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34 Issue nos 08-09/May 2013 (Công Báo nos 295-296/June 3, 2013) I. POSITION AND ROLE The Red River delta region embraces 11 provinces and centrally run cities, namely Hanoi, Hai Phong, Hai Duong, Bac Ninh, Vinh Phuc, Hung Yen, Thai Binh, Nam Dinh, Ha Nam, Ninh Binh and Quang Ninh, and is the East Sea gateway to the world and a bridge directly linking Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia, the two dynamic development regions. The Red River delta region has a high population density and a long-standing development history associated with national THE PRIME MINISTER construction and defense. In addition, Hanoi Capital and important provinces and cities such as Hai Phong city and Quang Ninh province Decision No. 795/QD-TTg of May have earned the region an important position 23, 2013, approving a master plan on and role and made it a major political, economic, socio-economic development in the FXOWXUDODQGVFLHQWL¿FWHFKQRORJLFDOFHQWHURI Red River delta through 2020 the country. Accommodating central agencies, executive centers of many major economic THE PRIME MINISTER groups, and training, research and application Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on institutions and centers of the nation, the Red 2UJDQL]DWLRQRIWKH*RYHUQPHQW River delta region has been and will continue playing a particularly important role and 3XUVXDQWWRWKH*RYHUQPHQW¶V'HFUHH1R position in the national development cause. 92/2006/ND-CP of September 7, 2006, on the formulation, approval and management of II. DEVELOPMENT VIEWPOINTS socio-economic development master plans; - To boost the region’s socio-economic and Decree No. 04/2008/ND-CP of January 11, development in conformity with the national 2008, amending and supplementing a number socio-economic development strategy and of articles of Decree No. 92/2006/ND-CP; sectoral development master plans in an open At the proposal of the Ministry of Planning manner toward deeper and wider international and Investment, integration and closer connection with other DECIDES: regions in the country. - To make the best use of the region’s Article 1: To approve the master plan on advantages to boost growth and competitivenes socio-economic development in the Red River together with sustainable development. To delta through 2020, with the following principal prioritize and focus on the development of contents: a number of spearhead sectors which are © Vietnam Law & Legal Forum Issue nos 08-09/May 2013 35 (Công Báo nos 295-296/June 3, 2013) capable of driving and leading other sectors’ 2015 and 28.7% by 2020, and to the country’s GHYHORSPHQWDQGFUHDWLQJVSHFL¿FEUDQGQDPHV exports from 32.5% by 2015 to 35.0% by 2020. for the region’s products. All localities in the region will contribute to the - To be the country’s leading region in central budget by 2020. economic restructuring toward green growth - To increase the average per-capita income and low emission in accordance with the to USD 2,500 by 2015 and around USD 4,180 condition of climate change and sea level rise. by 2020 (1.3 times of the national average). - To quickly develop all economic sectors, Labor productivity by 2020 will increase at markedly increase workers’ income and least 2.3 times against 2010. improve residents’ life quality; to closely - The proportion of agriculture will make combine economic development with ensuring up 7-7.5% of the region’s GDP; industry and defense and security and safeguarding the construction, 45-47%; and services, 46-48%. nation’s sovereignty. - The export value will increase 16-18% - To ensure the harmony between economic per year during the planning period. To step by development, conservation and embellishment step balance imports and exports and achieve and upholding of traditional cultural values an average trade surplus of USD 3-4 billion and natural heritages, and assurance of welfare per year. demands and social order and safety. - The technological renovation rate will be around 20% per year. III. DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES b/ Socio-cultural objectives: 1. Overall objectives - The region’s population will be around 20.8 To build the Red River delta region into the million by 2015 and more than 21.7 million country’s leading region in making “strategic by 2020 (the region’s average population breakthroughs”, economic restructuring, growth will be around 0.93% in the 2011-2020 successfully renovating growth models so as to period). become the country’s locomotive of economic - To generate jobs for 300,000-350,000 people development, play a pivotal role in the national per year. To strive to raise the rate of trained cause of industrialization and modernization workers in the region to 80% and the proportion and help enhance Vietnam’s position in of workers holding professional technical the international arena; to ensure the close TXDOL¿FDWLRQVWRPRUHWKDQE\ combination of economic development and - To cut the rate of poor households by around VRFLDOZHOIDUH¿UPO\PDLQWDLQLQJDOOSHRSOH 2% per year and raise the poor household’s defense posture, people’s security and social average per capita income to 3.5 folds. order and safety. - To build a number of typical cultural works 6SHFL¿FREMHFWLYHV of national scale in Hanoi Capital and major a/ Economic objectives: cities in the region, with 100% of provinces - To increase the region’s contribution to the and centrally run cities having adequate cultural country’s GDP from 24.7% in 2010 to 26.6% by institutions by 2015; and by 2020, 95-100% of © Vietnam Law & Legal Forum 36 Issue nos 08-09/May 2013 (Công Báo nos 295-296/June 3, 2013) districts and towns having cultural houses and The service sector will strive to record an annual libraries; 85-90% of communes and townships growth of 10% in the 2011-2020 period. having cultural houses; and 65-70% of villages - To develop the warehouse systems meeting having cultural houses. international standards together with highways, - To restore and embellish 100% of special coastal roads, and border-gate routes and port national relics and 80% of national relics in the systems in order to form a warehousing service region by 2015, and 88% of national relics in network and promote international trade. the region by 2020. - By 2020, the rate of passengers using c/ Environmental promotion objectives: To modern and smart railway and road transport basically eliminate environmental pollution will be 25-30%. in both rural and urban areas to ensure - To develop a modern telecom infrastructure sustainability throughout the development and expand the high-quality broadband coverage process. By 2020, more than 95% of urban solid RQDODUJHVFDOH%\WKHUDWHRI¿[HG waste and more than 95% of medical waste will telephone lines will be 35-40 per 100 people, 80- be treated; more than 85% operating industrial RIKRXVHKROGVZLOOKDYH¿[HGWHOHSKRQHV parks and export processing zones will have the broadband Internet subscription rate will centralized waste water treatment systems be 35-40 subcribers per 100 people, over meeting environmental standards. 65% of households and more than 70% of the d/ Security and defense objectives: population will have access to the Internet. 7R¿UPO\HQVXUHDOOSHRSOHGHIHQVHSRVWXUH - To expand the network of trade centers and people’s security in all fronts. To complete and supermarkets in regional urban areas defense and security infrastructure to meet and invest in upgrading the infrastructure of battle requirements when necessary. DJULFXOWXUDODQG¿VKHULHVZKROHVDOHPDUNHWV - To intensify the propaganda, education in centralized production zones, trade centers, and mobilization of people to strictly abide by and exhibition and fair centers in large urban WKH6WDWH¶VODZVWRFRQWURODQGUHGXFHWUDI¿F centers. To perfect the e-commerce system and accidents and labor accidents; to educate about the system of information on trade transactions and build new cultural lifestyles in residential to serve international integration. communities. 7RGHYHORSVRXQGEDQNLQJ¿QDQFHVHUYLFHV toward modernizing and diversifying service IV. ORIENTATIONS FOR SECTORAL providers and services. To develop Hanoi into DEVELOPMENT DSUHVWLJLRXV¿QDQFHEDQNLQJFHQWHULQWKH 1. Services, trade and tourism development region. - To prioritize the development of high- - To develop tourism into the region’s quality services in transport, consultation, design, spearhead industry with investment in building LQYHQWLRQ¿QDQFHEDQNLQJWHOHFRPPXQLFDWLRQV a number of key national tourism zones of education-training, high-quality medical international structure. To strive to attract treatment, trade, tourism and science-technology. around 17-18 million domestic tourists by © Vietnam Law & Legal Forum Issue nos 08-09/May 2013 37 (Công Báo nos 295-296/June 3, 2013) 2015 and 3.2-3.5 million international tourists investors to develop existing industrial parks E\7KH¿JXUHVZLOOEHPLOOLRQDQG and clusters, especially those repairing and 4.5-5 million, respectively, by 2020. building ships and other marine craft to meet 2. Industrial development domestic demand in Hai Phong, Quang Ninh and Nam Dinh. - To focus on developing industries with competitive edges, comparative advantages, a 3. Rural and agricultural development high value of local content and possibility of - To focus on developing agriculture to deeply integrating into the global value chain turn out clean and environmentally friendly such as electronics, information technology, products with high yield and high value and telecommunications, machinery manufacturing; exportability while stabilizing the land fund to ship repair and building; high-quality steel serve