Decision No. 1786/QD-TTg approving the master plan on socio-economic development of Ha Tinh province through 2020, with a vision to 2050

46 Issue nos 01-03/December 2012 (CongEbonoc731-732/Deconlvflo2012) OTHER DOCUMENTS THE PRIME MINISTER Decision No. 1786/QD-TTg of November 27, 2012, approving the master plan on socio-economic development of Ha Tinh province through 2020, with a vision to 2050 THE PRIME MINISTER Pursuant to the December 25, 7001 Law on Organhition of the Government: Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 92/2006/ND-CP of September 7, 2006, on Jo rmulation. approval and managenlent of socio-economic developmeni master plans, and the Government's Decree No. 04/2008/ A 1D-CP of lifIlli(11-1' 1. 1, 2008, amending and supplementing a number of articles q Decree No. 92/2006/ND-CP: At the proposal cif the People's Committee of Ha Tinh province, DECIDES: Article I. To approve the master plan on socio-economic development of Ha Tin h province through 2020, with a vision to 2050 (below referred to as the master plan) with the following principal contents: I. DEVELOPMENT VIEWPOINTS This master plan must Comply With the 4-1' at national socio-economic development strategy and the master plan on socio-ceonomic development of the northern and coastal central region; and must ensure synchron ■ and conformity with sectoral master plans. 2. To promote to the utmost the province's potential and advantages: to enhance international integration; to mobilize and effectively use all resources for fast, effective and sustainable socio-economic development and eco environmental protection; to gradually nan -m■ the development gap with other provinces in the region and the country. 3. To concentrate resources on developing key economic sectors and driving force economic areas and strongly developing 1113rille and coastal economy, making fundamental and breakthrough improvements in growth quality in association with renewing the growth model and restructuring the province's economy toward industry. sec\ ice and agriculture; to step by step build Ha Tinh into a large industrial center of the country. 4. To combine economic development W, ith cultural, medical, education and training development: to realize social progress and justice, improve the people's life quality and gradually reduce the rate of poor households; to step up the application of science and technology: to focus on training human FCSOLIFCCS. especially high-quality human resources, to meet market demands. 5. To closely combine socio-economic development with building a firm and strong political system and strengthening defense and security: to preserve national border sovereiLmtv QtP ZUNIS...NW Issue nos 01-03/December 2012 47 (C6 ngBaonoc731-732/DeconIxT10.2012) and friendly relations with neighboring Lao provinces. To take the initiative in preventing, controlling and mitigating natural disasters and preventing the impacts of climate change and sea level rise. II. DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES 1. Overall objectives To build Ha Tinh into an economically developed province with gradually modernized complete infrastructure, environmental protection and adaptation to climate change; to increasingly improve the people's material and spiritual lives; to strive that by 2020. the province's per-capita erage income will be ranked among the leading provinces in the country: to maintain political stability and security and social order and safety 2. Specific objectives a/ Economic development The a N. erage economic growth rate will reach 18.4 17/ /year during 2011-2020, specifically 15.8% /year during 2011-2015 and 21.1%/year during 2016-2020. The per-capita average GDP (at the cunent price) will reach VND 35 million by 2015 and VND 97.7 million by 2020: To restructure the economy through h/ Social development The natural population growth rate will be stabilized at LI- 1.2%/year with the mechanical gr3o,1/4.th rate of around 2.5% during 20 II -2020; the population's population will be around 1.39 million by 2015 and 1.57-1.6 million by 2020: To annually reduce the rate of poor households by 3-49/. on average. To strive that the rate of trained labor will reach 50% by 2015 and 70% by 2020: to annually create over 32,000 jobs on average: By 2015, 80% of children aged 5 years or younger will attend preschools. and 100% of children of prescribed age will attend primary schools and lower secondary schools: 90% of young people of prescribed age will complete upper secondary education or equivalent: 75(1/ of kindergartens, 100% of preschools, 80',/ of lower secondary schools and upper secondary schools will satisfy national standards. By 2020. 100% of children of prescribed age will attend preschools and 100% of preschools, primary schools, lower secondary schools and upper secondary schools will satisfy national standards; There will be 7.4 medical doctors per 10,000 people by 2015; by 2020. these figures will be 8.5 per 10,000 and all communes and wards v, ill have medical doctors. To keep the malnutrition incrementally increasing the proportions of rate among under-5 children at below 15% by industries and services. By 707 0, thc proportions 2015 and below 13% by 2020. of agriculture, industries and services will be 13.1%. 54.7% 32.2%, respectively: To strive for an export turnover of over USD 383 million by 2015 and around USD 2 billion by 2020. c/ Environmental protection To increase the forest coverage rate to 54% by 2015 and 569? by 2020. To step by step improve the environmental quality and assure hygienic water sources tor local people: !inn AlitatIMINVOCW7liTIT, 48 Issue nos 01-03/December 2012 (COngEabilos731-7$2/Do (111/X'l M2012) of urban households and 95% of rural households win have access to clean water by 2015; and 100% of rural households will have access to clean water and hygienic toilets by 2020; By 2015, 100% and 60% of daily-life solid waste will be collected in urban areas and rural areas, respectively; 100% of wastewater and solid waste of health establishments and 60 67c of industrial solid waste will be collected and treated. By 2020, 100% of industrial garbage will be collected and treated; industrial parks and complexes will have wastewater treatment systems up to standards before discharging wastewater into the environment. III. SECTORAL DEVELOPMENT ORIENTATIONS 1. Agriculture. forestry and aquaculture To further restructure and modernize agriculture, forestry and aquaculture through centralized, large-scale, hi-tech and sustainable commodity production with higher productivity, quality and economic efficiency: During 2011-2015: To implement the master plan on agricultural, forest and aquatic production zones toward commodity production, application of science and technology in association with the program on building a new countryside; to step up the production of key agricultural products together with developing the processing industry; to encourage and support fanners to invest in farm-based and centralized production; to build brands for advantageous agricultural products; During 2016-2020: To further improve infrastructure for agricultural production such as irrigation systems, warehouses, fish ports. fishing logistic service zones and storm shelters for fishing boats; to reserve land for building farms of appropriate sizes associated with hi-tech and organic and epidemic-free agriculture; to adopt mechanisms and policies to encourage enterprises to increase investment in agriculture and rural areas: Vision to 2050: To develop agricultural production through promoting centralized large scale production of commodities with high added value to meet consumption and export demands in line with the industrial and service development trend and urbanization speed. 2. Industries and construction a/ To develop modern and sustainable manufacture of iron and steel. striving for an output of around 8.5 million tons/year tA 2020 and 15-20 million tons/year by 2030. turning Ha Tinh into a large iron and steel manufacturing center of the whole country. speci lically: During 2011-2015: To concentrate funds on building infrastructure of Vung Ang economic zone; essential infrastructure works of Thach Khe iron mine and water and electricity supply systems, and training human resources for the iron and steel production industry; by 2015. to put the steel plant of the Formosa group into operation; During 2016-2020: To exploit Thach Khe iron mine and put the steel plant using "MAC h K he iron ores into operation; to pro note the attraction of investment in projects to manufacture steel products such as consul o ion Mit NenniCent= Valleatt a 4, Issue nos 01-03/December 2012 49 (C,6 ng Eiciono‘ 1-732/Decendvr 10 2(112) steel, steel components, containers, etc., and supporting industries for the iron and steel industry; to manage and properly deal with environmental issues and form research and development establishments of the iron and steel Indus* with high technologies; Vision to 2050: To further develop iron and steel manufacture as an important industry with high added \ alue; to step up the attraction of investment in projects to manufacture machines, equipment and products with high added value such as home appliances, cars, shipbuilding, containers. etc. h/ The province shall coordinate with the Ministry of Industry and Trade in studying the construction of an oil refinement and petrochemical plant in VungAng economic zone: to develop supporting industries for the deep processing of post-petrochemical products such as polypropylene, synthetic fibers, plastics. synthetic fertilizers, detergents and other products. c/ To focus on building infrastructure for forming centralized industrial parks specialized in textiles and garments in Hong Linh town. Gia Lach and Ha Vang, and training human resources; to produce high-value industrial and technical fibers (eco-fibers, nano fibers and smart fibers), industrial and technical fabrics (heat- and compressibility-resistant fabrics) for domestic consumption and export. d/ To develop construction into an important industry with high technical level, contributing to promoting economic growth and development, specifically: Du6ng 2011-20151 To focus on exploiting 1101 713;:t7Zr and processing raw materials to supply construction materials such as sand. stones. bricks, timber and construction components: to establish construction enterprises with financial capacity, quality human resources and high technical level to serve the development or centralized urban centers and key projects; During 2016-2020: To develop the material production industry to produce environment friendly products like non-baked bricks, steel components, glass, etc.: to develop mechanical engineering and the manufacture of accessories and equipment for other industries: to Corm a real estate market and step up the building of centralized urban centers of appropriate sizes; Vision to 2050: To step up the development of modern new urban centers and the real estate market; to develop an ad'. zinced construction material industry with products like steel components of high durabilily, non-baked Nicks from environment-friendly recycled materials, smart glass and polymer and plastic construction material products (polyurethane foam and PVC pipelines). 3. Trade and services To rapidly develop trade and seix ices into an important economic sector wInch supports the development of other sectors. especially to promote trade with Laos, the northeastern provinces of Thailand. China and ASEAN countries. specifically: During 20 1-2015: To increase in \ estment in transport infrastructure to ensure linkage among the province's areas. Focusing on building main roads and complete phase I of Son piton g 50 Issue nos 01-03/December 2012 (COngEljono$7?1- -32/Dec cube) If )2012) Vung Ang port; to build Cau Treo international border-gate economic zone into a center for trading with Laos and countries along the east west economic corridor: to increase investment in logistic service and trade establishments in the province; During 2016-2020: To complete major infrastructure works of Son Duong-Vung Ang port; to form establishments to provide trade and logistic services for agriculture, iron and steel, and textile and garment industries. Vision to 2050: To strive to turn Ha Tinh into a large trade center of the region. accounting for a big market share in border trade between Vietnam and Laos and the northeastern provinces of Thailand; to build Vung Ang-Son Duong port into a goods transit port for trade, transport and logistics development, contributing to the province's economic development. 4. Development of social fields a/Education and training To develop education in both structure and scale and create favorable conditions for education and comprehensively raise education quality; to increase vocational guidance, providing students with job training opportunities suitable to their ability and social demand in order to provide more human resources for the province, region and the country: During 2011-2015: To further raise the education quality at all educational levels and build more national-standard schools; to raise the capacity. scale and quality of vocational training to satisfy the province's increasing labor demand; During 2016-2020: To raise the capacity of tertiary education and vocational training. To strive that by 2020, vocational training programs will satisfy national quality standards. b/ Medicine and health care services To develop the health network through raising Funds from organizations and individuals to meet people's health care demands: to increase access to basic health services in rural areas; to step tip preventive medicine, take the initiaii ve in the prevention and control of epidemics. occupational health and environmental sanitation, and enhance the management of food quality. hygiene and safety; to maintain the birth reduction rate and further implement schemes to improve the population quality and reduce the imbalanced sex ratio at birth: During 2011-2015: To further consolidate and improve the grassroots health network. focusing on building and upgrading commune level health stations up to national criteria; to furnish appropriate equipment and technologies for the health network at provincial, district and commune levels to improve the quality of health services and meet people's health care demands: to increase the training and iv training of health workers and attract qualified health workers For health establishments; to formulate and implement comprehensive food safety management programs. During 2016-2020: To prioritize the building of new specialized hospitals and clinics and comprehensive tertiary care facilities; to complete the formulating on of national criteria for commune health. Issue nos 01-03/llecember 2012 51 (aingBallo - 732/Dermixt . 1(22012) Vision to 2050 To further improve the quality of health care at provincial, district and commune levels; to step up the attraction of domestic and foreign investment for providing high-quality health services; to increase linkage and cooperation with central and international hospitals and research institutes in the application and development of medical and pharmaceutical sciences. techniques and technologies. c/ Culture, sports and tourism To concentrate on building a cultured life at the grassroots level through associating modern culture with restoring and developing the typical traits of traditional folk culture; to strengthen Thy sical foundations for cultural institutions to meet local demands for cultural, information, physical training and sports activities, To further mobilize funds from organizations and individuals for developing professional and mass sports movements; to attach importance to discovering and training athletes with aptitude for developing a number of high-achievement sports, striving to build Ha Tinh into a large sports center of the central region; To further build and upgrade infrastructure of tourist zones and spots and develop high quality restaurants, hotels and convention centers in large urban centers like Ha Tinh city, Hong Linh town, Thien Cam township, Ky Anh township and Vung Ang economic zone: to prioritize investment in developing tourist spots such as Thien Cam beach. Ke Go reservoir, Son Kim thermal spring, Nguyen Du temple relic. Dong Loc Junction and Hwang Tich pagoda. 5. Infrastructure construction and development a/ Transport: To build. upgrade and improve the transport infrastructure system, ensuring its continuity and creating linkage between the province's localities and the whole country to meet socio-economic development requirements. Roads: The province shall coordinate with the Ministry of Transport in realizing the plans and roadmaps for building and upgrading key routes (north-south and east-west) such as national highways IA. 8. 12 and 15A, coastal road, Ho Chi Minh road. and north-south expressway; to develop 2 strategic east-west corridors of the country, namely Vinh-national highway SA-Vientiane and \Tung Ang-national highway 12-Thakhaek; To take the initiative in devising plans and allocating the province's resources according to roadmaps (phases) and planning to upgrade roads built and managed by the province; to strive that by 2020, all provincial roads will satisfy grade IV road standards, giving priority to upgrading provincial roads 28, 70, 21 and 22; to upgrade provincial roads 6 and 7 for linking the coastal area with national highway IA: By 2020, to upgrade district roads to grade V road standards and inter-hamlet roads to type A rural road standards, at least SO% of which will be asphalted or concreted. Waterways: To build Vung Ang-Son Duong port under planning into a general port zone which can accommodate ships of 300.0(X) DWT and have establishments for handling containers and specialized commodities to meet demands of In 52 Issue nos 01 -03/December 2012 (Ging Sao floc 1-732:11krothcr 10.2(12) different industries located in the economic zone of 220 kV and 110 kV as well as medium- and and trading with Laos and the northeastern provinces of Thailand; to build, upgrade and complete Xuan Hai and Cua Sot ports and river wharves for maritime and river transportation; Railways: The province shall coordinate with the Ministry of Transport in selecting an appropriate form of investment under planning to build Vung Ang-Mu Gia railway belonging to the trans-Asia railway system, a specialized railway from Thach Khe to Vung Ang port for transporting ores for the steel refinery, and the north-south express dual railway section in Ha Tinh province. b/ Irrigation: To focus investment in completing Ygan Tmoi-Cam Trang multi-purpose irrigation system, upgrading La Giang dike, Do Diem sluice and Song Nghen canal system; to build and upgrade medium- and small-sized irrigation systems and solidify intra-field canals to water over 85% of agricultural land area by 2020; to consolidate river and sea dike systems for preventing riverbank and coastal landslides. c/ Power supply sources and networks: To implement the national master plan on electricity development regarding Vung Ang theimo-power plant I (of a capacity of 1,200 MW), VungAng thermo-power plant 2 (of a capacity of 1,200 MW), Vung Ang thermo-power plant 3 (of a capacity of 2,400 MW) and the Formosa group's thermo-power plant (of a capacity of 1,500 MW). To renovate and develop the power network for making full use of the existing capacity: to build under planning stations and eleenicity lines low-voltage electricity lines linking new pow CT sources to meet increasing load demands. especially for Thad] Khe iron mine. Vung Ang economic zone and Lau Treo international border-gate economic zone. d/ Water supply and drainage: To focus on the supply of water for urban areas, rural areas. manufacture and services: To upgrade w ater plants in Ha Tinh city, Hong Linh town. Ky Anh township and urban centers; to build a water supply system for VungAng economic zone and a water plant for Loc Ha township. depending on available investment resources in each period. To upgrade and build complete rainwater and wastewater drainage systems for urban centers. economic zones and industrial parks. To build separate water drainage systems for urban and other industrial parks, and centralized wastewater treatment systems for cities to treat waste water up to standards before discharging into the environment. c/ Information and communication: To upgrade, expand and step by step modernize post-telecommunications and information communication networks with large capacity and high speed for national and international connection. To build hi-tech distribution and transmission systems and optical cable systems to districts and communes. To intensify the application of information technology to state management work and e-transactions: to increase the density of telephone subscribers. ensuring all communes ha \ e access to the Internet with many utility and hi-tech scrviccs: taP , cetvit, LL'Zinif7:11r, Issue nos 01-03/December 2012 53 (COngEdoikA73/-7i2Decembcr/0.20/2) During 2011-2020: To upgrade and expand the optical cable network, especially in urban centers. Vung Ang economic zone, Cau Treo international border-gate economic zone, tourist zones and industrial parks and complexes in the province; to build an information technology industrial park in Ha Tinh city: to develop a high qua lity and common telecommunications infrastructure network to meet information and communication demands; to promote the development of information technology, tax, accounting. filing, security and salary management services. Vision to 2050: To further develop hi-tech telecommunications and information technology services: to develop centers for high-level telecommunications and business process outsourcing (BPO) services and other services to meet socio-economic development andregional and international integration requirements. 6. Science and technology To de\ clop sciences and technologies to meet socio-econornic development requirements; to prioritize scientific research for application to production and life; to increase cooperation with central scientific agencies and international organizations in propagating plant varieties, animal and aquatic breeds of high value up to international standards for export; To step by step build a number of research and application centers and experiment workshops for producing new products, build agricultural seed-breeding centers. and furnish equipment for these centers to meet scientific research demands. 7. Environmental protection To take the initiative in applying environmental protection solutions and limiting the increase of environmental pollution in production sectors, especially in key production clusters: to overcome environmental degradation, improve the environment andprotect biodiversity: To closely manage the exploitation and economical use of natural resources. especially land, groundwater sources, minerals and forest and sea resources, ensuring sustainable development; To raise the capacity to prevent and limit adverse impacts of natural disasters and prompt ly respond to environmental incidents. To formulate projects to prevent and control climate change. sea level rise and natural disasters. 8. Defense and security To further build and consolidate the all-people defense system and the movement "All people protect the natural security"; to associate economic development with increasing defense and security potential: to increase international cooperation in settling complicated issues related to security, politics and border security assurance; to step up the prevention and combat of crimes and social evils and reduce traffic accidents; to maintain political security and social order and safety for fast and sustainable developmen t. IV. SOCIO-ECONOMIC SPATIAL OR I. Urban and rural development a/ Urban development atfrIIMINXTOT.312,11417,72G7 veltSlivr 54 Issue nos 01-03/December 2012 (Gong Ba0 no ■ 73 1 -732/Deco kr/0.2012) To accelerate the process of urbanization. step by step complete the urban system with modern socio-econom ic and technical infrastructure and green and clean environment which is rationally distributed, ensuring stable, balanced and sustainable urban development. In urban infrastructure development, to pay attention to building high rises in order to increase the land use ratio and reduce construction density; To develop the urban system comprising of central and satellite urban centers, located along national highway IA, coastal road, Ho Chi Minh road and national highway 8A. By 2020, the province will have 3 central urban centers, namely Ha Tinh city as a grade-II urban center, and Hong Linh and Hoanh Son as grade-IN urban centers. Other townships will be grade-IV or -V urban centers when satisfying the prescribed conditions; the urbanization rate will reach over 45%. b/ Rural development To step up the implementation of the national target program on building a new countryside; to strive that over 20% and 50% of communes will satisfy new countryside criteria by 2015 and 2020, respectively; To raise funds for building rural infrastructure; to integrate the national target program on building a new countryside into other target programs to build essential infrastructure (power. transport, telecommunications, environmental sanitation and water supply works, schools, health stations, marketplaces, cultural and information institutions, etc.) for communes, especially those in difficulty-stricken areas); To attract investment in agricultural and rural projects applying high technologies, clean technologies and organic agriculture; to support job training and technology transfer for production development and sustainable pover0 reduction, step by step improving the Ii' ing conditions of rural people. 2. Economic areas and zones a/ The marine and coastal areas. embracing coastal communes in Nghi Xuan, Loc Ha. Thach Ha, Cam X uyen and Kv Anh districts. To prioritize the development of fishing. aquaculture and aquatic product processing; commodity crops, industries and services. especially iron ore exploitation, manufacture of steel and steel products, thermo-power. tourist, logistic and shipping services; b/ The central economic area. embracing the localities along national highway I A's corridor from Hong Li nh commune to Ha Tinh city. To prioritize the development of a multi-sector economic area as a ground for the province's economic development, focusing on developing trade, recreation, finance-banking. transportation. BPO, vocational training and mechanical engineering repair services: to develop the textile and garment industry: c/ The mountainous and midland economic area in Huong Son, Huong Khe. Vu Quang and Due Tho districts and the remaining communes of Nghi Xuan, Can Loc. Thach ha. Loc Ha. Cam Xuyen and Ky Anh districts. To focus on agricultural and forestry economic development. giving priority to advantageous plants and animals such as paddy, Phuc Trach grapefruit, orange. rubber, cow, pig, deer, raw-material forest. atatarrao 11! w a, LEGAL npaassims, 55 Issue nos 01-03/December 2012 (Carg Bdogaz731-732/Deco layer la zoo material medial and timber processing. To associate rural and border trade development with the development of Cau Treo international border-gate economic zone; d/ The heavy-industry area, embracing 2 development zones, namely Vung.Ang economic zone. which will be developed as a center for manufacturing and processing iron, steel and steel products. and a trade and logistic service center associated with Vung Ang-Son Duong port; and Thach K he iron mine area. which will supply iron ores for the steel refinery in Vung Ang economic zone: e/ To build urban centers forming a corridor along national highway IA from Ha Tinh city to Hong Linh town and linking with Vinh city (Nehe An province), with Ha Tinh city as a development center for vocational training and 13P0 services; f/ To build Cau Treo international border-gate economic zone, and agricultural and forest product processing factories, forming a corridor along national highway 8 from Cau Treo international border gate to Xtran Hai port and along Ho Chi Minh road (the section crossing Ha Tinh). V LIST OF PROJECTS PRIORITIZED FOR INVESTMENT STUDY (See the attached Appendix) VI. SOLUTIONS FOR THE MASTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION 1. Raising investment capital sources The total development investment capital is estimated at around VND 539 trillion through 2020, including around VND 227 trillion during 2011-2015 and around VND 312 trillion during 2016-2020. The province should adopt specific solutions for mobilizing to the utmost domestic and foreign resources for development investment, specifically: al Making and issuing a list of investment calling programs and projects up to 2020. On that basis. to increase dissemination, introduction and promotion activities to attract investment capital from different economic sectors; b/ Improving, the investment and production and business environments, and further reform investment procedures toward simplicity. transparency and publicity: to properly carry out ground clearance work and build infrastructure ready for investors: to direct investors to implement projects in planned areas: to actively carry out confidence-building activities to attract domestic and foreign investment in the province; e/ To adopt policies to raise capital from land funds for building infrastructure, new urban centers, economic zones and industrial parks; 0/ To attract investment through socialization, especially in education. training, health care, culture, sports, tourism, radio and television broadcasting, science. technology and environmental protection. e/ To increase investment in BT. HOT. BTP. PPP and other forms to raise capital for infrastructure development; to attract foreign investment and mobilize ODA and ['DI sources for development investment; 1/ To facilitate the developmeni of the capital 56 Issue nos 01 -03/December 2012 (COngadonas731-7.C/Aoabertul(iL) market and consolidate the system of credit funds for increasing the capacity to raise capital from inside and outside the province. 2. Improving the business and investment environments and raising the province's competitiveness a/To create an equal, stable, transparent and clear business environment for enterprises of all economic sectors to invest in socio-economic development: b/ To increase the effectiveness of the attraction of investment and use of investment capital sources of different economic sectors and FDI enterprises and ODA capital and non governmenial organizations funds; concurrently to simplify administrative procedures; and to step up investment promotion activities; c/ To enhance the capacity. professionalism and international economic integration knowledge and skills for cadres, civil servants and public employees of state administrative agencies and business managers. vocational training for laborers inside and outside enterprises. To step up forms of joi nt training to expand the training scale and increase training forms and disciplines. To attach importance to training skilled workers and qualified managers: c/ To raise more funds from organizations and individuals for training activities; to strongly develop people-founded and private schools to attract all resources for human resource training. 4. Environmental protection a/To work out a detailed plan on sustainable waste management, water management and forest protection and development: to properly implement land use plans. develop land funds and rationally distribute population in rural and urban areas; to rationally zone off land for economic activities to minimize environmental impacts and prevent natural disasters: b/ To closely supervise the observance of the environmental protection law: to stud and formulate a regulation enabling the population community to take part in environmental 3. Hu In an resource development and supervision of investment projects and works in employment a/ To enhance the training capacity of Ha Tinh University, colleges, secondary schools and vocational training institutions. To increase forms of vocational training, focusing on disciplines for which the society has great demand such as mining, steel refining and rolling, construction, construction material production, mechanical engineering, electricity, agricultural product processing. trade, etc. b/ To encourage enterprises to provide the province; c/ To step up i ntornaation, communication and education activities to raise public awareness about environmental protection and climate change impacts. 5. Science and technolop de elopment a/ To form and develop a technology market and establish technology' transfer consultancy and service centers to assist enterprises in selecting technologies suitable to local conditions. To renew technologies for enterprises, especially Issue nos 01-03/December 2012 57 Ong Ski 73172/TAtCHAT 10.2012) mining enterprises; sectors and in infrastructure operation and b/ To promote technical innovations and development. To raise the effect\ eness of inventions in production and business activities cooperation with regional countries. especially and strictly implement regulations on industrial Laos. Thai land and ASEAN countries, for property rights: to encourage enterprises to invest developing and exploiting to the utmost the in renewing technologies and techniques for increasing labor productivity; to closely cooperate with research institutes and universities in conducting research and application activity; c/ To attach importance to training, retraining and building a sufficient contingent of quality scientific and technical officers, especially a contingent of experts: to further implement policies on employment and preferential treatment of talents and increase scientific and technological facilities 6. Administrative reform and enhancing the state management capacity M To further implement the comprehensive administrative reform, increase the capacity and operation effectiveness of the state administrative apparatus from provincial to grassroots level and combat red tape and corruption: b/ To properly implement the regulation on democracy, especially democracy at the Grassroots level, creating mechanisms to ensure clearness, fairness and publicity in state management activities: to increase organizations' and individuals' opportunities to access social services. 7. Development cooperation and linkage To further step up close cooperation and association with the provinces in the northern central region and the whole country in the key pUIC111.1a1 anti aU dntage!) l) %. international border-gate economic zone. Yung Ang economic zone and V112 Ang-Son Duong port. VII. ORGANIZATION AND SUPERVISION OF THE MASTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION I. Publication and dissemination o [the master plan To publish and disseminate the master plan's contents and objectives to Party Committees and administrations at all levels, sectors, mass organizations, enterprises and people in the province. 2. Foimulation of action programs After the master plan is approved by the Prime Minister, the province should, based on the master plan's objectives, formulate action programs for step by step implementing the master plan; To concretize the master plan's objectives through 5-year and annual plans for effectively implementing the master plan. To annually assess the implementation of the master plan as a basis for reviewing and proposing according to the province's competence adjustments and supplements to the master plan to suit the province's socio-economic development situation in each period: afr,eterairet 58 Issue nos 01-03/December 2012 (COT sio.731-732/Oulmher10,2012) Local administrations, sectors, socio-political organizations and people shall inspect and supervise the implementation of the master plan. Article 2. The master plan serves as a basis for the formulation, approval and implementation of other master plans (construction master plan; land use master plan and plans and otherrelevant specialized master plans), and investment projects in Ha Tinh province. Article 3. The People's Committee of Ha Tinh province shall. based on the province's socio economic development objectives, tasks and orientations in the approved master plan. assume the prime responsibility for. and coordinate with related ministries and sectors in: I. Directing in accordance with regulations the formulation, submission and implementation of district-level socio-economic development master plans; construction master plans; land use master plans and plans; and sectoral development master plans, ensuring comprehensive and synchronic socio-economic development, defense and security. 2. Formulating long-, medium- and short-ten) plans, key socio-economic, development programs and specific projects for concentrated investment and rational capital allocation. 3. Studying, elaborating, promulgating or submitting to competent state agencies for promulgation for matters falling beyond its competence) a number of mechanisms and policies to meet the development requirements in each period with a view to attracting and mobilizing resources for the implementation of the master plan. Article 4. Within the ambit of their functions. tasks and powers, related ministries and sectors shall: 1. Guide and assist the People's Committee of Ha Tinh province in implementing the master plan; study, elaborate, promulgate or submit to competent authorities for promulgation mechanisms and policies to meet the socio economic development requirements of Ha Tinh province in each period with a vie ys to effectively using resources and encouraging in\ estment according to the province's socio-economic ,levelopment objectives and tasks set out in the master plan. 2. Coordinate with the People's Committee of Ha Tinh province in adjusting and supplementing sectoral master plans in conformity with the master plan: assist the province in mobilizing domestic and foreign investment capital sources for the implementation of the master plan. Article 5. This Decision takes effect on the date of its signing. Article 6. The chairperson of the People's Committee of Ha Tinh province, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies and heads of government-attached agencies shall implement this Decision. Prime Minister NGUYEN TAN DUNG Issue nos 01-03/December 2012 59 (COT Saone) 73 1-7C/Decen tbo. 10.2012) Appendix LIST OF PROJECTS PRIORITIZED FOR INVESTMENT STUDY IN HA TINH PROVINCE DURING 2011-2020 (To the Prime Minister's Decision No. 1786/QD-Trg of November 27, 2012) No. NAMES OF PROJECTS CENTRALLY INVESTED PROJECTS I Upgrading national highways IA; 8A; 8B; 12; and 15A (the section from Ila Tinh city to l'huc Dong); building the north-south expressway (the section running through Ha Tinh): and the border corridor road 2 Ngan Truoi-Cam Trang irrigation system 3 Improving Do Diem sluice and Nghen river dike system LOCALLY MANAGED PROJECTS I . A road from national highway IA to Thach Khe iron mine; a coastal road from Ngbi Xuan to Ky Anh Upgrading provincial roads (6, 7, 9, 17, 21, 22, 28 and 70); inter-commune roads and rural roads; renovating and upgrading provincially managed navigable channels and river ports 3 Upgrading and renovating La Giang dike system; building Khe Xai and Khe Giao reservoirs; renovating and upgrading reservoirs, river and sea dikes and landslide prevention embankments in important areas; renovating and upgrading aquaculture infrastructure 4 ODA projects: Developing agriculture in Ha Tinh; developing coastal submerged forests; supporting the development of irrigated agriculture; coastal resources for sustainable development; restoring and managing protection forests; clean water and environmental sanitation sub-project 5 Ha Tinh University, Vung Ang vocational college and Vung Ang technology college projects 6 Upgrading the province's general hospital; provincial-level specialized hospitals; district-level hospitals; building and upgrading commune. ward and township health stations 7 Building infrastructure of Vung Ang economic zone, Cau Treo international borer gate economic zone and Ha Tinh-Bolikhamsai border economic cooperation zone 8 Ground clearance and resettlement projects for Vung Ang economic zone, Thach Khe iron mine, and Ngan Truoi-Cam Trang irrigation system ISMS rj brillactirt% 60 Issue nos 01-03/December 2012 (CongBaonoc 73 1-732/Dcrci u her 10. 20 12 ) 9 Upgrading urban and industrial-park water supply and drainage systemsindustrial waste and daily-life water treatment systems 1 C I PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS PROJECTS CALLING FOR INVESTMENT Production and processing of agricultural, forest and aquatic products (rubber. groundnut, paddy, rice, meat, aquatic products, deer. material medica and agricultural products) 2 Building Thach Khe-Vung Ang and Yung Ang-Mu Gia railways; building Vung Ang port (wharves No. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8); Vung Ang I thermo-power plant: Son Wong cast steel and iron and port complex; exploiting Thach Khe iron mine and plant manufacturing steel from Thach Khe iron ores; Vung Ang II thenno-power plant; 1 Formosa thermo-power plant; plants to manufacture cast iron and steel, pigment. steel ; products, TEU containers, electric tools and equipment, ship blocks. motorcycle 1 components, garments, timber processing, non-baked bricks, glass, coke and fire proof materials. etc. 3 Technology college; BP° vocational training institutions 4 Vung Ang hospital; Hong Linh high-quality hospital 5 IT industrial park in Ha Tinh city; optical cable network 6 Infrastructure for industrial parks of Gia Lach, Ha Vang, Ha Tan, Dai Kim and Da Mang; infrastructure for industrial complexes of Hong Linh, Due Tho. Nuong Khe and Cam Xuyen; and infrastructure for Vung Ang and Son Duong ports 7 Urban centers in Ha Tinh city, Hong Linh town and Ky Anh-Vung Ang township; houses for workers in Vung Ang economic zone 8 1 Water supply system for Vung Ang economic zone and Loc Ha township: upgrading ; water supply systems for Ha Tinh city, Hong Linh town and Ky Anh township 9 Tourist zones of Thien Cam, Xuan Thanh and Ky Ninh; Son Kim thermal spring: co tourism in Ke Go Reservoir and Da Mong, and high-grade tourist services Note: The locations, land areas, total investment amounts and investment capital sources for the above projects shall be calculated, selected and specified in the stages of formulation and submission of investment projects, depending on the demand for and capacity of balancing and raising investment capital in each period. .„;t1'Oj; of; ;•(-;AI