parks and industrial complexes with the development of industries, cottage industries and handicrafts in traditional craft villages. a/ Farm produce and food processing industry: To step by step introduce modern technologies into processing industry, associate the development of processing industry with the development of raw material areas; to rel'llace rrelimimlry processing with refinement. To build concentrated processing establishments in large raw material areas and at the same time promote the development of small- and medium-sized establishments in association with the development of cottage industries and craft villages. blTextileandgarment industry: Togradually relocate textile and garment enterprises to districts in the province, encourage local enterprises to take initiative in seeking markets for themselves, thus gradually reducing garmentoutsourcing for otherenterprises and proceeding to conductdirect export. cJWood and forest product processing industry: To vigorously develop establishments processing industrial wood and high-class interior and fine-art products in industrial parks and complexes; and develop the production of domestic-use products from rattan, bamboo, jute and rush in craft villages. d/ Ceramic, porcelain, glass and construction material industry: To diversify forms of investment and products, and cevetop these products In terms of quantity, qualityand type to suit the people's taste and purchasing power. e/ Exploitation and use of mine gas and chemical inaustry: To carryout procedures andpreparatory work for exploration and ex.ploitation of natural gas for Tlen Hai industrial park. f/ Mechanical, electric. electronic and information technology industries: To develop mechanical, electric and electronic industries into important ones capable of generating a large added value in the province's industrial production. To step by step develop information technology, concentrating primarily on software industry. g/ Development of industrial parks, industrial complexes and craft villages: To continue building and completing technical infrastructures of industrial parks, concentrated industrial complexes, industrial clusters of craft villages, and call for domestic and foreign investment projects. Toplanthe location in eachdistrict or cityof 3-5 concentrated industrial complexes and 5 10 industrial clusters of craft villages in the 2011-2015 period, and 6-7 concentrated industrial complexes and 10-15 industrial clusters of craft villages in the 201e~ 2020 period. 3. Develol'lment of services a/ Commerce: To step UPthe development of commerce-services, thereby satisfying diverse needs ofproduction, business and life, and actively contributing to economic development and market expansion. To complete the provincial commercial system, .c. VIETNAfV1 LAW & LEGAL FoRur,1 36 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 01-02/December 2006 (Cong Baa na 29/Nuvember 27, 2006) attachinqspecialimportance to the development of rural markets and wholesale markets. The total retail value and service turnoverwill grow 12.7% on average in the 2006-2020 period. The province's total export value is projected to reach USD 430 million by 2010, USD 950 million by 2015 and USD 2,300 million by 20?0.with an average growth rate of 18.6%/year in the 2006-2020 period. bl Tourism: To develop tourism into an important economic sector of the province.The number of tourist arrivals is projected to grow 20%lyear in the 2006-2010 period, of which the numberof foreign arrivalswill grow 25%lyear, or 13% and 15% respectively in the 2011-2020 period. To strongly develop cultural tourism through traditional festivals and rituals. Le., Tran Hung Dao's death anniversary at Tran temple, tours to Keo pagoda, Dong Bang and Tlen La temples; to develop eco-tourism in association with building of Con Vanh and Con Thu tourist resorts, tours to traditional craft villages (Dong Xam, NamCao,...)and beaches(TienHal,DongChau). cI Financial, banking and insurance services To intensify the mobilization of local capital by branchesof state-run commercial banksand othercredit institutions, increase the investment of capital in all economic sectors. To promote insurance activities and other financial services. To develop various services for production and developmenl of industrialparks.Toraise the qualityand diversify types of service. 4. Culture and social affairs al Population, labor and employment: Towell implementthepopulation and familyplanning program. Thai Binh province's population is expected to reach 1,902,400 by 2010, 1,955,000 by 2015 and 2,020,000 by 2020. To build a regional job-training center to providejob training to people in the province and neighboring provinces. The laborstructurewill be drasticallychanged in the directionof markedlyreducing thenumberof agriGullural labor and quickly increasingthe industrial, construction and service labor. By 2020, agricultural labor will make up around only 33% of the total workforce. To step up labor export activities. bl Education and training To continue building and developing Thai Binh province's education and training system into a balanced, synchronous and high-quality one so as to guaranteethepeople's rightand dutyto studyand social justice in education. To step by step modernize and standardizevarious educationalforms in order to tap and bring into play the scientific and technological potentials and achievements. To raise the comprehensive education quality and efficiency, and attach importanceto the following three objectives: raising of people's intellectual revel, training of human resources and fostering of talents in order to satisfysocio-economic development requirements of the province and the whole country. To promote the socialization of education and trainingacnvmes. Totransform semi-public youngsprout schools and upper secondary schools into non-public ones.Tocreateconditionsfora numberof publicschools to be transformed into non-ououc ones.Toshiftactivities of most schools and a number of schools tasked for education universalization to public-serviceactivities. cI Health and community'shealthcare: By 2020, the average heightof the youth will be 2~3 em higher than that in 2005, By 2020, ~OO% of households will be supplied with clean water. Tocontrol the rate of HIVIAIDS-affected persons to the total population at under 0.3% by 2010 and afterward. By 2010, the mortality rate of women in childbirth Will be under 0.04% of total alive newborns; to reduce the rate of malnourished under-five children to under 18%andthe rateofnewborns weighing less than2,500g to under 3%, and maintain the replacementbirthrate. To care for the health of social policy beneficiaries; all people will have access to high-quality medical services. c VIE1NAfJl LAW & LlGAL FCRUf,l Issue nos 01·02fOecember 2006 (Cong BaD flU 29/November 27, 2006) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 37 To consolidate the material foundations and human resources for thehealthcare network fromtheprovincial level to commune and ward level. To strive for the target thatevery 10,000 people will have 8 medical doctors, 0.5 pharmacist of university degreeand 18 patientbeds by 2010. dl Culture, information, physical training andsports: • To enhance the state management of culture and information. To strivefor the targetthat80%of households, 55% of Villages and hamlets, 80% of agencies and schools attainthe cultural standards by 2010, which will rise to 90%, 65% and 90% respectively by 2020. To increase the timevolume and raise the qualityof radio and television broadcasts. To invest in material foundations, equipment and facilities of the province's museums, library, exhibition and information house, central cultural house, etc., in order to raise the quality of their operation. To campaign for and organize a mass physical training and sport movement; to promote the development ofnon-public facilities forphysical exercise and sport training and competition, and step up the socialization of physical training and sports. By 2015, to complete the bUilding of a stadium of a capacity of 25,000 up to the international competition standards and two swimming pools; to plan land areas for building districtphysical training and sport centers. V. Infrastructure 1. Communication To renovate and upgrade the road system in order to intensifythe exchange between Thai Binh province and Ha Noi as well as other northern delta provinces. Toattach importance to building newroads linkingwith national axial roads, thus creating new economic exchange axes and industrial and urban development spaces. To build before 2010 a bypassof national highway 10 passing roundThai Binh city, thena bypass section passing round Dong Hung township (from Hoa Binh bridge spanning Tra Lyriver to Do T-junction). To upgrade andexpand national highway 39to reach the grade-III delta road standards by 2010. The Government will soon commence the construction of Thanh Hoa- Ninh Sinh- Nam Dinh Thai Sinh - Hai Phong - Quang Ninh coastal road. To upgrade provmclal roads Intograde-III or grade IVdelta roads. Tocontinue attaching importance to the development of rural communication system. Toexecute projects on renovation andexpansion of Diem Dien port and construction of Tan De port. 2. Electricity network The commodity electricity output supplied to the province will increase 15%/year in the2006-2011 penoc and more than 11%/year in the 2011-2020 period. To build and synchronously renovate 220 kV, 110 kV, medium-voltage andlow-voltaqe power transmission linesand the system of transformer stations. 3. Post, telecommunications andinformation network Tocontinue building modern and universal postand telecommunications infrastructures with advanced technologies so as to meet demands for development of new services and application of information technology, maintain a high andsustainable growth rate, raise the service quality and ensure uninterrupted information andcommunications in anycircumstances, thereby surviving the competition and integration. To strive for the target that every 100 people will have 13telephone setsby 2010and 38 telephone sets by 2020. 4. Water supply and drainage, environmental sanitation and protection For urbancenters: Tobuild andexpand the water supply network for Thai Sinh city, townships and industrial parks. To strive for the target that 100°fc, of households will be supplied with tap water at a norm of 180- 200 liters per person per day by 2020. For rural areas: To develop the multi-scale water supply system suitable to thepopulation distribution and terrain in each area. To strive for the target that 100% of rural population will be supplied with clean water by 2020. '= VIETNMil LAW (I" LE:GAL FORUM 38 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 01·02/December 2006 (Cong Baa no29/November 27, 2006) To build and upgrade waterdrainagenetworksfor differentareas, attach importance to investment in the system for treatment of production and daily-life wastewater before it is discharged into the common water drainage system. In parallel with the promotion of economic development in the direction of industrialization and modernization and urban development, it is necessary to pay attention to environmental protection, conservation of natural landscape and maintenance of urban sanitation. 5. Tocloselycombinesocio-economic development with defenseand securitymaintenance; to build up the all-people defenseposturecombined with the people's security posture; to get the province's armed forces ready for all assigned tasks and build a number of defenseworks in some strategicareasin the province. When economic developmentworks are built, it is required to take into account plans on protection and transformation of those works into facilities for defense in emergencycircumstances. VI. Spatial organization orientations 1. Land use orientations To actively, thriftily and efficiently tap the land potential for provincial socio-economic development. To intensify the auction of land use rights or bidding for projects involving land use; to develop the real estate marketunder the Land Law and relevant laws. Sy 2020, the urban land area will be around 3,340 hectares and the land area for industrial development will be around 3,200 hectares, accounting for 1.94% of theprovince's totalnaturallandarea;therural residential land area will be around 11,200 hectares, accounting for 6.8% of the province's total natural land area; the land area for communication works will be around 10,700hectares, accounting for 6.5%of the province's totalnatural landarea;and the landareafor thesystem of irrigation works will be around 12,200 hectares, accounting for 7.4% of the province's total natural land area. 2. Development of urban centers and rural population areas Tostrivefor an urbanization rate of 12.4% by 2010, 22.3% by 2015 and around 40% by 2020. To develop and expand Thai Sinh city with an additional area of 1,500-2,000 hectares, and strive for the target that in the 2010-2015 period Thai Sinh city will be recognized as a grade·II city. To build infrastructures of townships and commune centers in rural areas in the direction of urbanization. Torationallylocatethe systemof social infrastructures, such as: entertainment and recreation centers, sport facilities, greeneries, healthcare and educational establishments. garbage and wastewater treatment works. 3. Development ofa numberof economic routesand axes National highway 10 from Vu Thu to Thai Sinh city and leading to Hai Phong city, the road from Thai Binh city to Dong Chau; national highway 39 from Trieu Duong bridge to Dong Hung township, and the road fromThai Sinhcityto Diem Dienwill eachbeassociated withthedevelopment of a numberofeconomic branches suitable to potentials and advantages of localities. 4. Development of rural and coastal areas For rural areas: Along with the restructuring of agricultural production, to restructure rural economyin the direction of promoting agricultural production, cottage industries, handicrafts, craft Villages and services. For coastal areas:Tostructuresconomlo sectors in the direction of integrated economic development. To quicklyprovide services of supplyof aquaticbreedsand prevenlion and combat of epidemics and diseases for aquatic species in order to quickly expand the aquaculture areas; buildfisherylogistics establishments and develop fishing and processing means. VII. Major development solutions 1. Mobilizing investmentcapital sources To satisfy the aforesaid investment needs, it is necessary to devise measures to actively mobilize l VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUrli1 Issue nos 01-02/December 2006 (C6ng Baa no 291November 27, 2000) OFFICIAL GAZene 39 capital sources, mainly internal sources and to mobilize to the utmost the capital source from the land fund for urban, industrial and handicraft development, attaching importance to attraction of capital from non-state economic sectors and socialization of such domains as healthcare, education, culture and sport. 2. Mechanisms and policies To continue thorough administrative reforms so as to simplify administrative proceduresand create the best conditions for all economic sectors to participate in development investment. 3. Coordinating the development of Thai Sinh province with the development of other provinces in the region To efficiently and sustalnaolv develop. Thai Sinh province should coordinate with the provinces and cities in the Red Rier delta, especially the provinces in the southern Red River delta sub-region. 4. Developing human resources 5. Developing sciences and technologies, and protecting the environment 6. Applying appropriate measures to encourage and support non-state economic sectors 7. Drawing up a tentative list of projects prioritized for investment study (see the enclosed Appendix). VIII. Organization of implementation of the master plan After the master plan on the province's soclo economic development is approved, it must be propagated and popularized to draw attention of the people and Investors at home and abroad, with a view to mobilizing all resources for its implementation. Toelaborate plannings on development of branches and domains and detailed plannings. To organize the implementation of the master plan through five-year and annual socio-economic development plans. Annual plans must be consistent with the approved master plan's objectives and targets set for each period. To supervise and inspect development investment under the master plan. Toenhance the responsibility of all levels, branches and localities for implementing the master plan. At the end of each planning period (2010, 2015 and 2020), to organize the appraisal of implementation of the master plan in such period, and supplement and adjust its objectives to suit the practical situation. Article 2.M The People's Committee of Thai Sinh province shall base itself on the province's socio economic development objectives, tasks and orientations stated in the master plan to coordinate with the concerned ministries and branches in directing the efaboration, subm ission for app roval and implementation of the following: Socio-economic development master plans of districts and towns; plannings on development of the urban system and population quarters; construction planning; land use planning and plans; development plannings of branches and domains, etc., in order to ensure the comprehensive and synchronous development. StudY, formulation and promulgation according to its competence or submission to competent state agencies for promulgation of a number of mechanisms and polioies suitable to the province's development requirements in each period, in order to attract and mobilize resources for implementation of the master plan. Article 3.~ To assign the concerned ministries and branches to assist the people's Committee of! hai Sinh province in studying and elaborating the above-said plans and plannings; to study, formulate and submit to competent state agencies for promulqation a number of mechanisms and policies suitable with the province's socio-economic development requirements in each period in order to mobilize and efficiently use resources, promote and attract investment, etc., thus ensuring the fulfillmentof the province's socio-economicdevelopment objectives. tasks and orientations stated in the master plan. To accelerate the investment in and execution of projects and works of regional scale and nature and f VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 40 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos01·02lDecember 2006 (Gong BtlO no 29/November 27, 2006) important to the province's development for which investment decisions have been issued. To study and consider adjustments or supplements to branch development plannings, plans on investment in relevant projects and works eligible for investment specified in the master plan. Article 4.- This Decision takes effect 15 days after its publication in "CONG BAO." Article 5.- The president of the People's Committee of Thai Binh 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 (Promulgated together with the Prime Minister's Decision No. 262/2006/00-TTgofNovember 14,2006) I. Industries, cottage industries and handicraft 1. Project on building of infrastructures of industrial parks. 2. Project on building of a nitrogenous fertilizer plant of a capacity of 300,000 tons/year. 3. Project on exploration and exploitation of natural gas in sea areas of Thai Binn province. 4. Project on an industrial-agricultural mechanical engineering factory in Thai Binh city. 5. Investment project on a factory manufacturing modern ship huffs for building new ships of a tonnage of 3,000-5,000 tons each. 6. Project on development of Tan De and Tra Ly shipbUilding complexes and an industrial complex for building new ships of a tonnage of 6,500 tons each and repairing ships in Diem Dien. 7. Project on a vegetable, fruit and foodstuff processing plant of a capacity of 100,000 tons. 8. Project on building of a plant for processing of condensed livestock feed of a capacity of around 30,000 tons/year. 9. Project on building of a plant for mineral water production, which I::; expected 10be located in Tier: Hal and have a capacity of around 10 million liters/year. II. Infrastructures 1. Project on upgrading and expansion of national highway 39, provincial roads 39B and 217 up to the grade-III delta road standards, and road 216 up to the grade-fV delta road standards. 2. Project on dredging and combat of deposit extension in Diem Dien port. 3. Project on building of Thanh Hoa - Ninh Sinh Nam Dinh - Hai Phong - Quang Ninh road. 4. Project on building of belt roads bypassing Thai Sinh city and townships. 5. Project on building of garbage treating plants in Thai. Blnh city and in northern and southern areas of the province. 6. Project on upgrading of the irrigation system of Thai Sinh province (building of headwater pumping stations, and renovation of the system of canals and rivers). 7. Project on solidification of sea and river dikes, embankments. III. Projects on development of agriculture, forestry or fishery 1. Project on building of a hi-tech plant variety research and production center. 2. Project on building of a hi-tech livestock breed research and production center. 3. Project on production restructuring and building ofaconcentrated aquaculture lone. c. VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 01·02lDecember 2006 (COng Baonu 291November 27, 2000) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 41 IV. Projects on development of tourism and services 1. Project onbuilding ofa bridge leading to CanVanh and infrastructure of Can Vanh-Con Thu eco-tourist resort (Tien Hal). 2. Projecton building of infrastructure of DongChau tourist resort (Tien Hal). 3. Project on building ofa cornmernial, trade fair and exhibition center for the whole region on an area of 5 hectares. V. Projects on cultural and social development 1. Project on an education, labor and social affairs center 2. Radioand television broadcasting center. 3. Thai Sinhcity'sdetoxification center. 4. Projecton upgrading andexpansion of Thai Sinh job-training shool. 5. Project on upgrading of the province's general hospital. 6. Projecton building of the province's stadium. 7. CultureandArtsCollege. 8. Economics and Technique College. 9. Upgrading of classrooms of upper secondary schools. 10.A university (upgraded from Thai SinhTeachers Training College). 11. Embellishment of Tran kings' temple and relics of Tran dynasty. 12. Renovation of the provinciat museum. 13. Job training and placement center. ~ Note: The locations, land areas and total capital amounts of theaoove-usted projects will be calculated, selected and specifically determined at the stage of formulation and submission for approval of investment projects, depending onthe demands forandcapabilities of balancing and mobilizing investment capital in each period. ''c VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM