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Decision No. 1226/QD-TTg of July 22,2011, approving the master plan onsocio-economic development of HaNam province through 2020

THE PRIME MINISTER

Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law onOrganization ofthe Government;

Pursuant to the Government's Decree No.921200fJ/ND-CP n/Sp[Hemhn 7, 7.006 0/1 th e

formulation, approval and management ofsocio-economic development masterplans, andDecree No. 04/2008/ND-CP of January n.2008, amending and supplementing a numberof articles of Decree No. 9212006/ND-CP ofSeptember 7, 2006;

At the proposal of the People s CommitteeofHa Nam province,

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DECIDES:

Article 1. To approve the masts plan onsocio-economic development of Ha Namprovince through 2020 (below referred to as the

master plan) with the foJlowing..,:JrincipaIcontents'

L DE VELOPMENT VIEWPC~HS

1. The master plan must conform with thenational socio-economic development strategyand the Red River delta master p~ and be

synchronous and consistent with master plansof industries and sectors.

2. To bring into play internal resources and

effectively use all resources for quick andsustainable socio-economic de velopment; to

build a synchronous infrastructure system as the

foundation for socio-economic development

toward industrialization and modernization; to

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boost economic restructuring and raise growth

quality and competitiveness of the economy.

3. To develop advanced industries in order tomake high added-value and competitive

commodities; to develop a commodityproduction agriculture associated with science

and technology application and building of a new

countryside; to boost development of qualityservices~neetdevelopment requirements.

4. To ':'fssoci ate economic development withsoc ial fiW'Wgl ess and equa lity an d natural

resources-and environmental protection; to

closely ~1bine socio-economic developmentwith astmbnce of defense and security and

maintenWe of security and political stabilityand social-order and safety.

II. !SVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES

1.~al Objectives:.~.

To blfittl Ha Nam by 2020 into a provincewith fa~effective and sustainable socio­

economS!:;growth, attaching importance toeconon~,fcsLJUclUljllg and improvement of

growth '4Wdlity and competitiveness of the

econonlY;'Dy 2020, to strive to raise the per­capita ip'C;me above the average level of the

Red Rrver delta; to step by step buildsynchroMus and modern socio-economic

infrastruettJre facilities to meet development

require~tsof the next period; to unceasingly..lmprov~ople's material and spiritual lives;

to firmly maintain defense, political security and

social order and safety.

2. Specific targets:

aIEconomically

- To reach an annual average GDP growth

rate of 14.2% during 2011-2020, 13.5% during

2011-2015 and 15% during 2016-2020. The

proportions of industry, services and agriculture

in the province's economic structure will be

54.8%, 32% and 13.2% by 2015, and 58.6%,33.2% and 8.20/(, by 2020, respectively;

..To strive for an annual export value growth[ale of 23% on average during 2011-2020, 15%

during 2011-2015 and 32% during 2016-2010;

budget revenues will account for around 11­12% ofGDP by 2020.

bl Socially

- To firmly retain achievements in

universalization of pri mary, lower secondaryand upper secondary education up to national

standards. To solidify all schools by 2020;

- To strive for the targets of9 medical doctors

and 25 patient beds per 10,000 inhabitants by

2015: to reduce the urban unemployment rateto under 5% by the end of the planning period,

to raise the rate of trained labor to over 60% by

2020;

- To reduce the rate of poor households to

below 3% according to the poverty line and themalnutrition rute of under-5 children to less than

15%; to raise the rate of vocationally trained

labor to 60% by 2020.

cl Environmentally

- By 2020, to reach a forest coverage rate of7% in order [0 well protect the ceo-environment

and land, regulate water sources and make

active contribution to economic growth andpoverty reduction;

- To ensure urban environment sanitation,food hygiene and safety and the environment

of industrial parks and tourist sites on the basis

of harmonizing economic, industrial and servicegrowth and protection of natural resources andthe environment.

dI Defense and security

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To closely associate economic growth with

increased consolidation ofdefense and security;to bring into play the entire poli rica I system's

overall strength in order to build all-people

defense combined with people securitydisposition, to boost prevention and combat of

crimes and social evi Is, to control and reduce

traffic accidents, to maintain political stabilityand social order and safety.

III DEVELOPMENT ORIENTATIONS OF

INDUSTRIES AND SECTORS

I, Overall or ieutatious: Tv cuucenu ate on

transferring and distributing labor from the low­

productivity agriculture sector to the industry­service sector toward developing the province's

potential and advantageous industries; todevelop quality services and trade; to build

infrastructure facilities, attaching importance to

transport development, building of urbancenters and key economic regions wi th

dynamically developed industry and tourism,initially focusing on regions with geographicand transport advantages.

To boost economic restructuring towarddeveloping industry and construction,

maintaining food security under regulations andprioritizing the use of good land areas fa vorable

for agricultural production to raise land use

productivity and effectiveness, maintaining therice cultivation area at 26,000 ha.

2. Industry-construction development

- To rapidl y develop production of industries

and cottage industries, especially creating a

drastic change in product qual ity, effccti venessand competitiveness.

- To boost complete investment in technicalinfrastructure facilities, to raise effectiveness of

industrial parks, clusters of industries and cottage

industries, and clusters of cottage industries andcraft villagr-s To encourage development of

processing industries, especially beer, soft drink,milk and food; to strongly increase subcontractmanufacture and assembly in mechanical

engineering and electronics, production of

consumer goods and supporting goods, andother industries toward modernity, e~iveness

and environmental protection.

'La stnve that by 2U2U,industn~rks WIll

be put into stable operation as the metjve force

for boosting economic growth and economicrestructuring, accounting for around :M7rJ of the

industrial production value, 90% of.exportvalue and around 50% of budget I e~nues uf

the province, and creating around 8Q.ODo jobs,

70% of which will be for locals.

- Industry and construction wiU grow at

17.2% during 2011-2020, 17.5% d~g 2011­2015 and 17% during 2010-2020, aJiTjllake up

54.8% of the province's economic structure by

2015 and 58.7% by 2020, creating so1'1r€ 80,000new jobs during 2011-2020.

- Development of the buildinD1aterialindustry:

+ Cement: To prioritize expaasion andconstruction of cement plants wilitl:Teverlerfurnace technology in Kim Bang !'m! Thanh

Liem districts. Not to build and deveiOPcementplants with blast furnace [Cchnolog~y2010,

to reach a capacity of 5-5.5 milliOlit'ons and

annual output of 4 million tons; by 2015 to reacha capacity of 15.5 million tons and steadily

maintain this capacity to 2020. After 2015, thecement industry will concentrate on

tcchnolcgical renewal toward modernity,

increased efficiency and productivity andreduced environmental pollution without new

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development.

+ Construction rock: During 2011-2020, to

mostly focus on intensive investment in largeproduction establishments with advanced

technologies to raise production and productquality, to re-organize small pr od uct io n

establishments, encouraging and creating

conditions for these establishments to enter intojoint vedtWes and partnersh ips to become large

ones w~ economic potential for changingtechnol~and equipment to raise production

and pro~t quality.

- Famt produce, food and animal feedprocessc To stabilize operation of existing

animal i:P production establishments at fulldesigne~pucity. To prioritize development of

the food. industry, to encourage development of

breweri~ with high capacity and modernequipm~and technology; to strongly attract

investrlTl.'!'m in milk and diary product mills.-- MZiiihine manufacture and metal

subconftt production: To encourage the

manufaGe of details and spare parts for thebuildirrr- material industry, transport,

agriculttrre, auto and motorbike assembly,--electron~ and information technology. To

manufacture steel structures for construction of

transpojl'works and workshops in the province. .and nel~oringprovinces.

To llMke diversified traditional industrialproducl~"'\\"ith better quality, designs and

specifieJj'jjjns, especially agricultural tools; to

encourage investment in large-sized andtechnologically modem mechanical engineering

establishments which have market outlets,

operating on a semi-automatic or automatic basis

- Garments and leather footwear: To retain

the capacity of existing garment and leatherfootwear establishments; to concentrate on

intensive investment to raise output, quality and

competitiveness. To neither expand nor

encourage formation of garment establishmentsduring 2011-2020.

- Chemicals: To concentrate on productionof lig! It powder, cleansing liquid, fei tilizer and

industrial paint.

- Electronics and information technology:To encourage investment in and adopt

appropriate incentive mechanisms for hi -techindustries with products of high economic value

and large grey matter contents such as

information technology, machine manufacture,electronics, software, etc., to create a remarkable

change in the province's industrial structure.

- Clean water production: To raise lawful

funding sources and encourage enterprises to

invest in raising the capacity of water plants inPhu Ly city, to study and build centralized clean

water plants in rural areas. By 2020, to strivethat clean water plants in the province will reach

a total daily capacity of 240,000-250,000 m' to

meetthe needs forclean water ofall inhabitantsin the province.

- Paper production: To retain thp,capacity ofexisting paper mills, meeting market demands

at a reasonable level.

3. Agricultural, forestry and fisheriesdevelopment

To reach an average growth rate of around2.6% during 2011-2020, 2.5% during 2U11­

2015 and 3% during 2016-2020. To strive for

an agricultural value of around VND 6.2 trillionby 2020. To gradually decrease the share of

agriculture to around 8.2% of the province'seconomic structure by 2020; to reduce tile

regular underemployment rate to 6-8% and raise

agricultural labor's income to around VND 28

million/person by 2020, specifically:

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T Cultivation, husbandry and agricultural

services: The production value will grow at

around 2.5% on average during 201 1-2015 andaround 2% during 2016-2020. To restructure

the agricultural economy toward increasinglyboosting husbandry and services and expanding

areas under commodity winter crops. To strive

to export farm products on the basis of intensivetarming of input materials and enhancement of

the processing industry.

To develop large-scale husbandry, striving

to build 65 cattle and poultry farms by 2020,

which will account for 70(7(i of pigs and 90% ofpoultry raised in the province.

To concentrate on developing rice, maize,beans, clean vegetables, potatoes, etc. on the

basis of developing material intensive fanning

zones and advanced processing technologies.To strongly develop variety and breed,

veterinary, plant protection, finance, electricitysupply, irrigntion and other related services, to

increasingly apply new technologies to

agricultural production, attaching importance totransfer and application of new technologies to

production of rice strains, plant varieties and

animal breeds, and farming and breedingtechniques.

+ Forestry: To raise forestry value in theeconomic structure and restructure the forestry

economy, balancing forest plantation,

exploitation and processing and forestryservices; to build estates of three types offorests

with a reasonable structure, to keep the forest

coverage at around 7% by 2020 with an area of

around 6,000 ha, making important

contributions to the protection of the eco­environment, land and water sources.

+ Fisheries: To comprehensively developfisheries, to strive for an average production

value growth of around 6.2% during 201l~

2020. To consider fisheries an important

industry with high potential for productiondevelopment, especially in lowland areas

unfavorable for agricultural production.

+ Rural CUllst. uctiou awl development: To

strive that by 2020, half the province's

communes will reach standards on newcountryside (according to the nati~ criteria

on new countryside); to raise rural i~bitants'living quality; to raise people's in~ by 2.2

2.5 times the current level; to p~<~ent and

promptly handle seriously polluting points.

To build comprehensive essenaal socio­

economic infrastructure in rural aJ'l!!l't'S', attachimportance to human resource trli~ing and

quality improvement and suppor(~onomic

development and appropriate anrf:effectiveforms of production organization in ~iculture,

rural areas and new countryside bu=ng.

4. Service development

To quickly develop services for ~onomic

restructuring to become an importanfeconomicsector by the end of the planning period. To

strive for an annual service growthr~f12.5%during 2011-2020, II % during 20l~~OI5and

14% during 2016-2020; the total re~ales and

service revenues will increase Il,jiOUly 13%during 2011-2020. The export valu~llreach

Over USD 270 million by 2015 and over USD12 hillion hy ?020

To focus on investment in focal tourist sites;

to build the Tam Chuc - Ba Sao tourist site,turning Ba Sao recreational center into a

regional-level tourist site; Ngu Dong Son, BenThuy and Kern Trang tourist attractions; and

the cultural, historical and festive places of Long

Doi Son, Lanh Giang temple, Tran Thuongtemple and Ba Danh pagoda; and intangible

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culturul activities such [IS Lieu Doi 'wrestling,

Ha Nam folksong, etc.

5. Social development

- To develop human resources quantitatively

and qualitatively to meet developmentrequirements of the province and domestic and

foreign labor markets. To generate stahle

employment and incomes for laborers, to create75'c)()()j~ (15,000jobs/year on average) during

2011-2~ and 111,000 moonlighting jobs(22,200 Ji;lbslyear on average); to create 70,000

jobs (l4,aL)Ojobs/year on average) during 20 16­

2020anctziD,Om moonlightingjobs (16,000 jobs/year on a'1CTage); to have 250,000 and 350,000

trained la;b'Prers during 2011-2015 and 20J6­2020, r~ectively; to reduce the urban

unemployment rate to below 5%.

- To ~p the annual birth reduction rate at0.2% on~¥erage and reduce the rate of giving

birth to~ third child or more to 0.3%, tomaintaiC"the repl ac e me n t birth rate to

increme-=Iy stabilize the population size and

structurtQld distribute inhabitants suitable tothe pro~e's development situation in each

period irrd improve population qualityphysica·l~intellectuaIlYand spiritually.

- E~ion and training: To stabilize and

maintairiprograms to universalize primary andlower s~ndary education, to reach upper

secondaaseducation universalization standards;

to solidif~'rall schools by 2020. To build 80%of pres_Is and lower secondary and upper

secondary schools and 100% of primary schoolsup to national standards uy 2020.

Professional education and vocational

training: to reach a rate of ('iO% of rrai ned

laborers by 2020; to complete the targets of

streaming graduates of upper secondary schools.To build a university urban center north ofPhu

Ly city, attracting investment from universities

and vocational col leges. To stri ve to have at least

2 new universities by 2020.

- Puhlic hcalthcarc and population work: To

reduce the morbidity rate and diseased mortalityrate, to i mp ro vc pcoples health and life

expectancy and population quality, contributing

to improving living quality and human resourcequality, to form a synchronous healthcarc system

from provincial to grassroots levels meetingindustrialization and modernization requirements

during the province's development.

To increase training and retraining to raiseprofessional qualifications of health workers to

catch up with scientific and technicaladvancements: to encourage post-graduate

training. To concentrate on building infrastruc­

ture faci li ties and increasing equi pment for theprovince's health system. To complete and

consolidate the grassroots health network, tomaintain healthcare quality and build

communes reaching national health standards.

To build a regional quality health center and

hospitals with funds raised from the society.

- Culture: To improve people's cultural andspiritual lives. To build and cOIl,',:.letc some

cultural institutions at provincial, district and

grassroots levels.

By 2020, 90% of families will reach cultural

standards; 100% of communes and wards willhave cultural houses, art performance groups

and recreational centers. To build and complete

some cultural institutions at provincial, districtand grassroots levels. To conserve and embellish

national and provincial relics; to rank theprovincial museum at grade Ill; to build a

modem library system to meet people's cultural

and spiritual needs. To build cultural houses of

hamlets and villages and particularly renew

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their activities based on people's customs, habits

and production development. To upgrade and

expand the radio and television broadcast

system to meet people's demands.

- Physical training and sports: To boostphysical training and sports movements to

attract people to regular physical training and

sports a ct i vi ties. To foster sportsperson s ,

especially those of key high-achievement sports,

especially women soccer. By 2020, to annuallyincrease the rate of medal winners by 10-I5<Xi,to supply 15-20% of sportspersons for national

teams. To build a regional sports center with

sporting halls, sports grounds and athletes'

houses, etc.

- To quickly and sustainably reduce poverty;

to annually reduce the rate of poor households

hy 2-3% on average according to the new

poverty line; to adopt socio-economic

development strategies, programs and plans of

levels and sectors, to take specific measures for

implementing the hunger eradication and

poverty reduction program in order to narrowthe rich-poor gap in the population.

6. Defense and security: To build andconsolidate defense, security and social order

and safety, assuring stabi lity for development.

7. Infrastructure developmen I

- Transport system development: To further

consolidate and upgrade existing transportroutes in combination with building some inter­

provincial, provincial and urban roads,

including'

+ For national highways: To coordinate with

the Ministry of Transport in completingconstruction of Cau Gie-Ninh Binh expressway

and upgrading sections of national highways1A,? I A, 21H arid 38 rllnning through Ha Nam

province; to build a road and bridge spanning

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the Red river, linking the north-south

expressway with Hanoi-Hai Phongcxpressway(start ing point: Ha Narn - ending point: Hung

Yen); to build road 499 and a bridge spanning

the Red river linking the north-southexpressway with national highway 39 in Thai

Binh; to upgrade the road linking Ha Nam, Nam

Dinh and Ninh Binh provinces into~.T1>ational

highway.

+ For provincial roads: To a~alt andconcrete all roads; to upgrade an'.~)Vincial

roads up to grade-Tv delta road standards and

upgrade bridges on this road in conformity with

the roads' grade; to upgrade roads i~d urban

centers, to complete roads within new urbancenters under planning; LO build SO~l: urban._,..trunk roads: Dong Van-Phu Ly avease and a

~....bridge over Chau river.

+ For rural roads: By 2015, to~halt or

concrete all inter-commune roads and'upgrade

commune roads to type-A or -5 :rural road

standards.

+ W<1lprW<1Y trnnsporr: To Ilpgr<1de, improve

and dredge ri ver fairways and ports, Wfttehouses

and storage yards to meet the needs f(lOTansportof materials and supplies for pr(">e.U~ion and

sale. To open the route linking Chatrriver with

Red river, to improve routes for ol'Mation ofships of 50-200 tons.

+ To complete the upgrading of tlie north­south railway by 2020, to build Phu~ station

into a major cargo transit point of the North in

general and the Red river delta in particular. To

coordinate with the Ministry of Transport in

building the north-south railway into a doubleone under the master plan of the railway sector.

- Electricity and water supply:

+ High voltage system: To stably operate

Kim Bang 220kV transformer station and the

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110kV grid, to build the transformer stations of

Dong Van II, Thanh Nghi and Cau Giat and well0pf':rMf': existing transformer stations

+ Medium voltage system: To be designed

open loop, for new urban centers, industrialparks and Phu Ly city.

+Water supply system: To raise the capacityof watel~ants in Phu Ly city and study the-construction of water plants in districts to reach

a total d~ned capacity of around 250,000 m'

per day¥020.

- Inf~ation and communications: To build25 and ~witchboard~and 150 and 100 ba~e

transcei~ stations during 2011-20 I5 and

2016-2~J, respectively. To replacesWitchb~ddevices with switches and optic­

cable traasmission systems.....V. 6iIENTATIONS FOR SPATIAL-_ ORGANIZATION

;-.-1. N~western sub-region (comprising

DuyTieoim Bang and Thanh Liem districts):To coneseerate on development of industries

and cen1flalized industrial parks to takeadvantageof the terrain, geographical position,transp~stem,etc.

2. S~yiijeastem sub-region (comprising BinhLuc an~Nhan districts): To concentrate ondevelopaaentof agriculture and light industries.

3. Ph1!tY ci ty ce ntraI region as the province's

cultur~onomicand political center: To

concentrate on development of trade andservices such as banking, hotels, post andtelecommunications, etc.

4. Orientations for spatial development of

the urban system and rural residential areas upto 2020:

- Phu Ly city: To expand its size to meet the

province's development requirements. By 2020,to become a grade-II provincial city. To mainlydevelop the northeastern arf':2 and northern

Chau Giang (to increase its area by around 1,000

ha) and to form a new political andadministrative center of the province.

- Duy Ticn district: To develop the urban­industrial-service chain ofDong Van-Hoa Mac­

Yen Lenh, from 2015 to 2020, to establish Duy

Ha town with a population of around 100,000and 001 Son township as the political-cultural­

social center of Duy Tien district.

- Kim Bang district: To be a service, trade,

eco-tourism and resort center. To form Nhat Tan

and Tuong Linh townships and expand Que and13a Sao townships.

- Thanh Liem district: To expand Non andKien Khe townships. To form ucentral township

and Pho Ca township. This is an industrial

service and building material center.

- Ly Nhan district: To form Nhan Hau, Nhan

My and Cau Khong townships. To expand VinhTru township. This is the province's agricultural

production center.

- Binh Luc district: To form Cho Song, BaHang, Do Hai andAn Noi townships. To expand

Binh My township. To become the province'strade and agricultural development ccnte..

V. DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

1.Socio-economic development program.

2. Urban development program.

3. Human resource development program.

4. Agricultural and forestry rcstructuring

program.

S. Industry and cottage industrydevelopment program.

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6. Service and tourism developmentprogram.

7. Transport development program.

8. Program on economic developmentcooperation within the Red river delta.

VI. LIST OF PROGRAMS AND PROJECTSPRIORITIZED FOR INVESTMENT

STUDY

(See the enclosed Appendix)

VII. MAJOR SOLUTIONS FOR

IMPLEMENTING THE MASTER PLAN

1. Fund raising

The total investment during 2011-2020 isestimated at around VND 270 trillion, includingover VND 70 trillion during 2011-2015 andover VND 200 trillion during 2016-2020.

Apart from state budget funds, the provinceshould adopt specific solutions to raise to theutmost domestic and overseas resources fordevelopment investment, including:

- Making and promulgating a list of programsand projects calling for investment up to 202U.On this basis, boosting investment advertising,introduction and promotion in order to attractenterprises and investors to the province,attaching importance to ODA funding source.

- Improving the investment, production andbusiness environment, especially reforminginvestment procedures; creating conditions interms of infrastructure facilities to readilyreceive investment projects; promulgatingattractive and transparent investment supportpolicies in compliance with law.

- Boosting socialization of investment,especially in education, training, health, culture,sports, radio, television, science and technology

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and environmental protection, to attractdifferent economic sectors to make investmentin these domains.

- To expand BOT, BT, BTO and PPP formsof investment, to create favorable conditions forcapital market development; to developinvestment joint ventures and partnerships andcontribution of property as capital.

2. Training and human resourcedevelopment

- To further increase investment in educationand training; to raise training capacity ofuniversities, colleges and secondary schools to

meet the province's socio-economic develop­ment requirements. To invest in equipment andphysical foundations of the vocatioaal collegeand professional secondary schools and buildcapacity for their employees and lecturers.

- To expand forms of vocational training, toencourage enterprises to provide vocationaltraining for employees of their own and others;to focus On high-demand industries such aselectricity, electronics, mechanir-al engineering,building materials, etc, closely associating withlabor demands of enterprises and ptoductionestablishments; to adopt e;.:.l'Joymentmechanisms and welfare policies tomp by stepraise productivity.

3. Science and technology

To adopt measures to associate ~Iopmentof science and technology with protbIction; toincrease domestic and overseas cooperation inscientific research and technological

development; to study and adopt incentivemechanisms and policies for enterprises,organizations and persons investing in theresearch, application and transfer of scientificand technological advances to production in linewith the State's general policy.

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4. Natural resources use and environmental

protection

- To well implement the law and programs

on protection of water and mineral resources

and the environment', to reasonably andeffcctivcly exploit land and mineral resources.

- To acti vely mobil ize people to raise

awareness about environmental protection; to.-boost so~lizationof environmental protection

work in ~inbination with resource planning and

balanci~to increase the state management of

the envir&ment. To adopt effective measures to

mitigate!%lvironmental pollution, especially inurban c~rs and centralized industrial zones.

5. In~se of state management capacity

'Io further boost adrnmistrauve procedure

reforms.gaving time for investors, organizations

and individuals. To concurrently boost- .infor matlo n technology appl icatio n to-adminiseeeion in parallel with administrative-procedure' (durms, especially ill invesuueru

project ';pprai sal, business registrati on,

constru;on licensing, grant of house

ownersrnP and land use rights certificates,

resideDfitiegistration, notarization, etc.

6. Tl"lrde promotion and development

cooperation

To false quality and effectiveness of trade~

and invt!Stment promotion; to boost

develop,iint cooperation and association with

Hanoi,~ river delta provinces and other

provinces nationwide; to prioritize cooperation

in industries of high levels and technologies forwhich the province has demands.

7. Defense and security

To closely associate socio-economic

development with increase of defense and

security strength ill the locality toward building

all-people defense disposition combined with

people security disposition to firmly maintain

political stability, security and social order andsafety in the locality.

VITI. ORGANIZATION AND

SUPERVISION OF THE MASTER PLAN

IMPLEMENTATION

1. After the master plan is approved by the

Prime Minister, to publicize and disseminate it

to party committees and administrations of all

levels, sectors, mass organizations, enterprises

and people in the province; to Elaborate

programs of action to step by step implement

the master plan.

2.To concretize the master plan's objectives

and tasks into rive-year and annual plans for

effective iurpleme utatiou. Annually, to evaluate

the implementation of the master plan and on

that basis, review and propose according to its

competence the adjustment or supplementation

of the master plan to suit the socio-economicdevelopment situation in the province in each

period.

3. Levels. sectors. socio-po lit ical

organizations and people shall Inspect and

supervise the implementation of the master plan,

Article 2. The master plan will serve as a

basis for the elaboration, submission, approval

and implementatron of sectoral master plans

(construction, land use and other related plans)

and investment projects in the province.

Article 3. To assign the People's Committee

of Ha Nam province to base itself on the

approved master plan to assume the prime

responsibility for, and coordinate with

concerned ministries and sectors in, directing

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the formulation. submission, approval and

implementation of the following documents:

1. Disu ict-Icvcl socio-economic develop­

ment master plans: construction master plans;

land usc master plans and plans; anddevelopment master plans of industries and

sectors in the province to ensure achievement ofs oc i o economic development objectives

associated with defense and security

maintenance.

2. Long-. medium- and short-term plans

associated with specific projects to enableappropriate pi arming of fund allocation.

3 Mechanisms and policies meeting the

provi nee's development requirements in eachperiod so as to attract investment and raise

resources for the master plan implementation,which shall be promulgated, or proposed to

competent authorities for promulgation, by the

People's Committee of Ha Nam province.

Article 4, Concerned ministries and central

sectors, within the ambit of their functions, tasks

and powers, shall:

I. Guide and assist the People's CommitteeotHa Narn province in implementing the master

plan.

2. Coordinate with Ha Naill province in

reviewing, adjusting and supplementing master

plans of industries and sectors to ensurecompleteness and consistency with:mi master

plan: assist the province in raising dcrmestic andoverseas investment funds for the~ter plan

implementation.

Article 5. This Decision takes crteet on the

date of its signing.

Article 6, The chairperson of tth~reople's

Committee of Ha Narn province.rzainisters,

heads of ministerial-level agencies.'lWd heads"'F"of government-attached agencies shall

implement this Dccision.-

Prime Minister

NGUYEN TAN DUNe

Appendix

LIST OF PROJECTS PRIORITIZED FOR INVESTMENT STUDY IN NW HAPROVINCE DURING 2011·2020

(To the Prime Minister's Decision No. 1226/QD-TTg ofJuly 22,201/)

No. Projects

A Projects invested by ministries and sectors in the province

1 Construction and expansion of national highway l A, national highway 21A (Phu Ly-Nam Dinh), a road linking national highways lA and S, and Hung Ha bridgespanning the Red river.

2 Upgrading and improvement of national highways: 2lB (Cho Dau-Phu Thuintersection-Dol Son) and 38; a road linking Ha Nam-Nam Dinh-Ninh Binh provinces(from Yen Lenh bridge-national highway 38, Nam Dinh city, to Anh Troi Nho Quan T-junction in Ninh Binh), new national highway 21A(Phu Ly-Ba Sao section).

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3 Extended national highway 21B (from Phu Thu intersection to the road linking twoexpressways of Cau Gie-Ninh Binh and Hanoi-Hai Phof!g).

4 Regional-level physical training and sports center.

5 Inundation control, improvement and pollution treatment for Nhue river section in theprovince.

6 Binh An quality general hospital.

7 Q>nstruction of an electricity transmission system and the IlOkV stations of Dong~n II, Thanh Nghi and Cau Giat and new industrial parks.

8 S:Pllslrucliul1 of switchboards and base transceiver stations across the province; and~tic-cable transmission system.

B Provincially Invested projerts

1 Construction of Ha Nam-Thai Binh road and Thai Ha bridge over the Red river.

2 ~nstruction of salvage, rescue and anti-flood roads: Thanh Nguyen-Thanh Nghilinking 492-499-Red river dyke; Chanh market-Red river dyke; and Luu slope-Quan~rket; Phu Dong; salvage and anti-flood road of Yen Bac-Red river dyke in Duy~n district; salvage roads in Chan Ly and Tien Thangcommunes, Ly Nhan district.

3 '~onstruction of economic and defense and security beltways: Routes T1, T2 and~, provinc-ial easr-sourh be ltway, Tp Cong Thanh mad, phase 3, and provincial roads4Q6, 495B, 971, 493,494 and 492 (Vinh Tru-national highway 38), Ho bridge-Chan~ng, Tan Lang bridge over Day river, provincial logistic base road.-~-~oad ot Tran temple spiritual tourist site (linking Nam Dinh with Tran Thuong).(.Qed linking Tam Truc-Ba Sao tourist site with Bai Dinh-Ninh Binh.

4 & Nam university urban center..: ......-.•

5 J2pgrading of dykes of Red, Day and Chau rivers, including upgrading dykes and~~bankmen~nd_com_bina~on of river transport system.

6 ~cation and resettlement in prevention of landslide in mountainous communes of1~~.Bangand Thanh Liem districts, Red river dyke area in Ly Nhan and Duy Tien

trrcts.

"""""'"7 Solidification of the irrigation system across the province: Dredging of Day, ChauGiang and Nhue rivers and drainage canals of Chau CTi,mg anrl Nhue river systems;treatment of environmental pollution in Nhue-Day river basin.

8 Supply of clean water for arsenic-contaminated rural areas in Nhue-Day river basinand along the Red river.

9 Construction of the river ports of Nhu Trac, Yen Lenh (Red river) and Day

10 Construction of sluices and dry docks of Vinh Tru and Quan Trung (Chau Giang river).

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11 Construction of 700-bed provincial general hospital.

12 Construction of Ha Nam university (on the basis of upgrading the provincial teacherscollege); upgrading of Ha Narn vocational college into a key vocational school;building social houses and dormitories of universities and colleges.

13 Infrastructure construction for Tam Chuc-Ba Sao tourist site.

14 Construction of a center for plant varieties and animal breeds and a hi-techagricultural production zone.

15 Construction of a center for care and functional rehabilitation for people withmeritorious services of Nam Ha province.

16 Provincial police training center; fighting training center of the provincial militarycommand.

17 Construction of infrastructure for the industrial parks of Boa Mac, Thanh Liem, LiemPhong. Asendat, Itahan. etc. ,-

18 Upgrading of the transport system south of Phu Ly city and North Chau Gian~ urbancenter

19 Improvement and upgrading of rural infrastructure facilities. ~

20 Improvement and upgrading of Phu Ly city solid waste treatment plant. trea~t ofwaste from townships and craft villages and wastewater from industrial parks, craftvillages and hospitals. .:..

21 Solidification of schools and classrooms; increase of physical foundations for theteachers college, medical college, vocational college and provincial and district jobrecommendation and vocational training centers; and the provincial poliricssehool.

22 Construction of the provincial North Chau Giang administrative center.

23 Construction of administrative centers of Thanh Liern and Duy Tien districre andadministrative center and infrastructure facilities ofDuy Ha town.

24 Construction of a regional trade, fair and exhibition center.

25 Upgrading and embellishment of Tran Thuong temple, the temple dedicated to LamHa girls and fallen heroes of the province, Nui Chua temple dedicated to fallenheroes in Thanh Liern, Doi Son pagoda, Lanh Giang temple, Tien pagoda, Ngu DongThi Son-Nui Cam site, Ba Danh pagoda, Uncle Ho memorial house in Cat Tuong,Binh Luc, and historical and cultural relics,

26 Construction of obstetrics-pediatrics hospital, eye hospital, traditional medicinehospital and leprosy and dermatology hospital, raising of capacity of provincial- anddistnct-Ievel preventive health centers.

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27 Construction of the provincial radio and television station and regional televisionrelay station; raising of capacity of Ha Narn newspaper, the provincial Literature andAli Association and the provincial Science and Technology Union.

28 Construction of provincial-, district- and regional-level general hospitals; building ofcommunes un to national health standardx.

29 Investment in infrastructure of Nam Cao writer garden tourist site and the templededicated to Tam Nguyen Yen Do Nguyen Khuven.--30 trpgrading of provincial and district roads....

31 Upgrading of provincial-level health centers of food hygiene and safety, and population~t:J family planning; pharmaceutical, chemical and cosmetic testing; reproductive~~lth care and family planning; health communication; and forensic health.

32 ~vincial crematorium and cemetery.

33 Cdnstruction of Phu Ly city recreational center.

34 rtpgrading of all upper secondary schools in the province.

35 ~nstruction of Lam Ha ecological site in Phu Ly.

e ~.iects calling for investment from economic sectorsr--'

1 $:dnstruction of infrastructure facilities for the industrial parks of Hoa Mac, Liem!:~n-ThanhBinh, southwestern Phu Ly city, Chau Son-phase II, Dong Van-phase III,h:1han-phase II, Thanh Liem-phase II, and Liem Phong-phase II...

2 ~nstruction of infrastructure facilities for industrial clusters, industry-cottageilQ:ustry points of districts and cities; construction of the regional-level ICDs (inland~arance depots) of Dong Van and Thanh Liem.

---- -.,.3 'Construction of infrastructure facilities for urban centers in Phu Ly city and some

Irnwnships of districts (around 4,000 ha).

4 CQw;truction of a communication city and hi-tech zones in Doi Son, Duy Tien; and~ urban center chain of Dong Van-Hoa Mac-Red riverside city.-,

5 bstruction of resorts in Tam Chuc lake-Ba Sao, and Ba Hang lake; tours on Redriver-Chau river route.

6 Beer and soft drink plant with annual capacity of 100 million liters.

7 Production of building materials, post-cement industry with advanced technologies.

8 Waterway logistics in Phu Ly, Duy Tien and Ly Nhan.

9 Processing of meat, vegetables and fruits in Binh Luc, Ly Nhan, Kim Bang and DuyTien districts.

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10 Development of animal breeding farms in 5 districts; production of microorganicfertilizer from straw.

11 Construction of farm produce wholesale markets in Binh Luc, Ly Nhan, Kim Bang.Duy Tien and Thanh Liern.

12 Constructi on of trade centers and supermarkets in Phil 1~y city. DIlY Ha town, and thetownships of Vinh Tru in Ly Nhan. Que in Kim Bang, Binh My in Binh Luc, Doi Sonin Duy Tien and Dat Hung in Thanh Liern.

13 Construction of the tourist sites of Tien Pagoda in Thanh Liern and Nguyet ECiigmountain in Binh Luc. r,· ........

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14 North Red river water plant with daily capacity of 100.000 m'. ..... --15 Prioritized investment inside and outside industrial parks in supporting industries,

mechanical engineering and manufacture, electronics, telecommunications,information technology. hi-tech. export production. farm produce and food .,processing. hotels, scientific research and hi-tech application, etc. _.

16 Improvement und upgrading of intra-regional railway and the railway statiorls'"bf".".

Dong Van, Phu Ly. Binh Luc, Cau Ho and Thanh Chau. .-Note: The location, size, land areas and total investment of the above proie...." will be

calculated, selected and specified during the elaboration, submission and -a~oval ofinvestment projects, depending on needs and investment capital balancing and raisi~apacity

in each period.-

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