Decision No. 34/2009/QD-TTg approving the Master Plan on Development of the Tonkin Gulf Coastal Economic Belt up to 2020

1. General objectives modernizing theMongCai- HaLong- Hai Phong- To develop the Tonkin Gulf coastal economic Ninh Binh trunk road. facilitating convenient and belt into a dynamic economic zone able to drive smooth traffic between Vietnam and Chinese thewhole northern region. becoming amotive force provinces in Yunnan through {he economic belt In @ VfETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 28 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issv& nos 09-1 OJMmh 2009 (Gong 90.0 noa 147148/March 14, 200[}) the 2009~201O period, to invest in upgrading the zone. Tomake preparations for the construction of Cam Pha-Mong Cai section to grade-ill deltaroad Van Don airport after 2010. To buildVan Hoa port; and building a roadwith 4..(j lanesrunning through to renovate Cai Rong port into a tourist port. To Cai Bau island (along with building Van Tien complete thepiers onQuanLan, Minh Cnau, Ngoc bridge) to the Ha Long-Mong Cai expressway. To Vung andBan Sen islands for touristpurposes. To build important expressways, Hanoi-Hai Phong rearrange population areas; to build on Cat Bau an and Noi Bai-Ha Long, and put them to use before urban centerwithbeautiful andmodemarchitecture

2015. After 2015, to further build the Ha Long- of regional and international magnitude. Mong Cai section. Toconsider the construction of bl Todevelop Dinh Vu-Cat Hai economic zone the Quang Ninh-HaiPhong-Ninh Binhexpressway (Hai Phong) intoa modeminternational tradecenter for conneeting Quang Ninh with Hai Phong and of the northern region and the whole country and the economic belt with southern provinces, the at the same time a main seaward gate of the two f'.xprf'.I;;sw:J.y network nationwide and the southern corridors and one economic belt To encourage Chinese coastal expressway system. development of variousindustries in the economic

2. To developthe motive region zone, including shipbuilding, thermoelectricity; To Quickly develop a number of important mechanical engineering, electronics, high-quality economiczones and industrial parks, linking with consumer goods production; petrocnermcaj big urban centers into a stretch of motive tegions industry; port industry, pon services; production and key areas of breakthrough nature along the of information equipment and automation economie belt, equipment; productioo of new materials and hi- a/To develop Van Doneconomic zone (Quang techmaterials; assembly andmanufacture of heavy Ninh) wi.tb.its main functions as a high-quality sea equipment; production of high-quality plastic and island eco-tourism zone, a high-grade service products, detergents and cosmetics; agricultural, centerand JJll intemariooal tradehubin thedirection forest and aquatic product processing; trade in of rapidly developing ceo-tourism and forming a services, exportand import tourism. Tobuildnon- high-quality sea and island eta-tourism center of tariff zones with highest incentives, To build regional nnd international magnitude. To diversify modem urban areas and public service zones in forms of tourism on both islands and the sea. To the economic zone; build a number of high-grade entertainment and To build a synchronous infrastructure system recreation zones, including golfcourts, in theheart in the economic zone; to upgradeHai Phong port of Cai Baaand some otherIslands. Todevelop clean dUO build new porn in Dinh Vu area. To proceed industries andexport. Tobuildmodem tradecenters withthe construction ofLach Huyeninternational serving tourism. To develop the rearing of marine gateway port. To upgrade Cat Bi international resources for export and tourism. To develop airport. To build a complete system of intra- agricultural production towards establishing farms economic zone roads, roads leading to ports and and hi-tech agricultural ZOnes. To protect and powersupply, watersupply and drainage systems. develop forests on islands for en vironrnental meeting the development requirements of the protection combined with sightseeing; f'1'onomic zone. To build roads crossing and surrounding Cai d To develop Hai Ha industrial park (Quang Bauislandand roads on important islands, meeting Ninh) into a big industrial and seaport center the socio-economic development and defense and strongly attracting investment, with its functions security maintenance requirements ofthe economic as a large-scale heavy mdustry center of the © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 09·10IMarch 2009 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 29 (Gong Bao nos 147-14R1Marrh 14, ?OO.Q) nonhero region and the whole country; a port- functioning as a main hub to promote economic service and ocean-shipping center; and a big and trade cooperation between the two countries gateway of the whole region, creating conditions through the two corridors and one economic belt. for further economic cooperation with China and By 2020, to build Hai Phong into a civilized and exploitation of the Chinese market, especially modem port city with an inner-city population of southern China, through this economic belt. In me 1.4-15 million; immediate future, to expeditiously establish an fl To develop Ha Longcity into a development industrial park, build external infrastructure centerof thenorthern keyeconomic region, playing facilities, particularly seaports, shipyard and trunk a roleas one of the two centml citiesof the Tonkin roads (national highways 18 and 4B, an expressway Gulf coastaleconomic belt. Ha Long ~ develop to Mong Cai); to build related urban and service towardtaking tourismandservices asdevelopment areas and key industrial facilities. By 2020, to cores in order to boost other industries and basically complete the construction of Hai Ha incrementally reducing industrial coal mining. In industrial park and seaport in connection with the immediate future, to focus on vigorously Mong Cai international gateway city into a big developing tourism, building Ha Long into a industrial, seaport and financial center and a big modern national and international sea-tourism, and modern free-trade zone in the region; eutertalnmcnt and recreation center. To coordinate dI Todevelop Dam NhaMac industrial-service with Chinese localities in the economic belt in park(Quang Ninh) intoa multi-function industrial- building tourist infrastructure, particufarly high- service park linking with Hai Phong city, Lach class entertainment and re-creation facilities, and Huyen port and Dinh Vu area. Fromnow to 2010, organizing trans-national tourist routes Ch3 road and to set up Darn Nha Mac industrial-service park. waterway) through the economicbelt 1b strongly After 2010, to build a seaport and roads linking develop trade and services in order to make Ha with Hai Phong, national highway 18 and Ha Long T..ong a hie trade center in the economic belt. To city; to build industrial works, urban areas, developport industries and services in association administrative center, trade andtourism areas. After withtheconstruction of Cai Lanportof appropriate 2015, to build a bridge or a tunnel crossing Bach scale, meeting the requirement of environmental Dang river and linking With Dinh Vu; a railroad protection in Ha Lung Bay [UI tourist development, linking with the Yen Vien-Bai Chayrailroad and a To comprehensively build and incrementally synchronous roadsystemin the industrial park. By modernize the urban infrastructure system. torenew 2025. to basically complete the construction of this the economic structure suitable to the fwlctions of industrial-service park; a tourism-service-port industry city. 10 further eI To develop Hai Phong city into a big and expandand upgradeHa Long into a grade-I urban modem port service and ocean-shipping center, centerwitha population of some 300,000- 330,CXX> holding a considerable position in the region and by 2010 and over 600,000, including more tban the world. Hai Phong's economy willbe structured 5oo,()(X) urban dwellers, by 2020. to comprise seaport, industry and service. To gl To expeditiously build Mong Cai strongly develop port, shipbuiJding, machine tool international border-gate city, the starting point of andhi-tech industries, high-quality consumer goods the Tonkin Gulf coastal economic belt, into a and export production, food processing, tourism moderninternational border-gate city, a center for and general services. To build an international trade in goods and services between Vietnamand Vietnam China trade fair and exhibition center China, a big regional center for tourist resort. © VIETNAM LAW &; LEGAL FORUM 30 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 09·10{March 2009 (Gong Bao nos 147-148/March 14. 20(9) entertainment and recreation anda centerforexport Tonkin Gulf coastal economic belt will basically processing, fashioning and assembly; have a big and modem industry in the region. First of all, to upgrade national highway 18A, To prioritize resources and incentive policies the Mong Duong-Mong Cai section. expanded to for a number of leading industries and products TraCo-MuiNgoc, to grade-Ill deltaroad standards. such as coal mining, thermoelectricity. To build the Moug Cai-northcrn Phong Sinh-lloanh shipbuilding, machine tool, steel production, Mo-Bac Cuong border road and fish-bone roads building material production, petroleum, electric leading interhe inland. Tobuildroads onVinh Thuc motor production, forest and aquatic product island to serve tourism. To comprehensively processing, textiles and garments, exportand high- develop tbe transport electricity supply and water quality consumer goods production. To supply and drainage systems in the city. To build synchronously combine industrial development Van Gia port capable of handling 3~ 5 million tons with infrastructure development in each locality. of cargo a ye::lr (one milliontons/year in the initial - Coal mining: To invest in tP('hnolnei(,:ll stage), meetingthedomestic andinternational trade renewal of existing mines and scale up pit requiremeats, exploitation. Tostrictly manageillegalcoal mining. To developthe processing of agricultural, forest From now to 2010 and afterwards, to strictly and aquatic products tor export, processing of implement the vlemam's coal mining developrucut industrial products for export to China and strategy and planning already approved by the assembly of components imported from Chinafor Prime Minister. To gradually reduce coal export export ta ASEAN countries. To build modem throughplannedmanagement measures, aiming to commerci81 infrastructure systems(including trade protectnaturalresources andguaranteethe national centers, department stores, transaction offices, energy security. To rationally arrange dump sites. representative offices and international trade fair- and control and properly treat coal dusts in the exhibition ccntcrai. To cooperate with China in process of coal transportation ~mrl processing: building Mong Cai free trade zone after the - Power: To speed up the construction and "bilateral special economic zone" model with commission of Uong Bi II, Cam Pha I and II, Ha common;nrentive policies for both sides in order Khanh (QuangNinh) and Tam Hung (1-L1i Phong) to boost eecnormc and trade cooperation between thermo-power plants, To start building Mao .K.he, the two emmtries and to strongly integrate with Mong Duong and Thang Long coal-fired power ASEAN countries. plants and Cai Lan diesel oil power plant (Quang Ninh), To build a big thermo-power center in Hai IV. OllJENTATIONS FOR BRANCH AND Ha industrial park after 2010. To develop the use DOMAIN DEVELOPMENT of wind energy and solar energy in coastal rural areas and on islands. The total electricityoutput in

1. Developing of leading industries. in the the economic belt will reach 2,500- 3,000 MW by economic belt 2010 and over 6.000 MW by 2020. aJ Industries - Shipbuilding: To concentrate resources on To prioritize the development of fundamental vigorously developing the shipbuilding industry. andkeyindustriesand thosewith highaddedvalue To build the Tonkin Gulf coastal economic belt in combination with the development of labor- into a big shipbuilding centerof Vietnam by 2020, intensive industries, striving for an industrial and a big and modem shipbuilding center of the growm rate of itl ound 18- 19%. Dy 2020, the region and the world. which will be capable of © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 09·10/Man:h 2009 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 31 (Cong Bao nos 147·1481March 14, 2OCfj) bUilding cargo ships of up to 200,000- 250,000 total cementoutputin the economic belt will reach DWT and other special-use ships such as oil 11-12 million tons/year. To rationally reorganize tankers, container ships, project ships, petroleum establishments producing building stone, clay and exploring andexploiting ships, tourist ships, fishing sand for the efficient exploitation of building ships of big capacity and military ships up to materials in the localities while protecting the inrernsti onal standards, environment and tourist landscape; TofurtherupgradeandexpandPhaRung-Bach - Mechanical engineering: To develop the Dang, Ben Kien and Nam Trieu shipyards (Hai mechanical engineering industry in order to make Phong); to complete the construction of Cai Lan the area a strongmechanical engineering centerof shipbuilding industrial park, Ha Long and Ha An the northern region, To seJectively invest in the shipyards (Quang Ninh) to meet 80-85% of the construction of modem production establishments northern region's river shiprepairrequirement and equippedwithadvanced technologies.1bprioritize 4'i-'m% of the country's ~3-eoin£ "hip building the development of mechanical engineering in and repair requirements. After 2010, to build a serviceof shipbui lding, port and mining industries. number of big shipyards together with support To develop the manufacture of machinery and industriesin Dinh Vu-Cat Hai industrial park and electric equipment; manufacture and assembly of Hai Ha, Dam Nha Mac and Quang Vinh industrial motor vehicles; repair and assembly of heavy parks (Tien Lang). To synchronously develop equipment, heavy vehicles and lifting equipment; industries in support of shipbuilding, gradually manufacture of consllUction machines, machinery increasing the localization rate; and equipment in service of cement, textile and - Steel: To quickly develop steel production, garment, agricultural, forest and aquatic product meetingthe increasing steeldemandof the region, processing industries. Toprioritize the development especially of the shipbuilding industry. To further of products for ship buildingand repair; expand the existing steel mills. TQ construct other - 0(1It:1 industries: To expand traditional steel mills. particularly steel cast, steel sheet and industries producing products of great demand in high-quality steel plants. To prioritize the the area,suchasshippaints,light powders,general construction of large-scale steel millsin Dinh Vu- detergents, calcium carbide, accumulators, Cat Hill and Hai Ha industrial parks in service of packaging plastic, construction plastic, industtiaJ the shipbuilding industry. By 2010, tile steel plastic, electronics, electro-refrigeratingarticles and production capacity in the economic belt willreach otherconsumer goods. Todeveloptextile,garment over S milliontons/year and about 15 million tonsl and leather industries in service of export, year by 2020; prioritizing the attraction of textile, garment and ~ Building materials: To strongly develop leatherprojects intoindustrial complexesin districts cement production into a spearhead industry. To toemployruralworkers. Todevelopthe.agricultural upgrade existmg cement plants to the advanced and aquatic product processing industry, building level soas to increase productivity andraiseproduct modem processing establishments and producing quality and protect the environment. To speed up high-quality productsfor urbancenters and tourist the construction of production chains rr of Chinfon resorts in the economic belt and for export. To and Huang Duong cement plants for their prepare conditions for the construction ot a commission before 2010. To further invest in the petrochemical plantin theeconomic belt after2010 construction of Cam Pha, Thang Long and Lam (in Dinh Vu-Cat Hai or Hai Ha industrial park); Thach (Quang Ninh) cement plants. By 2010, the Development of industrial pa.-k£; To speed up © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 32 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 09-101March 2009 (Gong Bao nos f47-1481March 14,2009) the construction of infrastructure in existing construction of southern Ha Long urban, ceo-tourist industrial parks for attracting investment in order andcultural center, incrementally forming a modem to raise theiroccupancy rate. To rationally develop tourist complex along Quang Ntnh coast (from new industriaJ parksand complexes. It is expected HoangTan island to Tuan Chau, Ha Long, Bai Tu that by 2020, the entire economic bell will Long,Van Don, Mong Cai andTra Co) of regional accornrnodate 2"i industrial parks with a total land and international magnitude. area of more than 22,100 ha, including nearly Toforminter-regional touristroutesconnecting 10,(0) ha for industriaJ construction, Besides, to with Hanoi and neighboring tourist sites. To develop medium- and small-sized industrial parks enhancecooperation withChineselocalities in the and complexes ill districts, boosting the two corridors and one economic bell in organiziug restrocturiag of labor and rural economy. transnational tours. To cooperate with ASEAN b1Tourism countriesin organizing transnationaJ tours.To step To qm.ckly and sustainabl y l'lp.vpJop the up touristadvertisement and promotion in orderto economic Belt's tourism in close association with caJl for investment and attract visitors. To try to Hanoi capital and southern China. To rationally attractaround 7.5 miIlion touristarrivals, including organize tourist space in the entire area. To 2.8-3 million international arrivals. by 2010 and selectively-invest in key tourist resorts, Iunniug 18-20 million arrivals, including R-l0 million big tourist centers of national and international international arrivals. by 2020. magnitudein coastalareasand a numberof islands. d Trade and service To prioriazethedevelopment of sea-island tourism To fullv tap the comparative advantages of the on such rwnote islands as Co To and Bach Long Tonkin Gulf coastal economic belt for trade Vi for ~onomic development and defense as development at high rates, strongly directing well as security maintenance. towards export and firmly integrating into the Tu qulckly develop Ha Long tourist zone into a international markets, particularly Chinese and big and modem tourist centerofregionaland world ASEAN markets. To strivefor the economic belt's class. To build synchronous and modem tourist average totalgoodscirculation andservice turnover infrastnld»refacilities in the area.Toprioritize the growth rate of 17-18% in the 2008-2010 period attraction of foreign investment in large-scale and. over ZO% in the lOll-lOW period, tourist pi<Qjects, creating high-quality tourist Todevelopdepartmentstoresandmodern trade products attractive to visitors. To further upgrade centers in cities. towns, industrial parks and and mfl~ize Do Son entertainment and re- economic zones, To build a big and modern creation _rist zone and Cat Ba high-grade eco- commercial center in Hai Phong, which will tourist resort zone in association with Ha Long function asa maincommercialhuband integration tourist zone. centerofthe northernregionandthe two economic To quickly build essential infrastructure in Van corridors and one economic belt. To invest in the Don economic zone in order to attract investment construction of Mong Cai trade center, which will in the construction of Van Don-BaiTu Long high- play the rote as the economicbelt's main gateway quality sea-island eco-tourist zone. To develop for trade with China and ASEAN countries. To Mong Cai-Tra Co-Vinh Thuc tourist zone into a develop appropriate-sized department stores and big touristcenter, functioning as an important hub tradecentersin association with the touristzone of to attractvisitors from southern China through this Ha Long,Mong em, Van Don,Cat Ba and Do Son economic belt. To promote investment in the ami towns and township centers. To consolidate © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 09·10IMarch 2009 OFFIC\AL GAZETTE 33 (Cong Gao fIIJ,5 14f.148/MlIrdr 14, 20(9) the trade networks from theprovincial tocommunal the "open-door" advantages for the development level. forming a market for smooth goods of diverse port and ocean-shipping services. To circulation.boosting production development and openexpress transport routes (by road and sea) to meeting people's needs. Chinese localities in the economic belt, meeting To step up export, particularly to China; to thegoods tradeandmovement demands ofpeople, renew the structure of export goods, planning to particularly visitors, Tu develop express sea IUU[c:-' develop key exportgroups in response to China's to southern provinces and express ocean-shipping export demands and each locality's advantages. To routes to islands, meeting people's travel demands stepuptheexport ofrefined products while limiting and boosting the development of the island theexport ofcrude andrawmaterials. Tominimize economy. the export of coal needed for domestic To develop information and communication consumption. To completely build Mong Cai services towards modernization, higher quality and borocI-gatl:: ccouonuc zone, upgrade IIoanh Mo competitiveness, meeting the regional and andBacPhong Sinhborder gates forexpansion of international integration requirements. T() develop goods trade between the two countries' localities otherservices meeting productron requirements and in the economic belt. people's daily needs. To diversify on-spot export activities such as 2. Fishery temporary import for re-export, transshipment, To develop fishery towards large-scale transit, entrustment, bonded warehouse and other commodity production, strongly oriented to export. export and import services. To strive for an average To strongly restructure fishery production toward export growth tate of 24-25% in the 2009- 2010 a lower fishing rate but higher aquaculture and period andover25% in the 2011- 2020 period. To service rates; to associate production with build non-tariff zones in border-gate areas, processing and resource protection, ensuring economic zones and duty-free shops in cities, sustainable development. The total fishery output commercial centers, bigtourist centers, airportsand in the economic belt will reach 220,000 tons by key sea ports, aiming to boost on-spot export. 2010 and about 400,000 tons by 2020, including To comprehensively develop services towards 120,000 130,000 tons of exploited products and diversification to meet production and daily-life 270,000- 280,(X)() tonsof reared products; and the needs. Toprioritize thedevelopment of highadded- export turnover will reach USD 600-700 million, value services such as transport. financial, banking To step up offshore fishing, particularly in the and telecommumcations, making services really a fishing grounds of BachLong Vi and middle-gulf dynamic industry creating morejobs and making area, in thejoin!fishing zone,raising theoffshore great contributions to the economy. To increase fishing proportion to 65-70%. To develop large banking operations inthe area. Tocreate favorable fishine fleets with modem equipment in associarion conditions for attracting big domestic and foreign with investment in fishery infrastructure and banks and foreign companies to make financial offshore fishing services. To reorganize on-sea investment and open branches in Hai Phong, Ha production after the model of cooperation or joint Long and Moog Cui. To build in Hai Phong a big venture; in the; immediate future, to develop the and modern financial center of regional and model of offshore fishing teams or groups based international scale. on fi shing trades for mutual support in production, To strongly develop road, railway, waterway product sale and safety at sea. To rationally and air transport services. Toexploit to the utmost reorganize onshore fishing ill order to protect and © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM OFFICiAL GAZETTE Issue nos09-101Marc:h 2009 (Gong Bolo nos t47·f4&'March 14, 2(09) develop resources while ensuring coastal Thmaintain the food crop area till2020at J40,000- inhabitants' livelihood, To restructure production 145,000 ha.and food production will reach 0.9-1 inHaLong Bay and Bai Tu Long areasandaround million tons, meeting the food security islands,reducingonshore fishing while developing requirements in the area. To further restructure aquaculture and tourist services. To crops suitable to the ecological conditions in each comprehensively develop fish ports and storm area, developing the model of urban agriculture shelters for vessels as well as search and rescue for tourist and service development To strongly centers along the coastline and on such important develop the production of clean, safe and high- islands ~ Bach Long Vi. Cat Ba and Co To. in Quality vegetables: to expand areas under flowers order to boost offshore fishing. meeting the and bonsai in outlying areas. To step up the requireIneRt.s of developing the sea economy and application of scientific andtechnological advances maintaining defense and security. to production. Toprioritize the development offann To devetop aquaculture, parncularlyrearing at and hi-tech agricultural zone models, considering sea, with advanced technologies, ensuring this a breakthrough in agricultural production in environmental sanitation and sustainable the economic beltin the comingperiod. Todevelop development. To form aquaculture zones in the husbandry towards commodity production, raising direction of intensive farming and higher the husbandry proportion in the agricultural productivity. To step up the rearing of aquatic production valueto over 40%by 2010 and 55-60% animals in brackish water. particularly shrimpsfor by 2020. To prioritize the development of export. To expand the rearing of mollusks (oyster, husbandry in the direction of farm and industrial mussel .. .) in estuaries and coastalareas and around production in association with processing. islands. lbprioritize the strongdevelopment of the To further step up the socialization of forestry rearing of fish and sea specialty animals by to achieve both economic and social purposes, industrial methods tn combination WIth tourist environment improvement and tourist stgtuseetng. development. particularly in the areas of Bill Ttl To raise investment capital for the protection and Long, Co to, Van Don, Tien Yen and aroundCat development offorestsin suchkeyprotection areas Ba island.step by stepbuilding the on-seamarine as Yen Lap, Dien Vong and Trang Vinh reservoirs animal rearing in the Tonkin Gulfcoastal economic and HaDong lagoon, coastalmangrove forests and belt into an indusUy of regional advancedlevel. island forests. To stepup the zoningof special-use To further upgrade and modernize the existing forests for re-generation, particularly Cat Ba national park, nature conservation zones and tom;!';t processing establishments: to buildmodern aquatic product-processing establishments turning out sites. To build consolidated timber raw material high..quaitty products ofintemational standards. To zones of about 200,(){){) ha to serve export build Hm. Phong into a big fishery service center processing, and about 30,000 ha of special-use of the Tonkin Gulf, an aquatic breed and feed forests tor environmental protection andecotogtcat production center anda scientific-technical, aquatic development. To encourage commercial product processing, trading and exporting center investment in production forests towards intensive of the northern region. farming and high productivity, combining forest planting and protection with forest product

3. Agriculture and forestry processing and touristbusiness. To develop agriculture in the economic belt towards ecological agriculture, efficiency and

4. Infrastructure sustainabi1ity. To stably develop food production. aJ Transport: To synchronously build and e ViETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 09-10fMarch 2009 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 35 (Gong Baa nos 147-148/March 14, 2(09) modernize transport infrastructure systems, Hai industrial park. In the 2016-2020 period, to meeting the fast development requirements and build Hanoi-Hal Phong express railroad (double am-acting invesrmem. track of 1,435 mm), To study the construction of - Roads: In couple with the development of Ha Long-Moog Cai and Hai Phong-Thai Binh- trunk roads along the economic belt, to invest in Nam Dinh railroads for connection to the North- upgradingand buildingroods linkingtheeconomic South railroad; belr with the two economic corridors, with Hanoi - Seaports: To furtherupgrade and expand Hai capital and big economiccentersof the Red River Phong port complex capable of handling around delta region,creatinga chainnetworkin the whole 30 million tons of cargo by 2010 then 2020. To region. To maintain the size of national highway proceed with the construction of Lach Huycn 5, and build expressway 5B in combination with international gateway port functioning as a ocean- improving the corridors alongtherouteand support shipping hub, meetingtheocean-shipping demand facilities in order to raise transport quality and of the northern region and goods transit for the capacny on the whole route. Toupgrade andexpand southwestern region of China, The port capacity national highways 4B, 18C and 279 up to grade- willreach 6 milliontons of dry cargo and 1 million ill or -IV standards and all provincial and inter- tonsof liquidcargoby 2015and 26-40milliontons district roads in the economic belt up to grade-IV of dry cargo and 9-11 milliontons of liquid cargo standards. To build other transversal roads linking by 2020; the port can accommodate ships of trunkroadswith urbancenters, industrial parksand 50,000- 80,000 DWT. To proceed with the economic zones.To construct coastalroads within construction of Nam Do Son port for economic the framework of the project on construction of development and defense. coastal roads along the countryfrom Mong Cai to To completely build Cai Lan port with the Ca Mau in support of the development of sea handling capacity of around 7-8 million tons by economy and combination with defense and 2010 and 16-20milliontons by 2020, and capable security maintenance; of receivingshipsof up to 50,000DWT.However, To mobilize all resources (including public in the development of Cai Lan port, particular labor) and efficiently integrate programs and attention should be paid to the environmental projects in the :lrP.Jl for rural tr:ln<;pnrtdevelopment, protPcrlion of H:l T.ong H:lY and the tourist particularly in mountainous areas and islands. To development requirements. Tofurtherupgrade Mui prioritize theconstruction of roads, water andpower Chua port into a gateway pan of the western supply facilities on offshore islands, satisfying mountainous region of Quang Ninh andCao Bang people's daily-life and production needs. as well as Lang Son provinces, To build Vau Hoa - Railroads: To combine the upgrading of port to serve Van Don economic zone. To expand existing railroads with the construction of some Van Gia port (Mong Cai) for the handliagcapacity express railroads, meeting the fast development of 1 million tons by 2010, then 3-5 million tons, requirements of the northern key economicregion meeting the development requirements of Mong and the two economiccorridors and one economic Cai area and actingas a gateway for goods export belt. From now till 2010, to upgrade the Kep-Chi and importwithChina. Toinvestin Dam Nha Mac Linh section and build the Ha Long-Cai Lan seaport complex intoa part of Lach Huyen gateway section. To proceed with the construction of the port. To construct Hai Ha port in association with Yen Vien-Pha Lai railway (single track of 1,435 Hai Ha industrial park, to serve transport to the mm); to further upgrade and electrify the Hanoi- markets in northern Vietnamand southernChina. Hai Phung railroad and expand it to Dinh Vu-Cat 10 further upgrade and expand Carll Pha and © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 36 OFF:CiAL GAZETTE Issue nos09-10/March 2009 ((Ying RAn nils 1d7-1dR/MflrrlJ 1{ '(){)9) Cua Ong coal ports and maintain the size of tourist and service zones. To attach importance to Southern Cau Trang port. To build a new oil port theconstruction of watersupply and environmental in Hon Gac (or Bon Ac) area, which will be able sanitation facilities in rural areas. By 2010, over to receive ships of 30,000 DWT,and a special-use 80% of the rural population in the economic belt port for Cam Pha steel mill. To construct a large will be supplied with clean water, which will rise and modern Han Gai passenger port up to to 100% before 2020_ To build synchronous and international standards to serve express North- modem water drainage systems (separately for South passenger transportation and international rainwater and daily-life wastewater) and sea touristroutes. wastewater treatment zones in urban centers, - Airways: To upgrade and expand Cat Bi industrial parks am! tourist resorts ill the area; intematioaal airport(HaiPhong)to grade4~ being dI Information andcommunication: Todevelop capableof receiving 800 passengers at peakhours information-communication infrastructure with andA32 1. B767and equivalent aircraft Afier2020, modern technologies. meeting the international to further invest in the upgradingthe airport so as integration requirements. To expand radio and to be able to receive B747-400, B777 and television coverage to all border hamlets, equivalentaircraft, Toproceedwiththeconstruction communes and islands. To expand mobile phone clVan Don airport for operation in the 2016-2020 coverage in the whole economic belt, including sea period with the capacity of around 500,000 areas and important islands. To prioritize the passengers/year, which will be further expanded construction of synchronous and modem coastal after 2020 with a capacity suitable to the and sea communication systems, ensuring regular development of the economic zone. high-quality information and communication, b/ Electricity supply:Tocomprehensively build meeting sea-eeonomy development, defense and power grids, ensuring stable power supply with security maintenance requirements and serving high '111~lity intheentire economicbelt.particularly search, rescue and salvage activities at ~Jl for urbancenters,economiczones,industrial parks

5. Science and technology and big tourist and service zones. From now till 2020,to upgradetheexistingelectricity grids; build To develop modem science and technology, important new transmission lines in synchronisrn creating a motive force for fast :mrl <:m:.t:lin::lhle with transformer stationsfor Hai Phong, Ha Long development Tostrongly apply advanced industrial and Moog Cai cities and such urban centers and techniques to production, particularly in such economiczones as Mong Duong, HoanhBo, Cam importantareas aselectrification, computerization, Pha, Van Von, 'Hen Yen (Quang Ninh); Val Cach, rnecnantzanon, ChCInicallzatlou, biotecl Ulology and Dinh Vu, An Lao, northern Cam river (Hai Phong). new materials in order to raise the efficiency and To prioritize investmentin power supply systems competitiveness of the economy. To actively for important islands like Cat Ba and VinhThuc. support the process of information technology Todevelopdiesel-firedelectricity generation. wind transfer to serveproduction and datiy-lifeactivities. energy and solarenergy on remote islandssuchas Toencourageand supportenterpri sesand localities Bach Long Vi, Co To, Minh Chau and Quan Lan; in establishing the brands of advantageous and d Water supply and drainage: To upgrade and typical products of the reginn To step up expand the existing waterplants in Hai Phong, Do cooperation with scientific research institutions at Son, Ha Long, Cam Pha, Dong Trieu, Mong Cai, the central level, universities and foreigncountries Tocompletely buildwatersupplyfacilities inurban in training, scientific research and transfer of new centers, economic zones, industrial parks, big science and technology LU prOOUl,;Liull. e VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 09·101March 2009 OF FieIAL G,G,ZETTE 37 (Cbng 830 nos 147-118/M.wth 11, 2CW)

6. Social affairs over 80% of the communes in the economic belt ':1} Training and ecll1(,:ltion~ To develop and will reach the national standards on healthcare, qualitatively improve education and training which will riseto 100% before 2015. Tocompletely towards standardization, modernization and build provincial hospitals; to further invest in socialization. aiming to raisethe intellectual level material foundations, equipment and health and 4 U<Ilit Y u f humau I csuurces i II the economic workers for district hospitals and regional general belt To complete the lower secondary education hospitals. To synchronously develop preventive universalization program by 2010. then the upper medicine centers in material foundations and secondary education universalization in the whole equipment, meeting people's demands for disease region by 2020. To step up the socialization of prevention, medical examination and treatment. To education in order to meet socio-economic completely build Hai Phong marine medicine development requirements. To effectively center. To buildthe secondestablishment of Viet- implement the program on building permanent TIephospital to perform the function of a regional schools. striving to raise the percentage of schools general hospital. and build in Hai Phong and Ha reaching national standards. To continue realizing Long cities a number of general hospitals with statepolicies on preferential treatment for teachers highly qualified health workers and modern in mountainous and difficult areas, prioritizing the equipment, capable of providing medical training of local teachers. examination and treatment for foreigners working To scale up university, collegial, professional in the area and foreign tourists. secondary and vocational training for such d Culture andsports: Tofurther realize thetarget advantageous fields asmining, power; shipbuilding, of "building and developing an advanced mechanical engineering, building materials, Vietnamese culture deeply imbued with national tourism, construction, fishery, electric techniques identities". To synchronously build grassroots and electronics. To expand alignment with cultural, sport and information institutions universities, training establishments at home and according to the general planning of the sector. To abroad in order to quickly build up high-quality prioritize investment in institutions serving laborforces for the shipbuilding industry, meeting community cultural activities such as cultural and [he development requirements in the coming span centers, CUltural houses, parks, enrenalnment period. To develop vocational colleges and andrecreation zones. By 2010, 100% of households intermediate schools in each locality. To speedup in the region will be able to listento radioand 85- the construction of Hai Phong tourism school, 90%of households viewtelevision. Toconsolidate contributing to turning out high-quality human the systems of propagation and information supply resources for tourism in the economic belt. To to deep-lying, remote and island areas. prioritize the attraction of foreign direct investment d/ Other social domains: To continue the in the development of high-quality training effective implementation of the national targcr institutions in thearea. Toencourage bigenterprises program on employment, programs on socio- in the locality to participate in the development of economic development in mountainous and island vocational training forlocal workers. To try toraise areas and national target program on poverty the; percentage of trained labor in the economic belt reduction. To elaborate specific plans on to over 50% by 2010 and over 70% by 2020. employment, hunger elimination and poverty bl Healthcare: To synchronously develop reduction in a way suitable to local conditions, healthcare networks from the provincial to prioritizing investment for ethnic minority areas, grassroots leveL strivingforthetargets thatby 2010, deep-lying. remote andisland regions. Toefficiently © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 38 OFFJCIAL GAZETTE Issue nos [)g·10IMarch 2009 (eona Bao nos 147-148/March 14, 2009) incorporate the hunger elimination and poverty Toestablish a stable and sustainable protective reduction program with other programs and forest system. Todevelop forestation incoalmining projects in the area. To well implement social- areas. Torestoreanddevelop headwater protective policies towards families of fallen heroes and forests, coastal andislandforests. Tostrictly protect invalids, peoplewithmeritorious services andother Cat Ba national park, nature conservation zones ~oci:l1 policy beneficiaries, and culrural and historical forests already

7. Environmental protection and sustainable established; to build otherconservation zones and development restorerareand precious genesources, particularly ecological systems in combination with tourist Tn strietly protect the ecological environment ~iglllSlXillg. in Ha Long Bay. To apply strict measures to minimize adverse environmental impacts of coal To synchronously build and incrementally mining and processing, industrial production, modernize wastewater drainage systems, solid unuist actfvltics, sea port exploitation and sea- wastecollection andtreatment systems and smoke, shipping. Th strictly control the dumping of solid dust and noise treatment systemsin urban centers, wastesand discharge of polluting wastewater into economic zones, industrial parks andtouristzones. the Bay. Wastewater from industrial parks, Toplanconsolidated garbage burialsitesfor every hospitals, and production and processing area strictly according to regulations of the Ministry establishments shall be treated up to standard B of Construction. By 2010,each city or town in the before being discharged into common water economic belt will have at least one garbage drainage systems. To calculate the rational processing establishment; 100%ofsolidwastes and development sizesof portsand industrial projects hazardous wastes in urban centers and mdustrial around Ha Long Bay, aimingto protectthe world parks will be collectedand treated. heritage site underUNESCO regulations. To strictly manage the waste discharge by To strictly manage tishing activities in the vessels operating on the sea, particularly Ha Long region, especially high-sea, onshore areas and Bay and its vicinities, To strictly observe the around islands. Toseverely handletheexploitation technical regulations on loading and unloading of by explosives, electrical shocks, chemicals and cargo,oil and hazardous chemicals. To earlybuild fishing toots of destructive nature. Not to develop up a strongly equipped full-time force La prevent small vessels for onshore fishing. To enhance the and promptly cope with oil spillsin the economic training in,and propagation about, environmentally belt. friendly aquaculture measures for fishermen. To To enhance environmental management. To widelypopularize the models of clean rearing and strictly provide the appraisal of environmental ecological rearing in orderto raiseproductquality protection plans in the process of considering and and protectthe environment. approving development projects, particularly those To strictly manage coal miningin Quang Ninh likely to cause glt::al pollution such as chemical area. Toeffectively prevent thenputan endtoillegal facilities, seaports, ship-building and thermo- coal mining. To set aside rational land funds for electricity facilities. To encourage enterprises to afforestation in compens:ltion for forest areas apply advancedand clean technologies to protect destroyed by open-cast coalmining in DongTrieu, the environment. Dong Bi and Cam Pha areas. To build spoil To diversify capital sources for environmental dumping sites at least 500 m far awayfrom rivers protection. To increase budget allocations for and streams and I km from population aIt:<l.:>. environmental management and protection. To © VIETNAM lAW& lEGAL FORUM Issue nos 09-10fMarch 2009 OFFICIAL GAZETTE (Gong Bao nos 147-148/March 14. 2009) adoptpoliciesto support production establishments development with defense and security in building waste treatment facilities. To mobilize maintenance. Sea and islanddefenserequirements productionand business establishments in the area must be taken into account in the arrangement of to contribute funds for the construction of waste economic works and the population, creating a treatment systems on the principle that chain of population areas, public offices and "beneficiaries payandpolluters remedy pollution." factories. whichwill be able to cooperatewith and To step up environmental education among urban rescue one another when necessary. Meanwhile, and rural people. the construction of such defense establishments along the coastline and on islands as wharves,

8. Defense-security enhancement and technical-logistic foundations, maritime safety and consolidation military medical systemsshould be studied to serve Toenhanceandconsolidate defense andsecurity defense and security and socio-economic in the economic belt in line with the defense development in the area, strategies of the northeastern region and the whole To continue sending people to settle on Bach country, aiming to firmly maintain political security, Long Vi, Tran, Mau Chau, Ha Mai, Thanh Lan social order and safety, particularly in border andCo To islandsto developeconomy andprotect regions, sea areas and islands and facilitate the northern sea areas and islands of the country. econormc development. Tocomprehensively buildup modemforces for 9. Orientations for economicbelt development border management and sea and island cooperation management and protection. To increase The contents ofinternational cooperation on the investment and capability for important defense development of the two economic corridors and zones, ensuring high mobility, combat-readiness one economic belt in general and the TonkinGulf and active response in any circumstance. To build coastal economic bell in particular are very rich. Iinu defense wiles along the mast, on islands and Hence, in the coming period, cooperation should along important island lines (Bach Long Vi, Cat be further intensified towards multilateralization Ba, Tran, Co To, Vinh Thuc) meeting the sea and and diversification of forms and areas of island protection and economic development cooperation on the principle of respect for each requirements. Toensureclosecoordination among other's independence, sovereignty, territorial the armed forcesand localmilitiaand self-defense integrity, equality and mutualbenefit. To prioritize forces and people in firmly maintaining political cooperation withChinaandASEANcountries with secwity and sow.rPignty In horrll"rreg;om:, <;pJl.area!: a view to .....-ell tapping the area's potential and and islands of the country. advantages for fast development. To expand To specifically plan exclusive sea areas and cooperation with countrieshaving great economic islands for defense and security tasks; to potential and with regional international experimentally build economic-defense zones on organizations on key developmentprojects. importantislandsin the spiritof theGovernment's For cooperation with China in the coming ResolutionNo. 27!2007!NQ-CP of May 30, 20CJ1, period, based on the Vietnam-China bilateral promulgating theGovernment's actionprogram for economic and trade cooperation agreement, a realization of the Resolution of the 4th plenum of memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the Xth Party Central Committee on Vietnam'sSea thetwoeconomic corridors andoneeconomic belts, Strategy till 2020. and each country's advantages, it will focus on the To Closely combine socto-economlc rotlowing principal areas: © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 40 Issue nos 09·10IMarch 2009 (COna Bao nos 147-148/March 14, 2009) ----~--'-'--------'---'-'--------'------'--'--------~-._--------------.- a/ Infrastructure construction: To step up alternately in each province in the economic belt. cooperation on the construction of communication c/ Trade: To step up trade development systems and border-gate infrastructure. especially cooperation between the two countries' localities the Hanoi-Ha Long-Mong Cai expressway in in the economicbelt particularly in official trade. association with the two economic corridors for marketmanagement andsmuggling andtradefraud connection with the coastal expressway network combat. To create favorable conditions for Chinese in southern China. In the immediate future, to enterprises to invest in Vietnam and Vietnamese cooperate on upgrading national highway 18A and enterprises to tradewithChinesepartners. Toboost the Kep-Bai Chay-Cai Lan railway up to cooperation on the development of border-gate tnternarional standanls, Subsequently, to cooperate economic zones. particularly the construction of on the coastruction of the Ha Long-Mong Cai Mong Cai border-gate economic zone and the expressway and Ha Long-Mong Cai-Donxing- bilateral special economic zone in Mong Cai, To Fangchenggang railroad, connecting the railway coordinate in building general service centers. networks of the two countries. targeting at the including car stops, fill-in stations and otherservice construction of a trans-Asian railroad in the future. facilities at border gates, port gates and along the To expand cooperation on the construction of two economic corridors and one economic belt. important seapnrt.'., forming a convenient and To expand l:UUPCIi1L1UlJ ill other services such as efficient ocean-shippi nghub andnetwork, creating financial and banking, transport and post and conditions to boost the Tonkin Gulf coastal telecommunications. The two countries will economic belt in particular and the two economic corridors and one economic belt in general. cooperate on building, and mobilizing ASEAN countries and international organizations to b/ Tourism: Tocooperateon the formulation of participate in building a financial fund for the a master plan on touristdevelopment in the Tonkin development of the Tonkin Gulf coastaleconomic Gulf coastal economic belt in particular and the belt. two economic corridors and one economic belt in general. To organize international touristroutes (by d/ Industries: To further intensify industrial road, air and sea) between the two countries' development cooperation. particutarly in induslIies localities in the two economic corridors and one in which China has advantages such as thermo- economicbelt; to build a sea tourist route around electricity. shipbuilding and production of the Gulf. To stepupcooperation on theconstruction shipbuilding equipment. petrochemistry, min~ral of tourist infrastructure-.and on tourist business. To exploitation and processing, building materials encourage and create favorable COnditio~s for production manufacture of electrical appliances. Chinese enterprises to investin the construction of aquaticanimalrearing and processing. Toenhance hotels and high-class entertainment and recreation contact with the Chinese side in identifying facilities in such key areas as Ha Long. Van Don, cooperation projects and create favorable Cat Ba and MoogCai, To further facilitate tourist conditions for Chinese enterprises to invest in departures. To expand cooperation on, the ~aini~g industrial development in the Tonkin Gulf coastal of tourist personnel, particularly tourist guides m economic belt. Chinese language, promoting investment in and pi Fishery: Cooperation on the survey and propagation and advertisement for tourism. To assessment of marine reserves and capacity of coordinate in organizing the Tourism Year of the fishing marine resources in the Gulf and common Tonkin Gulf coastal economic belt and annually fishing grounds, thereby providing for an organizing trade fairs and exhibinons on tourism a(J(JlUpriilte fishing scale for each side in order to C VIETNAM LAW &LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 09·10IMarch 2009 I) F:=iC lAL GAZE T:E 41 (Cbng Boo fI03147-148!MBrch 14, 2009) protect resources. To step up cooperation on for better understanding of each other's customs resource management and protection: fishing and habits. rhus contributing to further tightening ground surveys andstudy; research intoandtransfer the friendly relations between the two countries. of fishing and rearing technologies, particularly in il Environmental protection: To closely the production of breeds and the development of cooperate with Chineselocalities in the economic on-sea rearing for export and tourist purposes; belt on environment observation, forecast and ff Agriculture: To expand cooperation on the protection, particularly marine environment, research into, and transfer of, agricultural and ensuring the sustainable developmentin the entire forestry production and processing technologies; economic belt.To step up cooperation OIl maritime on production and supply of plant varieties and safety and response to oil spills and treatment of animal breeds of high yield and high quality; marine pollution caused by oil spills. To expand production of high-quality farm produce for which cooperation on search and rescue and natural China haoS dcrrrands, such as rice, foodstuff disaster warning. The two countries will cooperate vegetables and fruits, flowers, ornamental plants, on building a unified system of search and rescue pharmaceutical plantsand husbandry products. To centers in the economic belt, and workingout plans create conditions for Chinese enterprises to enter on close coordination for effective search and into joint ventures to produce varieties and breeds rescue. and build hi-tech farming zones in the economic belt. To step up cooperation on the protection and V. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE development of headwater protective forests ami management of watersources in common basins. 1.The2009- 2010 period: Toformsomemotive territories; to substantially construct infrastructure gJ Science and technology: To work out plans in theeconomic beit;to attractdomesticandforeign for regular and long-term cooperation with China investment in key projects and motive regions, for joint general surveys in the Gulf, aiming to creating conditions for fast development in rhe establish a synchronous database for the effective subsequent period. and sustainable management and exploitation of resources and the. pnvimllmp.nt in the Gnlf To 2. The 2011-2020 period: To further invest in prepare material foundations and personnel for developing synchronous andmodem infrastructure cooperation on oil and gas prospecting and facilities in the economic belt.To completely build exploration in mines lying across the demarcation important facilities in economic zones and line and mines in overlapping areas off the I:QaSl industrial parks. To completely build and of the Gulf when necessary. To intensify commission Mong Cai bilateral special economic cooperation on information exchange, personnel zone, LachHuyen, Hai Ha and Van Gia ports, Van training and scientific research. To promote Don airport, tourist resorts, high-grade international cooperation on the development of entertainment and recreation centers and other future sea trades in the Gulf. servicefacilities for faster development after 2020. hI Cultural and social affairs: To expand VT. SOT] ITTONS AND ORGANIZATION OF cooperauon un education and uaiuing, healthcarc, culture and arts, exhibition, physical training and IMPLEMENTATION sports and other social areas. To step up the

1. Bilateral coordination solutions exchange of cultural, sport, art performance activities between localities in the economic belt On We basis of the agreement in the e VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 42 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 09·10/March 2009 (Gong Beo nos 147-148/March 14, 2009) Memorandum of Understanding on the "two Hai Phong and Hanoi-Ha Long expressways; to corridors and one economic belt" cooperation build roads for trade between the two countries' program between the VIetnamese and Chinese border regions and roads connecting principal governments, the two sides should closely border gates to inland economic centers. coordinate in performing the following tasks and Toproceedwithcooperation on upgrading Kep- solutions: R::Ii Chay and Hanoi-Hai Phong railroads up to the aJ To coordinate in formulating joint plans on 1,435 mm international standards; to buildthe Pha developmentof the Tonkin Gulf coastal economic Lai-Ha Long-Cai Lan railroad; to prepare belt in their respective territories: The two sides conditions for cooperation on continued shall consolidate and intensify actlvlries of the construction of the Pha Lai-Ila Long-Donxing- workinggroup on two economicconidors andone Fangchenggang section for connection to the economic belt within the framework of the railway netwmksof thetwo countries. Tocooperate Vietnam-China Committee for BilateralEconomic on the development of seaports, creating outlets Cooperation in order to organizeand coordinatein for the two corridors and one economic belt. the making of joint plans on development of the cl To cooperate on stepping up trade economicbelt in the territories oftbe two countries, liberalization and customs clearance facilitation. and at the same lime elaborate joint action program,> The two sides will jointly create a favorable for implementation in the coming period. To set environment to boost trade liberalization in the up specialized expert teams in a number of Tonkin Gulf coastal economic belt. To intensify importantdomains for coordination in elaborating cooperation to improve and facilitate customs master plans, programs and specific plans ill each clearance at border gate pairs, firstly at the Mong domain, and at the same time organize the Cai-Donxing international border-gate pair, then implementation of the master plan and matters at other pairs. To boost cooperation and promote already agreed upon by the two sides; the "single inspection" customs clearance model blTo accelerate the plan on cooperation on the at all principal border gates in the economic belt, construction of the transport system in the Tonkin facilitating the cross-border tradebetween the two Gulf coastal economic belt: Based on Article 6 of countries. the MCll1J'lI1lI1dum of Understanding on the "two To actively pxp:md cooperation on cargo and corridors and one economic belt" cooperation passenger transportation between thetwocountries. program. the Ministryof Transport shall exchange To improve cross-border cargo and passenger ideas and reach agreement with the Chinese side transportation conditions, applying the form of for coordination in the tormulation of plans on OMS cross-border Ui1Il1>]JU1 ~ permit already agreed development of the transportinfrastructure systems in the GMS Cross-Border TransportAgreement of in the two corridors and one economic belt in April2()(Xj. Toconsidertheopeningof transnational generaland the Tonkin Gulfcoastaleconomicbelt passengertransport routes in order to boost tourist in particular. To further the plan on cooperation on and trade development cooperation. the construction of trafficworks as agreed uponin dI The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall the two conidors and one economic belt.To early coordinatewithQuang Ninhprovince in discussing build !U1 expressway along the economic belt from and reaching agreement with QWlngxj province Hai Phong-Ha Long to MongCui (firstly upgrading (China) on coordinated planning and cooperation national highway 18 to grade-Ill delta road) for on the construction of Moog Cai free-trade zone connection with the expressway network in (afterthemodelofbilateralspecial economiczone); southern China. TO coordinate in building Hauoi- and al the same tiute reaching agreement On the © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAl. FORUM Issue nos09-10JMarch 2009 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 43 (Gong Dao nos 147-14(l1MClrch 14, 2(09) uniform status of this free-trade zone, thereby forums. To attach importance to building and drawingexperience for application to other 7.Ofle!: (milling jIJdSt>;;, lawyen' .and foreign-relation inthe economicbelt, aiming to boosttradebetween officials of Quang Ninh province and Hai Phong thetwocountries and with theregion andtheworld. city who will be capable of negotiating on and

2. Solutionsfor Vietnam promptly handling international economic and commercial disputes in tne course or cooperation aJ Toestablishand compete a legalframework, for development of the economic belt. mechanisms and policies for the Tonkin Gulf coastaleconomic belt. Basedon thismasterplan's hi To createbreakthroughs in human resource orientations, concerned brallchcs.and localities shall development: To work out acti ve policies on human review, supplement andconcretize policies, aiming resource training and development, early building tobringintoplay allresources andeconomic sectors high-quality workforce meeting the fast at home and abroad for the fast development and development requirements of the economicbelt in modernization of important industries and motive the context Of cooperation ana integration. To areas. To identify necessary bigprojects, industries diversify formsof training and vocational training, and sectors of breakthrough naturein ordertowork raising the quality of local young laborers, out policiesfor focal and concentrated investment, particularly for such advantageous branches as To prioritize investment capital sources for the mining, therrncelectricity, shipbuilding, mechanical construction ofinfrastructure in Van Doneconomic engineering, maritime, tourismand fishery. Tostep zone. On the basis of the Regulation on up professional training and fostering, raise the Organization and Operation of Van Dou cconornic capebilitice of cadres and officials engaged in zone, which was promulgated under the Prime economic management or external relation Minister'sDecision No. 12012007IQD-ITg ofJune activities. To enhance the capacity of training 20, 2007, ministries, branches and localities shall institutions in the area. Toencourage bigenterprises continueconcretizing peculiar preferential policies to participate in vocational training for local to attract domestic and foreign investment for the workforce. Toapplypreferential policies to attract economic zone's fast development in the coming outstanding experts and entrepreneurs and highly f\P.riocl qualified scientists to work for a long ltme in the To further improve and renew policies for economic belt. border-gate economic zones. To review the Toalign withuniversities, training orvocational implementation of the Prime Minister's Decision training centers in Hanoi in order to erpand the No. j 3/200lIQV-'l'I'g otApnJ l~, 2UOI, on policies scaleand forms of training. To turtheranract l'Dl applicable to border-gate economic zones,in order in human resource training and development. To to supplement and renew policies and measures expandinternational cooperation, particularly with to support trade development in these areas, China. on training in various forms so JS to early particularly investment export, taxation, financial build up a. high-quality workforce for spearhead and monetary policies for border-gate economic industries in the economic belt. development. cI Scientific, technological and environmental To estaonsn and consolidate legal grounds amI solutions: TO renew me management of science trainhumanresources for international integration. andtechnology in linewiththe marketmechanism Tofurther improve the legal framework according and international integration requirements. To to the roadmaps for integration into WTO,APEC intensify the application of new technologies and other multi-lateral and bilateral cooperation through transfer of technologies, especially foreign © VIETNAM LAW &LEGAL FORUM 44 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos Q9.101MarctJ 2009 (Gong Bao nos 147·14B1March 14, 2009) advanced technologies, in order to renew opportunities. To identify priority projects and techuologlcs, thereby raising the quality and geographical areas and levels of priority ill Older competitiveness of spearhead products. To to call for investment from all economic sectorsin prioritize theattraction of investment projects with production andbusiness development at theTonkin advanced andmodemtechnologies in the economic Gulf coastal economic belt. belt. ~ Toapplysuchincentivepolicies as incorporate Toencourage various economic sectors to invest income tax and import tax exemption and in technological renewal. To apply preferential reduction, land tax, land rent and land use levy policies on credit, tax reduction and exemption and exemption and reduction, supports for ground land lease for scientific and technological clearance and re-settlement for domestic and development. To adopt mechanisms to foreign enterprises building infrastructure of simultaneously encourage and compel enterprises industrial parks and economic zones. To reserve to invest ju technical renewal and application of with priority budget capital and prererennal cred.Jt new and appropriate technologies to production. sources to support investments in the construction To expand cooperation, panicularly with China, of important infrastructure facilities. To establish for !l.Cif"11tffic and technological development. To an Investment Fund for the Economic Belt takeadvantage of assistance and support of foreign Infrastructure Construction. To consider the countries and international organizations in the establishment of a company for investment fields of muning, scientific research, technological development of the Tonkin Gulf coastal economic awliwtivlI awl renewal, belt (like the one set up by China in Quangxi Tonkin To inU:usify environmental protection. Toapply Gulf Economic Zone) to deal in capital and create synchronous measures in terms of technique, channels for the attraction of capital sources for mechanismand policy, propagation and education development of infrastructure and spearhead aiming re protect natural resources and the indusmes in the economicbelt. environIlleh:t in the economic belt, especially the - To use investment capital for properpurposes environment of Ha Long Bay; ensuring fast, and reduce capital waste and loss, particularly in efficient ilIld sustainable development. To strictly construction To simplify lending procedures: to manage the discharge from polluting sources. To expand lending forms and eligible borrowers, encourag.eemerprises to apply clean technologies creating conditions for all economic sectors to and environmentally friendly technologies to accessthiscapit:a.l source. Toefficiently incorporate production.. progranrs aiul ~I ojects in the area for more efficient use of funds. To expand the raising of capital dI To tOObilize and efficiently use investment through issuing various bonds to raise capital for capital srmrces for development The economic belt's investment capital neei1 from now tin 2020 important works. isestimatedatoverUSD50billion, including USD - To continue with administrative reform and 5~ 7 billion in the 2009-2010 period. To satisfy this create an open and convenient environment for capital need, synchronous and active solutions investment. To adopt policies to encourage big should be applied to am-act capilill wtlll,;CS its. many business groups and enterprises to invest in as possible in all forms, focusing on the following production andbusiness development in theTonkin principal solutions: Gulf coastal economic belt. ~ Tn intensify propagation and advertisement ~ To encourage people andindividuals toexpand on the economic belt's advantages and investment and develop their production and business, -- Issue nos 09-101March 2009 OFFICIAL GAZETTE (Cong Bao I10S 147.14MJarch 14, 2009) particularly agricultural and forestry production. the development objectives of the economic belt, aquaculture, farm economy, tourism and services. the two countries should coordinate in quickly To create favorable conditions for the private formulating a jointmasterplanon development of economy to develop without any restrictions on the Tonkin Gulf coastal economic belt in their scale, production andbusiness lines, industries and respective territories and the general cooperation ,geographical areas. To step up the mobilization of program for submission to the two Governments people'scontributions (in cash or public labor) in foradoption, serving as the basesfor branches and accordance with the State's regulations to the localities to organize the implementation; construction of rural infrastructure, particularly in b/ To build the Tonkin Gulf coastal economic mountainous areas and islands. belt forum: The two sides shall coordinate in - To renew mechanisms for FDI attraction, to organizing a common forum on cooperation for formulate synchronous mechanisms and policies development of the Tonkin Gulf coastaleconomic for attraction ofFOT capital sources in conformity belt andspecialized forums on importantindustries with theintegration process. Tocreateall favorable toexchange ideas andreach agreement on relevant conditions for attracting foreign investors, matters and plans for development cooperation particularly Chinese investors. to develop purposes; VIoduction in the economic belt. To properly adjust d To intensify information and propagation mechanisms for attracting FDI investment work: The two countries will coordinate in directing the FDI capital sources into priority periodically publishing a bilingual journal or joint industries. To encourage big projects capable of bulletin (in Vietnamese and Chinese) -::;:0 that the creati ng the competiti ve edges and projects two sides have conditions to inquire more into the producing exports. To step up investment economic development situation and cooperation promotion, coordinating withChinese localities in on the areas related to the economic belt; to the economic hell in organizing conferences to disseminate in time to concerned agencies and advertise andintroduce theinvestment environment organizations specific research findings. which will and exchange experiences on investment serve as a basis for the formulation of prognuns promotion and attraction. and projects on development of the Tonkin Gulf - To promote close coordination between coastaleconomic belt. branches, localities andinternational organizations dIAssignment ofimplementationresponsibilities so as to campaign fornegotiations on ODA projects, - TheMinistry of Planning and Investment shall prioritizing infrastructure development. To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate formulate specific projects. actively mobilize with concerned ministries, branches and localities investment capital andallocate domestic capital as in,formulating jointaction programs clearly stating a basisfor calling for financial assistance. To take advantage ofinternational organizations' aid money the assignment of responsibilities and specific coordination; coordinate with the Ministry of in such areas as nature conservation, hunger Finance in balancing and mobilizing investment elimination and poverty reduction. rural clean capital sources forthedevelopment oftheeconomic water, environmental sanitation, healthcare and belt; act as a c()C\rnin~tine"llotiy nf the Vietnamese education in mountainous areasandon islands. To side for coordination with the Chinese side in expand BOT, BT and other forms of investment. formulating the joint master plan for the entire

3. Organization of implementation economic beltin thetwocountries' territories; work aJ '10 quickly study relevant mailers: To attain out programs and master plans Ioi cooperation on © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 46 OFFICIAL GAZETTE lssl.fe nos09-10!March 2009 (Gong Bao nos 147·1481March 14, 20(9) development of tbe Tonkin Gulf coastal economic - Annually. the People's Committees of Quang belt and coordinate in their 1mplemen tatjon; act as Ninn provinceand Hai Phong cityshallcoordinate a key bodyto assistthe Government in coordinating with concerned ministries and centralbranches in concerned ministries and branches in organizing reviewing and evaluating the implementation of and supervising the implementation of the master this master plan in order to propose competent plan, programs and plans for cooperation on the authorities to promptly adjustand supplement the development of the Tonkin Gulf coastal economic master plan to suit the new situation. belt; Article 2. This master plan will serve as - Concerned ministries and branches shall orientations forthe formulation of'plannings, plans formulate specific action programs for and investment and development investment implemeCtion ofthe masterplan; incorporate the cooperation projects of specialized branches and development objectives and orientations of this concerned localities in the Tonkin Gulf coastal master plan into their development plannings economic belt. nationwide; coordinate with QuangNinhprovince and Hal POOng city in balancing resources for the Article 3, This Decision takes effect 45 days development of the economic belt according to the from the date of its signing. master .plan; formulate specific cooperation programs, plans and projects in the economic belt Article 4, Ministers, headsof ministerial-level and orga.tHze their implementation; agencies, heads of government-attached agencies dud presidents of the People's Committees of - The People's Committees of Quang Ninh Quang Ninh province and Hai Phong city shall province M\d Hai Phong city shall review, adjust implement this Decision- and supptement their master plans on socio- economic development till 2020, incorporate the Prime Minister devele>ptJ'!tht objectives and orientations of this NGUYEN TAN DUNG masterpl.m intotheir master plans; drawup specific cooperatiw plans and projects and organize their impleme$ation. The Planning and investment Services of QuangNinh provinceand Raj Phong city willar.okas majorbodiesassisting theirPeople's Committees in coordinating with concerned ministries and branches in organizing, examining and supet'lllising the jmplementation of the master plan and programs and plans for cooperation OIl the development of the Tonkin Gulf coastal economic belt within theirlocalities; - Concerned ministries and branches shall l'O(mijn;)t~ with the Ministry of Defense in formulating and implementing socio-economic development projects related to defense, ensuring the uniformity between economic development and defense withotu breakiug mitior defense planninge already approved by the Prime Minister; e VI£TNAM tAW & LfGAl FORUM