OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue Nos 01-D2ioctober 2009 (Gong Baonos 475-476/0Ctober 16,2009)

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Decision No. 120/2009/QD-TTg of At The proposal ofthe People sCommittee of October 6,2009, approving the master Binh Timan province, plan on sncio-econornic development fif Binh Thuan province up to 2020 DECIDES:

Article 1. To approve the master plan on THE PRIME MINISTER socio-economic development of Binh Thuan

Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on province up to 2020 with the following major contents: Organiuuion ofthe Government;

Pursuant to the Governmenr's Decree No. 92/ I. DEVELOPMENT ViEWPOINTS 2006/ND-CP ofSeptember 7. 2006, prescribing the formulation, approval and management of 1. To raise to the utmost all resources to socio-economic development master plans and accelerate the speed, and improve the quality of, the Government's Decree No. 0412008/ND-CP economic growth in order to narrow the gap with of Jan/wry 11. 2008, amending and and reach the national development level. supplementing a number of articles of Decree 2. Toensuresocio-economic development of No. 92/2006/ND-CP of September 7, 2006; Binh Thuan province in conformity with the

© VIETNAM LAW &LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 01·02l0ctober 2009 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 29 (Gong Baanos 475-47610ctober 16,2009) country's overall development and international to 2020. The GDP per capita will increase by economic integration. 1.84 times the 2005 level by 2010; around 1.78 3. To boost economic restructuring towards times the 2010 level by 2015; and around 1.7 industrialization and modernization. To quickly times the 2015 level by 2020. increase high-productivity industries and - The economy win be restructured towards economic sectors. To promote the province's quickly increasing industry-construction and human resources and its advantages in manne service ratios. To strive that by 2010, industry resources and geographical position to develop constructionwillaccountfor 36.29% Of the GOP, key industries and products and motive regions agriculture-forestry-fisheries, for 20,g"7%, and to accelerate economic growth and increase services, for 42.74%. These proportions will be competitiveness and international economic respectively 45.6%, 12.8% and 41.6% by 2015 integration. and 47.72%,7.83% and 44.45% by 2020. 4. To ensure sustainable socio-economic -Statebudgetrevenues(excludingroyaltytax development, to combine economic growth with on petroleum) will account rur arouud 15-16% social development, hunger eradication,poverty of the GDP from 2009-2010; around 16-17% reduction and social justic. from 2011 to 2015; and around 18-20% from 5.Tocloselycombineeconomicdevelopment 2016-2020. with security and defense consolidation in each - The export value will annually grow on locality, OIl islands and in sea areas of the average at 20% from 2009 to 2010 and at around province. 17-18% from 2011 to 2020. To strive for an export valueofaround USD 235 million by 2010; l!. DEVELOPMENTOBJECTIVES around USD 480-500 million by UH5, and 1. General objectives: approximately USD 1 billion by 2020. To build and develop Binh Thuan into a - Comprehensive and modern socio modern and dynamic industrial and service economic infrastructure will be built to meet province by 2020 WIth modern and synchronous prcrlucti ou develuprneut and dalty-Ilte infrastructure, which is nationally and requirements in the province. internationally interconnected. progressive - To quickly increase and efficienlly use the production relations and people's increasingly society's total development investment capital. improved living conditions. To strive that the society's total development 2. Specific targets investment capital will account for 54-56% of the GDP from 2009to 2010;44-46% of theGOP aJEconomically: from 2011 to 2015; and 40-42% ofthe GDPfrom - The province's gross domestic product 2016 to 2020. (GDP) will annually grow on average at around 14% from 2009 to 2010; around 13-14.3% from bl Socially: 2011 to 2015: and around 12-12.8% from 2016 -Theannual birthrate will bereduced to0.56

%0 on average from 2009 to 2010 and by 0.21 %0 commune health centers will reach national from 2011 to 2020 The natural population standards hy 1.0I0 and 2020 respectively. growth rate will be limited at 1.14% by 2010 - The malnutrition rate among under-5 and 1-1.1 % by 2020. children will be reduced to under 15%by 2010 -Some22.000-23J)()() newjobs wi11 becreated and under 7% by 2020. The average life yearly in the2009-2010periodand 11,000-l2,(XXI expectancy of the population will be increased jobs in theZO ii-2020 period.Laborrestructuring to 70-72years by 2010 and76-78 years by 2020. will be accelerated positively. To strive that by - On the basis of industrial and service 2010,5),57% of the totalnumber oflaborers will development. the urbanization rate will increase work in agriculture-forestry-fisheries, 18-20%in to around 40-42% by 2010and 60-65% by 2020. industry-construction, and 26-27%in service.By c! Environmentally: 2020, the rates will be 27-2~%, 27-2~% and 44 45% respectively. Around 30% of laborers will - The forest coverage rate will be raised to be trained hy 2010 and around SO-55%, by 2020. 51% by 2010 and 53-54% by 2020.Drought will The rural labor use time will be increased and be mitigated (in terms of both area and time). the unemployment rate in urban areas will be - Urban centers and industrialparks will have reduced to under 4% by 2010 and 3-3.5% by waste collection and treatmentsystems. To strive 2020. that by 2020,100% of hazardousindustrialwaste - People's average income will increase 1.8 and medical waste will be treated up to Vietnam 2 times and the poverty rate (according to the standards. By 2010, 100% of urban inhabitants new poverty line) will be reduced to 5-7% by and around 85% of rural inhabitants will use 2010. The poverty rate according to the clean water and 80% of rural households will applicable poverty rate in the 2011-2020 period have hygienic latrines. By 2020, over 95% of will be reduced by more than two-thirds. rural inhabitants will use clean water for daily life activities and over 95% of households will - The enrolment rate and the quality of have hygienic latrines and collectand treat 100% preschool and primary school education will be of daily-life waste. raised. The rate of students attending lower secondaryschools at proper age wi!! reach 85% -Toproperlyexploitand usenaturalresources by 2010 and over 95% by 2020. The rate for and protect biodiversity, especially in natural upper secondary school students will be reserves in Tanh Linh and Ham Thuan Nam, respectively 60-65% by 2010 and over 80% by areas with developed mining and tourism 2020. The rate of national standard schools will activities. and sea and coastal areas. reach over 20% by 2010 and over 7% by 2020. Ill. ORIENTATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT - The grassroots healthcare network will be OF BRANCHES, DOMAINS AND KEY consolidated and completed. Commune health PRODUCTS centers will be built and upgraded up to national standards. To strive that 85% and 100% of 1. To develop industry, cottage industry and

© VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos01·02/0c,tQber 2009 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 31 (Gong Beo nos 475i-476/0clober 16, 2009) construction proportionsof processed industrial products and al To develop industries towards raise product value. diversification; to prioritize industrial products e/ To build and develop Vinh Tan and Son with high technologicalcontent and added value, My power centers. From now to 2020. to form to attach importance to branches and domains 11 industrial parks in the province, namely Tuy with advantageous potential and economically Phong, Phan Thier, Ham Kiern, Tan Due, Son geographic positions such

bl Agriculture: To invest in agricultural MICE tourism. To boost tourism promotion and development towards diversifying plants and marketing. to build and promote Binh Thuan livestock associated with processing and market tourism brand on the world market and seek and outlets, which are relevant to local advantages expand new markets. To build key tourist sites and meet market demands. To restructure in Ticn Thanh-Phu Hui-Mui Ne Rom islet-Hoc agricultural economy towards increasing the Thang-Binh Thanh-Yinh Hao, Thuan Quy-Ke product value of husbandry and local Ga-La Gi and some tourist sites and points by advantageous farm products. On the basis of international standards, which can compete with promoting,the province's advantages. to form a major marine tourism centers of regional number of concentrated areas for specialized countries. To invest in comprehensive production of perennial industrial and fruit crops development of tourism infrastructure and (cashew, rubber, coffee. dragon fruit) and cattle service systems. To organize tourist routes and (cow, goat) raising. Toatlach importance to food connect tourist routes within the province with production. To strive for an output of 495.000 national routes. To step by step raise the tourism 500,000 'toms of paddy by 2010 and around sector's standards up to international level. 550,000 tons by 2020 to guarantee food security. 4. To develop services To take safe production measures to meet To mobilize all potential and resources to domestic and export demands for safe food and develop services. To strivefor an average service foodstuff and for supply of raw materials for the growth of 15.6%/yearfrom 2009 to 2010, 15.3%1 pruce~~in,g industry. year from 2011 to 2015 and 12.8%/year from cl Forestry: To protect and tend existing 2016 to 2020. To concentrate on developing the forests, 'to actively plant. zone off for following major services: regeneration, tend and reasonably exploit forests. aITransport: Tocomprehensively develop all To raise the forest coverage to 51% of the total transport services to meet economic development natural land area by 2010 and 53-54% by 2020. requirements and people's demands. To 3. To develop tourism concentrate on building sea shipping fleets and To develop tourism into a sector making means of transport in service of thermo-power important contributions to the province's and bauxite processing centers. To boost economic development. To retain an average development of cargo and passenger transport tourism revenue increase of 16-18%/year for the between the inland and Phu Quy island. To whole period and tourist arrival growth of 10 strongly develop general logistic services. 12%/year. bl Trade and export-import: To develop and To strongly develop overseas tourism as a step by step modernize trade. ensuring fast and moti ve to promote development of domestic convenient circulation of goods 1O stimulate tourism and services. To diversify tourism production. Toconsolidate trade networks across products. concentrating on cultural, ecological. the province. To build modem trade and service resort and recreational and sports tourism and centers in Phan Thier city and La Gi town, To

© VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 01·02l0ctober 2009 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 33 (Gong Baanos 475-47610ctober 16,2009) complete market networks, especially central (Phan Thiet-Mui Ne). and connect existing markers in Ph:1O Thier city, La Oi town and coastal roads of districts with Ninh Thuan district capitals. To form a seafood wholesale province to the north in Vinh Hao-Vinh Tanarea market in the south of Phan Thiet city. To build and with BaRia-Vung Tau provinceto the south. I-2 central and regional markets in each district - To improve and upgrade national highway and complete rural market networks. To 28's sections running through the province, restructure export towards increasing processed which links the province with Lam Dong industrial products of highadded value. Tostudy province, and national highway 55, which links a masterplanto buildan internationaltradecenter the province with Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, in Pnan Thiet city. up to grade-I delta road standards. cl To develop other services such as finance, - To upgrade and improve provincial roads banking, insurance, consultancy, information 711, 712, 714, 715, 716, 718. 719, 7lDand 766 technology and software, research and transfer up £0 grade-III or grade-IV road standards. of scientific and technical advances, provision - To develop a modern urban transport of agricultural and fishery supplies and network. To build big bridges, namely Van techniques to meet local demands in conformity Thanh, Hung Vuong and Nguyen Van Cu. and withtheprovince's socio-economic development bridgesspanningCa Ty, Cai PhanThiecand Dinh in eachdevelopmentperiod.By 2010, to organize rivers.To build a provincial moderncarterminal e-inforrnation portal, e-commercial information and upgradecentral car terminals of districtsand portal and e-trading floor, e-science and urban points. technology library and provincial video conferences. After 2010, to form a number of - To connect a number of district and informationtechnologyindustrial establishments commune roads into inter-districtand commune to develop services.mainly software and content roads80-90%of whichwillbe surfacedwith hard services, and the hardware industry, materials To build and upgrade a beltway around Phu Quy island. To develop and upgrade 5. To build infrastructure networks of rural roads to high and deeply-lying aJ Transport: areasto ensureeasy accessto allresidential points - To renovate and upgrade the national in the province. highway IA sectionrunningthroughtheprovince - To improve and upgrade Thong Nhat and up to grade-I delta road technical standards. To Muong Man-Phan Thiet railways and Muong build the north-south expressway section in the Man station and build Phan Thiet station. To province. Tu build a beltway (new bypass) for construct a railway from the Central Highlands Phan Thiercity with 4-6 lanes up to grade-I delta to Ke Ga general seaportto serve the bauxite ore road standards. To upgrade the road linking mining and production project and promote national highway lA with Phan Thiet, Ke Ga socio-economic development of areas where the and Son My ports. railway runs through. To make investment - Tobuild coastal routes, including road 706B preparations for the construction ofa modem

© VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 34 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 01-o2l0ctober 2009 (Gong Bao nos 475-47610ctober 16,2009) express railway from Ho Chi Minh City through - To build a uniform and strong system of Phan Thiet to Nha Trang up to international cana Is and channels ofreservoir work!'. in service standards. of production and flood control. - To build Ke Ga alumina general and special - To build a canal embankment system to use port in service of mining and transport of prevent salinization and erosion at estuaries and bauxite and socio-economic development of important coastal areas. areas where the railway runs through. To build a dI Water supply and drainage: special-use port in service of Vinh Tan and Son - To construct water supply systems for Vinh My thermo-power centers and Rom islet tourist port. To upgrade and expand Phan Thiet and Phu Tan and Son My thermo-power centers, Phan Quy ports and inland waterway ports and Thier and La Gi urban centers. Phu Quy island wharves. and coastal tourist sites. - To improve the quality of water supply - To upgrade and expand the airport on Phu Quy island and study and build Phan Thiet services for urban areas, ensuring supply of clean (tap) water for 100% of urban inhabitants with airport. a norm of 120-150 liters/person/day by 2010 and hI Electricity: To construct Vinh Tan and Son 180-200 liters/person/day by 2020. To build a My thermo-power centers. To build hydro-power water supply system for economic development plants in.combination with supply of water for and daily-life activities on Phu Quy island. For agricultural and industrial production and daily rural areas, to incorporate programs to develop life activities. To study and develop clean and centralized water supply systems and supply renewable energy sources (wind, solar energy. water for villages and communes suitable to the tide). To invest in energy development for supply population density of each commune, prioritizing to Phu Quy island, attaching importance to communes meeting with exceptional difficulties renewable energy. To standardize transmission and areas of ethnic minority groups. To strive networks, improve power source quality and that by 2010, 85% of rural inhabitants will use expand the scope of power supply. To continue clean water and by 2020. over 95% of rural the program on electricity supply for rural areas. inhabitants will use hygienic water, 50% of which To strive that by 2010, 100%ofcommunes with will come from centralized supply systems. 90-95% of households will have access to national electricity grids. e/ Environment: c/ Irrigation: - Tu collect daily-Ii Ie and industrial wastewater from urban centers, industrial parks - To concentrate investment on building and completing major and important irrigation works and plants for concentrated treatment at pacilities before discharging them into the environment. of the province, including Phan Ri-Phan Thiet, Luyriver reservoir and Ta Pao projects and Long - To strive that 100% of solid waste and Song, Ca Tot Capel, Dinh river. Gieng river and garbage from industrial parks and urban areas Phan river reservoirs. will be collected and treated. To treat garbage

© VIETNAM lAW& lEGAL FORUM Issue nos 01.Q2fOctQber 2009 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 35 (Cong Baonos 475-4761October 16,2009) from rural areas at hygienic landfills, bl Education and training: - '1'0set aside adequateland for expansionand - To strongly develop preschool education, construction of cemeteries. To study and build striving that 18% and 30-40% of children will an incinerator in Phan Thier city go to kindergarten at proper age by 2010 and fl Communications: 2020respectively. The rates will be 80% and 90 95%respectively forchildren goingto preschool - To modernize the province's entire post and classes. communication network. To upgrade and complete communication networks in coastal - To firmly maintain the results and quality areas and on islands. To strive for an average of lower secondary education universalization. rate of 63-65 telephonesllOO persons and 14-16 To strive for over 99% of children going to internet subscribers/Itxl persons by 2010. The primary school at proper age.To raise the rate of rates will be respectively 70-751100 persons and children going to lower secondary SChool at 40-451100 persons by 2020. proper age to 80-85% by 2010 and over95% by 2020. The rates will be 60-65% and over 80% - To invest in and upgrade telephone respectivelyfor uppersecondaryschoolstudents. switchboards, develop new services and modernize radio-television technologies. To To build and modernize material foundations strivethatby 2010,radio-television coverage will and equipment of schools up to national reach all communesand allcommunes and wards standards. To strive that by 2010, permanent will have public-address systems. schools and classrooms will be built,with a rate of 50% for preschools, 70% for primary schools 6. To develop social branches and domains: and 100% for lowerand upper secondary schools. aJ Population, employment and poverty By 2010, 20% of schools will reach national reduction: standards and the rate willbe over 70% by 2020, • To take measures to reduce the birthrate, - To consolidate ethnic minority boarding limiting the natural population growth rate at schools, continuing education centers and 1.14% by 2010 and I-I.I% by 2020. To properly learning centers ot wards and communes. rearrange population among areas and localities - To increase investment in and expand the in the province, To reach an urban population size of local vocational training institutions. To rate of 42-45% by 2010 and 65-70% by 2020. establishBinhThuanUniversityand aVocational ~ To take comprehensive measures to create college. To invest in equipment and material employment for laborers and reduce poverty.To foundations for the medical college. To boost strive for 22,000-23,000 new jobs/year in the socializationof education and training.To strive 2009-2010 and 1l,OOO-12,OOO/year in the 2011 for a rate of trained laborers of 30% by 2010 and 2020 period on average. To reduce the poverty 50-55% by 2020. rate to around 5-7% by 2010 and by more than two-thirds in the 2011-2020period according to c/ Healthcarc: the poverty line ofthis period. - To build a provincial general hospital with

700-800 patient beds. To develop specialized to build a cultured lifestyle." To increase forms hospitals (obstetrics, pediatrics, traditional of cultural activities and services. To diversify medicine, psychiatries), centers (for eye diseases, cultural and communication activities. To dermatology. malaria, endocrinology. forensic implement the program on television and radio examination, medical examination, environment coverage across the province. To increase the related health and occupational diseases). To broadcasting time and improve the program strive to complete the upgrading and expansion quality of Binh Thuan radio-television station. of district hospitals and regional general clinics To strive that by 2010, 70% of communes and and build Phan Thiet city hospital. wards and all districts (towns. cities) will have - To eonsolidate and complete grassroots grassroots culture and information Institutions; healthcare networks. To build and upgrade and 75% of villages will have culture centers commune health centers up to national standards. 55% of which will reach culture standards. By To strive for 85% and 100% of commune health 2020, all communes (wards, townships) will have centers reaching national standards by 20lO and grassroots culture and information institutions 2020 respectively, To reach a rate of 25.5 and 28 and 1OU% of Villageswill have grassroots culture patient ~s/lO,OOO people by 2010 and 2020 and information centers up to national standards. respectively. Tu reach a late of 6-7 and 9-10 - To plan the organization of traditional medical Qoctors/lO,OOO people by 2010 and 2020 festivals and folklore events to increase unity, respectively. promote community spirit and remembrance of - To develop preventive medicine networks the root, preserve and promote cultural heritage from prOYincial to communal levels. To boost value and preserve national cultural identity. socialization of healthcare. To strive to have 3-4 - To strongly develop mass physical training and 5-6 private hospitals by 2010 and 2020 and sports activities. To build and develop the respectively, province's particular sports, attaching importance - To raise the life expectancy to 70-72 years to tourism development requirements, especially by 2010 and 76-78 years by 2020. To reduce the marine sports. To step by step invest and train in malnutrition rate among under-S children to high-achievement sports. To plan the under 1~5!t by 2010 and under 7% by 2020. To development of material foundations and reduce morbidity and mortality rates u[ill[edious infrastructure for physical training and sports. diseases. To mitigate epidemics. To effectively Each district will have a culture, physical training control and manage social and occupational and sports center. diseases and accidents. e/ Science and technology: dJ Culture-information, physical training To effectively promote and apply science and sports: technology programs, to apply technical - To promote the movement for a cultured advances and transfer technologies meeting the lifestyle at the grassroots level, to properly province's socio-economic development implement the campaign "The entire people unite requirements. concentrating on mining. energy.

© VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos01·0210etober 2009 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 37 (Cong BaD nos 475-47610ctober 16,2009) agricultural and aquatic product processing and equipment to well forecast and warn natural environmental protection. To formulate disasters. to modernize equipment forsearch and mechanisms and policies to encourage research rescue and remedy of natural disaster into and application of scientific advances and consequences. To raise the capacity to control transfer of new technologies. To universally use and mitigate adverse impacts of natural disasters technologies, equipment and electronic and and climate change unfavorable for the economy, information technology systems in management, society and environment. To effectively remedy administration, education and training. To form environmental pollution and natural dtiasters. and develop industries to manufacture, trade in To build a strong environmental management and provide services on a number of products in apparatus and boost socialization of the domains of electronics, information environmental protection. technology, new materials, new energy and 8. To associate economic development with biotechnology. security and defense maintenance and building 7. To protect the environment of a strong political system aJTo combine economic growth with social To closely combine socio-economic development and environmental protection to development with consolidation of defense, ensure sustainable development. To proactively secunty and external relations. To build prevent and mitigate environmental pollution, dispositions of an-people defense, people's remedy environmental degradation and improve security and people's border guard. To closely environment quality, especially in industrial coordinate military, border guard and police parks, tourists sites, urban centers and some rural agencies with provincial-level departments and areas, branches, fatherland front and the entire people bl To sustainably develop eco-agriculture. To to create combined strength to build theprovince protect and enrich existing natural forests and plant into a politically firm and economically rich forests and scattered trees. To control the use and province with strong defense and security. To treatment of chemicals containing pollutants in concentrate on building the political system agriculture, forestry and fisheries. To adopt an strong and increasing economic. defense and overall and appropriate plan on exploitation of security potential. mineral and water resources and post-mining restoration of land and the ceo-en vironment. To IV. ORIENTATIONS FOR TERRITORY attach importance to treating industrial, BASED DEVELOPMENT agricultural and mel1ical wastes. To regularly and closely control wastewater. waste and garbage 1. To develop urban and industrial space treatment measures. aJTo develop urban space in the province with cl To increase management of the urban hubs and major urban centers: PhanThier environment and biodiversity protection. To Mui Ne urban hub with Phan Thier city being increase investment in material foundations and the center, which is the sout}Jem center ofcoastal

© VIETNAM LAW &LEGAL FORUM 38 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 01"()2/October 2009 (Gong Baa nos 475·47610clober 16,2009) areas of southern central Vietnam, a grade-Il bl To build and develop Phu Quy island into urban center and a national tourist city; a cluster a center of fishing, aquatic product processing, of the province's northern urban centers, fishing logistics services and sea transport and comprising Phan Ri Cua and Lien Huang; the an eco-marinetouristsiteassociated withnational southern urban area, comprising La Gi town and defense strengthening. urban centers connected with Ham Kiem. Ham 5. Socio-economic development in rural and Cuong, Ke Ga, Tan Hai and Ba Dang industrial mountainous areas parks and the southwesternurban areaconnected To build socio-economic infrastructure and with Tan Phuc, Tan Due and Son My industrial develop rural economy (transport, small and parks; anda clusterof La Ngariver urbancenters, medium irrigationworks, electricity,clean water, comprising Vo Xu and Lac Tanh townships. schools, health centers, communication-radio b/ To ~uild and develop industrial space, television) associateu with planning tlie including Phan Thiet-Ham Kiem-Ham Cuong redistribution of population toward civilization Ke Ga, Phan Ri Cua-Vinh Hao-Vinh Tan, Tan and modernization. Due-Son My. and Tan Hai-Ba Dang industrial parks. V KEY PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS 2. To develop agricultural-forestry-fishery space (See the attached Appendix) To develop consolidated commodity production zones to grow advantageous plants VI. MAJOR SOLUTIONS FOR MASTER (rubber, cashew, dragon fruit) and raise cattle in PLAN IMPLEMENTATION associationwith processing,natural reserves and 1. To raise investment capital building of a new countryside. To raise investment capital sources to fulfill 3. To develop tourism space the master plan's objectives, Binh Thuan To dewlap tourism space, concentrating on province shall propose schemes to raise funds coastal areas of Phan Thict city, La Gi town and fur each period, select and prioritize projects for Tuy Phong, Bac Binh, Ham Tanand Ham Thuan study and investment, properly set investment Nam districts and on Phu Quy island, which will phases and adopt specific and practical solutions have some luxury resorts up to international for attracting investment capital, ensuring the standards. fulfillment of the set objectives, specifically: 4. To develop manne and island economy aJ For state budget funds: Apart from funds aJ To develop marine and island economy in for centrally managed projects in the province. line with the national marine economy strategy. the province will use central state budget supports To build marine economic hubs in Tuy Phong, to build essential socio-economic infrastructure, Phan Thiet-Mui Ne, La Gi, Ham Tan and Ham including irrigation and daily-life water supply Thuan Nam, works, and expand rural road networks and

© VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 01·02/0ctobe r 2009 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 39 (Gong Baanos 475-47610ctober 16,2009) electric grids. state enterprises, especially by guaranteeing a bf Under the land law, to take appropriate legal framework, reforming adrninistratiye measures to raise to the utmost funds from land procedures and ensuring fairness for these areas for de velopment ofurban centers, industries enterprises. and cottage industries, 3. To step up administrative reform and c/ For external funding sources; To increase state management capacity increasingly attract foreign direct investment and aJ To renew and modernize administration, concurrently make use of aDA funds for governance, management and public duty investment in key programs and projects. performance In conformity with the prioritizing education and health development, transformation process. To continue boosting environmental protection. rural infrastructure. administrative reform, strengthening and poor communes and difficulty-hit areas. consolidating the organizational structure and d/ To formulate and implement mechanisms operation apparatus of local administrations of and policies to encourage economic sectors to all levels. To raise the governance effect and invest in economic development, especially management efficiency and capacity of law production and business development in rural enforcement agencies. To increase law areas. dissemination and education and legal assistance ef To boost socialization of education and for people to ensure security and order in the training. healthcare, culture-information and province. To create an open and Iavorable physical training-sports to raise all social investment and business environment to attract resources for development investment in these outside investors and mobilize resources within domains. the province. To develop legal corrsultancy services to raise enterprises' integration capacity. 2. To renovate state enterprises and develop bl To improve the capacity and quatitications economic sectors of, and standardize, cadres and civil servants. To To continue renovating, reorganizing. and promote democracy and strength of the entire raising the efficiency of. state enterprises. To people. To renew and improve the quality of create favorable conditions for enterprises of acti vities of social organizations and other economic sectors to make development communities. To increase community investment. To study and promulgate a number supervision of the master plan implementation. of incentive policies to promote development of a number of advantageous key industries and 4. Policies on human resource development products. To complete policies to promote To raise the educational and intellectual levels economic infrastructure construction and of, and expand vocational training scale for, industrial development and create a favorable and laborers. To quickly train managers in state attractive environment for investors. To agencies and train policy consultants and encourage and support the development of non- qualified economic experts, engineers. technical

© VIETNAM LAW &LEGAL FORUM 40 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 01-o2l0ctober 2009 (Gong Bao nos 475-4761Oclober 16, 2(09) workers and entrepreneurs. To formulate bl To expand domestic and overseas markets. incentive mechanisms and policies and other To improve the quality and renew designs of incentives to attract talents. products, to increase competitiveness and expand markets steadily. To pay more attention to the 5. Policies on science and technology and establishment and promotion of trademarks for environmental protection goods and services with development potential. aJ To encourage expansion of technological 7. Solutions on planning research application, implementation and renewal in branches and domains meeting the To reorganize planning work to make it an province.'x requirements (concentrating on effective tool for the State in economic energy, mining, processing, biotechnology and management. To decentralize the elaboration, environmental protection). To increase evaluation, approval, implementation and investment in scientific and technological supervision of plans. To make investment in research. To renew policies and encourage and accordance with planning and suitable to the create a f:worahle environment for science and capacity of balancing funds and other resources. technology activities. To adopt proper policies 8. Organization of implementation to attract science and technology human To publicize the approved master plan. To resources ttl work for the province. study and implement the master plan uniformly bl To promote and support the use ofsafe and and comprehensively. To elaborate plans to environmental-friendly technologies. To enhance effectively and efficiently implement the master state management, institutions and laws on plan. environmental protection, especially in the Article 2. This master plan serves as the elaboration, evaluation, approval and orientation and basis for the formulation. implementation of master plans, plans and submission, approval and implementation of tnvestmem programs and projects. To bOOSl plannings of branches, territorial plannings and socialization of environmental protection investment projects in Binh Thuan province activities. under regulations. cl To Increase propagation and education to Article 3. The People's Committee of Binh raise awareness about and responsibilities for Thuan province shall, based on the targets, tasks environmental protection. and orientations for the province's socio 6. To increase cooperation with other economic development specified in the master provinces and expand markets plan, assume the prime responsibility for, and a/ To increase economic cooperation with coordinate with concerned ministries and other provinces nationwide, especially Ho Chi branches ill, directing the lawful fot rnulation, Minh City and central and Central Highlands submission. approval and implementation of: provinces; to adopt lawful mechanisms to attract 1. Socio-economic development master plans investors to Binh Thuan. ofdistricts, towns and cities: urban planning; land

© VIETNAM LAW &LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 01-D2JOctober 2009 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 41 (Gong Baanos 475-4761October 16, 2009) use master plan and plans; development master capital sources for the master plan plans of branches and domains to ensure overall implementation. and coordinated development. Article 5. This Decision takes effect on 2. To study, formulate, promulgate or submit November 25,2009. to competent state agencies for promulgation a number of mechanisms and policies to meet the Article 6. The chairperson of the People's province's development requirements and in Committee of Binh Thuan province. ministers, accordance with law in each period in order to heads of ministerial-level agencies and heads of attractand mobilizeresourcesfor the master plan government-attached agencies shall implement implementation. this Decision. 3. Long-. medium- and short-term plans; key Prime Minister development programs; and specific projects for NGUYEN TAN DUNG concentrated investment or reasonable investment priority. 4. To submit to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision timely adjustments and supplements to this master plan suitable to socio-economic development situations of the Appendix province and country in each planning period. List of key programs and projects for study Article 4. Toassignconcernedministries and and investment branches to assist the People's Committee of (To the Prime Minister's Decision No. 1201 BinhThuanprovincein studyingand formulating 2009/QD~ITg ofOctober 6.2(09) the above plannings; studying and submitting to competent state agencies for promulgation a A.DEVELOPMENTPROGRAMS number of mechanisms and policies to meet the province's socio-economic development 1. Program 135, phase 2. requirements in each period; to accelerate 2. Program 134. investmentinand implementationof largeworks andprojectswithregionalimpactsand significant 3. Employment proglalll. to the development of Binh Thuan province, 4. Programon clean waterandenvironmental which have been decided for investment; to study sanitation in rural areas. andsubmit to competentauthorities for approval 5. Population and family planning program. adjustments and supplements to branch 6. East Sea and island program. development masterplans and investment plans 7. Poverty reduction program. for works and projects specified in the master plan; and to assist the province in seeking and 8. Culture program. arranging domestic and overseas investment 9. Food hygiene and safety program.

10. Education and training program. - Project to supply water from Luy river to 11. Program on prevention of social diseases Le Hong Phong area; and dangerous epidemics. - Project to supply water for the Vinh Tan 12. Five million-ha forestation program. coal-run thermo-power center; 13. Program on building of permanent - Construction of Phan Thiet-Mui Ne coastal schools, district-level hospitals and auto urban road 706B; accessible roads to commune centers. - Project 10 build roads DT720 and DT766; - Upgrading of Phu Quy port, phase 2; B. DEVELOPMENT TNVFSTMFNT - Construction of ami-erosion embankments PROJECTS along the coast and on Phu Quy island; - Upgrading and expansion of the beltway l. CENrnALLY INVESTED PROJECTS IN around Phu Quy island; THE PROVINCE - Water supply for daily life and production I. Ta Pao irrigation work; on Phu Quy island; 2. Phan Ri-Phan Thiet irrigation system and - Modernization of the telecommunications Luy river reservoir; system on Phu Quy island; 3. Upgrading and expansion of national - Construction of a regional storm-shelter area highway 55; fur fishing vessels UII Phu Quy island.

4. Construction of Dau Giay-Phan Thiet and 2. Projects with central budget supports and Phan Thiet-Nha Trang expressways; local budget 5. Construction of Ho Chi Minh City-Nha - Project to improve and upgrade clean water Trang high-speed railway; supply plants in coastal urban areas: 6. Corrstruction of Phan Thier airport; - Upgrading of Phan Thiet fishing port (with 7. Construction and upgrading of Phu Quy a fish wholesale market); airport. - Upgrading of La Gi fishing port; - Upgrading of Phan Ri Cua fishing port; ll. PROV1NCIALLY INVESTED PROJECTS - Construction of storm-shelter areas for 1. Projects with central budget funds fishing vessels: Phan Ri Cua, Phu Hai estuary, - Dinh river reservoir III; La Gi, Lien Huang estuary. 13a Dang nver - Mong river reservoir; estuary, Mui Ne, Chi Cong; - Phan Dung reservoir; - Phan river dam; - Bien Lac-Ham Tan water transmission canal - Sedentarization and settlement project; project; - Plant totreat waste. garbage and wastewater

© VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 01-D210ctober 2009 OFFICIAL GAZETTE (Gong BaG no,~ 475-4761Dctober 16,2009) from industrial parks and consolidated aquatic station. processmg zones; - Construction of Central Highlands-Binh - Construction of Cu Lao Cau and Phu Quy Thuan railway in service of the bauxite island marine reserves; exploitation and processing project and. socio - ConstructionofTuy Phong-La Gi-HamTan economic development of the province's coastal road; southwestern part; - Establishment and construction of Binh - Construction of Vinh Tan special-use port Thuan University. (in service of Vinh Tan and Tuy Phoog thermo power centers); Ill. INFRASTRUCTURE, PRODUCTION - Construction of Ke Ga general port (in AND BUSINESS PROJECTS CALLING FOR service of the Central Highlands aluminum INVESTMENT FROM VARIOUS bauxite complex and cargo transport). ECONOMIC SECTORS - Study and construction of a transshipment 1. Industrial park infrastructure portin serviceof coal importfor regional thermo - Construction of Ham Kiem industrial park power plants. Intrastructure; 3. Industry - Construction of Tan Duc industrial park - Urban waste treatment plant; infrastructure; - Project to exploit and refine bentonite with - Construction of Son My industrial park an annual capacity of 5,000 tons. infrastructure; - Exploitation and processing of zircon and - Construction of Tuy Phong industrial park ilmeniteat Go Dinh mine (inTanTien commune infrastructure; and La Gi town) and in Tan Thuan commune - Construction of Ke Ga industrial park (Ham Thuan Nam) with an annual capacity of infrastructure; 20,000 tons; - Construcuon of Ham Cuong industrial park - Project to produce pigment (T20) with an infrastructure; annual capacity of 5,000 tons; - Construction of Ba Dang ship industrial park - Export garment factory with an annual infrastructure; capacity of 3 million products; - Construction of Tan Hai industrial park - Son My oil refinery with an annual capacity infrastructure; of 3-6 million tons;

- Construction of Tan Phuc industrial park - Construction of a power plant 011 Phu Quy infrastructure. island; 2. Transport infrastructure, seaports - VinhTan thermo-power center project with - Construction of new Phan Thiet railway a capacity of 4,400 MW;

- Son My thermo-power center project with - Project to grow forests for pulp supply; a capacity of 3.000-6,000 MW; - Project to buildTuy Phong industrial aquatic - Gas-run power plant with a capacity of breed production zone (200 ha); 1,200-2,400 MW; - Project to rear specialty marine resources at - Wind-power plants with a capacity of 500 sea; 3,OOOMW; - Project to renew and modernize offshore - Liquefied gas processing plant (in Son My fishing and service fleets: industrial park); - Project to culture and process freshwater - Nitrogenous fer tilizer plant (in Son My aquatic products. industrial park); Notes: The locations, sizes. areas and total - Plant to refine aluminum and manufacture investment of and funding sources for the above aluminum products: projects shall be calculated, selected and - Plantto build ships with composite materials specified in the process of elaboration, with a capacity of up to 1,000HP in PhanThiet; submission and approval of investment projects, depending on the needs for and capacity of - Project to produce annually 30,000 tons of balancing and raising investment capital in each refined salt; period.- - Plant to process annually 10,000 tons of cashew nuts (in Ham Tan); - Plant to process annually 10,000 tons of animal feeds (in Phan Thiet city); - Vegetable oil refinery; - Plant to produce canned seafood and high- grade frozen products; - Carton packaging material plant; - Artiticial board plant: - Project to process annually 6,000 tons of latex; - Dragon fruit juice processing mill project. 4. Agriculture-forestry-fisheries - Project todeve lop cenrralized raising ofbeef cows; - Project to grow 38.000 ha of coastal protection forests;