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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

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 national food security. and new construction materials; chemicals, - To focus on intensive cultivation of pharmaceuticals, food processing, garments- VSHFLDOW\ULFHYHJHWDEOHVÀRZHUVDQGZLQWHU textiles, and footwear. crops; to develop poultry and pig farming on - To raise the proportion of hi-tech products’ an industrial scale; freshwater, brackish water value in processing industries to more than 35% and marine aquaculture. To apply technical by 2015 and more than 60% by 2020 and the standards and cutting-edge technologies and proportion of local content in major industrial modernize managerial work in order to raise products to 50% by 2020. the industrial production value to over VND - To prioritize the intensive development of 100 million per hectare by 2020. electronics industry and information technology, -To invest in protecting and developing mechanical engineering and ship building forests, especially protective forests. To plant and repair, and high-quality and specialized scattered trees, and protect the environment steel manufacture. To expand the scale of in large urban centers and coastal mangrove phamarceutical industry, and agricultural, forests so as to combine tourism development IRUHVWU\¿VKHULHVDQGIRRGSURFHVVLQJLQGXVWULHV and convalescence. associated with material zones. -To continue effectively implementing the - To develop garments-textiles and footwear new countryside building program with focus for export and domestic consumption and on developing traditional craft villages and promote the development of supporting eco-tourism with typical local agricultural and industries such as yarn, thread making, dyeing handicraft products for export. and product design for shifting from processing 4. Socio-cultural development to localization of products by 2020. - Education-training: To invest in building - To prioritize large-scale and less labor- a number of high-quality universities meeting intensive investment projects that manufacture international standards in Hanoi; to strive to hi-tech, clean-tech, high-added value and increase the number of tertiary students to 5 environmentally friendly products. per 100 people by 2020. To focus on high-level - To focus on mobilizing and attracting training and retraining for electronics, machinery

© Vietnam Law & Legal Forum 38 Issue nos 08-09/May 2013 (Công Báo nos 295-296/June 3, 2013) manufacturing, electricity, material production, a/ Transport development banking, tourism, telecommunications, and - Roads: To complete the construction of supporting industries. the system of expressways so as to connect the - Health - people’s health care: To step up the economic, commercial and service centers in socialization of medical and healthcare services the region with the whole country; axes linking to curb the overload at central hospitals and to regions, roads linking localities and coastal synchronously develop the system of preventive roads linking sea dikes and sea ports. To invest medicine establishments. To prioritize the in completing national highway sections in the upgrade of the Hanoi Medical University, region; axes linking with Ho Chi Minh road; the Hanoi University of Pharmacy and major main roads to and from Hanoi; radial axes, medical research institutes in the region. intersections on national highways, bypasses, - Culture, sports and physical training: By belt roads and big bridges in Hanoi. 2020, to complete the construction of a number - Airports: To renovate terminal T1 of of cultural and sports facilities of national and Noi Bai Airport, complete the construction regional scale imbued with the region’s culture, of terminal T2 with a capacity to serve 25 thus meeting the conditions for the organization million passengers and 0.5 million tons of of regional and international tournaments. To cargo per year before 2015 and 50 million synchronously invest in the system of cultural passengers and 2 million tons of cargo by and sports institutions and entertainment sites 2020. To upgrade and develop the Cat Bi and for children in Hanoi and other localities in Gia Lam Airports. the region. - Seaports: To build a synchronous and - Poverty reduction, job generation and modern regional seaport system with the Hai social welfare: To attach special importance Phong and Quang Ninh port cluster being the to creating jobs, improving jobs’ quality and center. To focus on developing the Hai Phong increasing income for laborers. To develop the seaport (Lach Huyen) into an international social welfare system, and diversify forms of gateway port to satify international and regional social support and relief. To implement social shipping demands. housing programs for low and middle income - Railways: To prioritize the upgrade and HDUQHUV¿UVWRIDOOLQ+DQRLDQGPDMRUFLWLHV modernization of the existing railway system in the region. and develop elevated railways in Hanoi Capital. 5. Infrastructure development To study investment plans to build express - To synchronously develop the system railway lines from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, of economic and social infrastructure to Lao Cai, Hai Phong and Lang Son. By 2020, create momentums for the region’s socio- Hanoi’s public transport is expected to serve economic development. To closely combine 35% of passengers, while Hai Phong and other the investment in irrigration infrastructure with urban areas, 15-20%. transport and the development of urban centers - Waterways: To upgrade and build a number and rural residential spots. of major ports and passenger and cargo wharves

© Vietnam Law & Legal Forum Issue nos 08-09/May 2013 39 (Công Báo nos 295-296/June 3, 2013) along the Red river and Thai Binh river and d/ Irrigation infrastructure other inland waterway routes in the region To reinforce and repair the river and sea dike while upgrading inland waterway ports. system, pump stations, and salinity intrusion b/ Power supply infrastructure: To invest in SUHYHQWLRQÀRRGZDWHUGLVFKDUJHIUHVKZDWHU building power supply projects and networks retention and drainage projects suitable to the in conformity with the electricity master plan conditions of climate change and sea level 7. To prioritize investment in plants of 1,000 rise. To focus on upgrading a number of key MW or more each and develop a synchronous irrigation projects such as Bac Hung Hai, Nhue power transmission network in line with the River, Bac Nam Ha, northern Duong River; to schedule of power plants’ operation. To study upgrade irrigation projects to serve irrigation the application of a smart power network and the agricultural sector’s restructuring; with modern technologies in connecting with and to combine investment in building small national and regional countries’ power grids. irrigation works in island and mountainous c/ Water supply and drainage system and areas to supply water for people’ s daily life and environmental sanitation production with hunger eradication and poverty To step by step make investment to ensure reduction, population stabilization and security the water supply to urban centers and industries and defense assurance. in the whole region. Ninety percent of urban To formulate plans to ensure the safety of centers of grade III or higher and 70% of urban people’s lives and propety in areas zoned off for centers of grade IV will have access to clean K\GURSRZHUUHVHUYRLUV¶ÀRRGZDWHUGLVFKDUJH water by 2015; and 90% of urban centers of when necessary for the safety of Hanoi Capital grade IV or higher and 70% of urban centers and other provinces and cities in the region. of grade V will have access to clean water by 6. Environmental protection 2020; - To prioritize the development of sectors To invest in building a number of hazardous applying the clean production mechanism and and toxic solid waste treatment facilities for the cutting-edge technologies with low-energy entire region and in localities. To build garbage consumption and low emission; and to promote FODVVL¿FDWLRQDQGWUHDWPHQWIDFLOLWLHVLQFLWLHV the socialization of environmental protection towns, industrial parks and craft villages as well services. as solid and medical waste treatment facilities - To enhance the inspection and supervision of in all localities. the implementation of environmental protection To deal with regular inundation in the rainy commitments by industrial and tourism season in urban centers of grade II or higher, establishments, and implement environmental collect and treat around 85% of total urban audit and apply economic and administrative domestic solid waste quantity by 2015 and 90% tools in environmental protection management by 2020; and to ensure that urban centers of to projects. JUDGH,9RUKLJKHUZLOOQRWEHUHJXODUO\ÀRRGHG - To implement environmental zoning and in the rainy season. the integrated management of river basins

© Vietnam Law & Legal Forum 40 Issue nos 08-09/May 2013 (Công Báo nos 295-296/June 3, 2013) and coastal areas to prevent shipping-related - To attach importance to the reasonable problems such as oil spill, toxic chemical development of industrial parks and new leaks, etc. urban centers to save land and preserve the 7. Combination of socio-economic eco-environment. To closely combine urban development and defense and security development, especially in coastal locality like Hai Phong and Quang Ninh, with the assurance - To zone off and build defense economic of security, defense and social safety. zones, closely combine the two strategic tasks of socio-economic development and defense- - To develop Hanoi with a population of security consolidation, to strengthen defense around 7.9-8.0 million by 2020 into a wealthy, potential such as building all-people defense beautiful, civilized, modern and typical regional and people’s security posture, and to be ready center of the country, ensure the performance to frustrate hostile forces’ plots and schemes. RILWVIXQFWLRQDVDSROLWLFDOFXOWXUDOVFLHQWL¿F technological, commercial and economic center - To ensure close coordination among of the country, on the basis of assignment and ministries, sectors and localities in implementing cooperation to form a reasonable system of socio-economic development tasks and building urban centers, industrial parks and economic key defense-economic zones, defense works and corridors to be the “backbone” for the whole solid provincial and municipal defense areas. region’s development. V. ORIENTATIONS FOR ORGANIZATION - To develop the Hanoi Capital region with OF SPACE DEVELOPMENT around 13.5 million people by 2020 together with the development of a number of satellite 1. Orientations for land use urban centers from the west and south of the - To boost land administration under the region to belt road 4; from the north to Me Linh motto of effective exploitation and economical and Dong Anh areas; and from the east to Gia use of land, to minimize the conversion of Lam and Long Bien areas. agricultural land into non-agricultural land. - To develop Hai Phong city with a To properly implement the allocation of land population of around 2.2 million by 2020, to organizations, households and individuals including around 1.5 million inner city for stable and permanent use in accordance residents into a gateway for economic with the State’s regulations on the principles integration of the whole northern region with of publicity and strict legality for organizations priorities given to investment in completing and individuals’ land use rights. infrastructure, including seaport, airport and 2. Urban system development road and railway lines and axes connecting - To build urban systems and new urban with Hanoi capital and major economic centers centers towards modernity and civilization in the region. associated with the development of industry - To develop Ha Long city into the region’s and services on the basis of ensuring the unique sea city with a population of around harmonious development of the northern and 630,000 people by 2020, which is closely linked southern sub-regions of the Red River delta. with other coastal urban centers of the region

© Vietnam Law & Legal Forum Issue nos 08-09/May 2013 41 (Công Báo nos 295-296/June 3, 2013) by the Ha Long-Van Don-Hai Ha-Mong Cai To develop the Hanoi Capital region into dynamic economic belt. the country’s political, cultural, economic and - To develop Hai Duong city with more than VFLHQWL¿FDQGWHFKQRORJLFDOFHQWHU7RIRFXVRQ 350,000 people by 2020 into a central urban developing a number of industries and services center with the main function of developing that are the region’s strengths into major economic sectors to promote growth. industry along with assuming some of the UHJLRQ¶VVFLHQWL¿FUHVHDUFKDQGWHFKQRORJLFDO To become the country’s leading sub-region transfer services. LQUDLVLQJWKHHI¿FLHQF\RIXVLQJUHVRXUFHVDQGWR speed up its quality and sustainable growth. To - To develop Nam Dinh city with a population closely combine economic development with of around 518,000 people by 2020 into a central raising people’s material and spiritual lives, urban center of the Red River delta’s southern ensuring social justice and progress, reasonably region with priorities given to the development using natural resources and environment and of industries serving agriculture, training and ¿UPO\VDIHJXDUGLQJGHIHQVHDQGVHFXULW\ medical treatment for the Red river delta’s b/ The Red River delta’s southern sub-region southern sub-region, Ninh Binh and Thai Binh (covering Ha Nam, Thai Binh, Ninh Binh and urban clusters and coastal urban centers. Nam Dinh provinces): 3. Development of economic sub-regions To prioritize the development of high- To focus on the development of industrial quality rice zones, large-scale cattle and poultry parks and industrial production establishments breeding and aquaculture; to focus on developing in Vinh Phuc, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong and Quang supporting industries for farm produce processing Ninh provinces and Hai Phong city and limit the and post-harvest management of agricultural development of industries and industrial parks produce. To develop Nam Dinh city into a in provinces with rice cultivation advantages to science and technology transfer center with contribute to ensuring national food security. To focus on bio-technologies such as cross-breeding make the best use of midland areas (infertile and production of high-yield and high-quality land) and coastal areas (poor land) to arrange plant varieties and animal breeds. industrial and service projects. To complete the To promote the preservation and upholding construction of new residential areas that are of the region’s cultural and historical values, underway and gradually adjust the development develop types of eco-tours, craft village tours, and arrangement of rural residential areas seminar and conference tours; and to develop toward having centralized and modern socio- fair, exibition and trade promotion centers; and economic infrastructure. sports and physical training. a/ The Red River delta’s northern sub-region c/ Developing major economic corridors to (or the northern key economic region) covers create a development frame: Hanoi, Vinh Phuc, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong, To build and develop major economic Hung Yen and Quang Ninh provinces and Hai corridors linked with urban centers and Phong city. industrial parks into combined economic

© Vietnam Law & Legal Forum 42 Issue nos 08-09/May 2013 (Công Báo nos 295-296/June 3, 2013) corridors that play the role of a momentum for - To focus on raising state budget collections, economic development of the entire region, increasing the prevention of revenue losses, and including the Hanoi-Hai Phong economic strictly handling tax evasions and trade frauds corridor, the inner city areas of Hanoi-Noi Bai- to ensure the correct, adequate and timely Ha Long; the Hanoi-Viet Tri through Vinh Yen collection of state budget. city; the Mong Cai-Quang Ninh-Hai Phong- - To prioritize investment capital from the Kim Son-Ninh Binh coastal economic corridor; state budget in works and projects of regional and the Hanoi-Lang Son economic corridor. VWUDWHJLFVLJQL¿FDQFHDQGWKRVHWKDWDUHXQDEOH VI. LIST OF PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS to retrieve capital, environmental pollution PRIORITIZED FOR INVESTMENT treatment, essential social infrastructure and STUDY rural and agricultural development projects; to arrange the budget for implementing social (see enclosed Appendix) welfare policies, particularly for poor people VII. SOLUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE DQGSROLF\EHQH¿FLDULHVDQGWRVWUHQJWKHQ MASTER PLAN expenditure control and ensure the effective 1. Fields prioritized for development use of budget capital for socio-economic development in the region. - To complete the policy and mechanism system to promote the regional economic - To formulate and promulgate a list of development; to create a transparent and programs and projects calling for investment fair competitive environment; and to reform until 2020; to step up public information work administrative procedures. and promote investment to attract capital from - To synchronously develop the infrastructure all economic sectors; and to make the best use system, particularly the transport network to of ODA capital sources to invest in developing a create linkages among localities in the region large-scale, synchronous and modern technical- and adjacent areas, the irrigation network to economic infrastructure. serve rice cultivation and aquaculture as well - To organize land use right auctions in as projects to prevent and mitigate the impacts order to mobilize capital from domestic and of global climate change. foreign investors for development investment, - To focus on raising the quality of education- effectively exploit resources from land; to training and vocational training and quickly promulgate investment incentive policies while developing highly skilled human resources to creating an open investment environment; to meet social demands. To promote the application GHYHORSWKH¿QDQFLDOPDUNHWDQGWRDFFHOHUDWH of high technology to production to increase the socialization of investment in healthcare, productivity and products’ quality and value. education, culture and sports. 2. Investment capital solutions - To expand BOT, BT, BTO, and PPP To effectively mobilize resources, especially investment forms to facilitate the development of bring into play internal strength to invest in capital markets; and to develop investment joint socio-economic development. ventures and capital contributions with assets.

3. Mechanism and policy solutions network (general schools, vocational training - Support policies for rice cultivation zones schools, colleges and universities); to prioritize to ensure national food security (coordinating land funds for non-public schools in order with localties in providing preferential credits to to boost the education-training socialization buy and store rice for price stabilization and to policy. To improve plans on healthcare invest in infrastructure and warehouse system to development and training of health workers create momentums for development); to support with focus on developing hi-tech medical the development of clean and hi-tech agricultural zones; and to increase investment in specialized products, particularly export products, and build medical centers, training human resources brand names for agricultural products. for the grassroots healthcare network and preventive medicine activities. - Incentive policies for the development of DJULFXOWXUDOIRUHVWU\DQG¿VKHULHVSURFHVVLQJ 5. Science and technology solutions and manufacturing industries in remote and 7RIRFXVLQYHVWPHQWRQVFLHQWL¿FUHVHDUFKHV disadvantaged areas. Specific investment, (especially in gene, energy and information) ¿QDQFHDQGFUHGLWVSROLFLHVIRUVXEUHJLRQVZLWK and application of technologies, particularly lots of rivers and canals, including investment creative research activities together with rate and quota mechanisms for development the renovation of production technologies projects funded with budget capital and credits in the region, and concurrently promoting originated from the budget. the provision of information on policies, 4. Human resource solutions administrative activities, socio-economic - To formulate and promulgate policies and environmental issues to organizations, to attract talents and highly-skilled technical enterprises and people in the region. workers to permanently work in localities in the - To formulate a national quality assessment region while speeding up on-the-spot human system based on association with capable resources training in line with the pace of the IRUHLJQVFLHQWL¿FLQVWLWXWLRQVLQDVVHVVLQJDQG region’s socio-economic restructuring. examining the quality of development activities - To increase investment in education and like a social critical system for mechanisms, training, healthcare and culture to increase policies and major products. people’s knowledge, raise the rate of trained - To focus on research and application to employees and people’s health, and increase create new and effective development steps WKHTXDOL¿FDWLRQVRIHFRQRPLFPDQDJHUVDQG in researching and applying scientific and state administrative staff. To expand vocational technological achievements in production, training, support and introduce jobs in various business and state management. To encourage suitable forms; and to adopt vocational training creative research stemming from local policies for workers who change to non- and regional socio-economic development agricultural occupations. demands. - To accelerate the formulation and - To bring into play internal resources publication of the plan on the entire school together with the development of international

© Vietnam Law & Legal Forum 44 Issue nos 08-09/May 2013 (Công Báo nos 295-296/June 3, 2013) cooperation, and socialization of scientific material zones and processing industry, and technological activities, and combine the expanding consumption markets for products; establishment of a science and technology to share the region’s infrastructure in industries, market with eco-environmental protection and solid waste treatment, water supply and sustainable development. wholesale markets, etc...; to coordinate in tourism promotion activities and organizing 6. Administrative reform solutions tours; to sustainably exploit, use and preserve - To continue raising the effectiveness water resources, and protect the environment. of administrative reform in an open and - To bring into play the special strengths of transparent manner, and to increase the quality the Red River delta region which has Hanoi of the contingent of cadres and civil servants Capital, a hub of key domestic and international so as to create a favorable environment roads, railways and airways to expand inter- for attracting investment and well settling regional cooperation, primarily with the administrative procedures. northern midland and mountainous region 7RIRUPXODWHDQGVXI¿FLHQWO\DQGSURPSWO\ and northern central region, in developing and promulgate mechanisms and policies to ensure sharing infrastructure, trade, cultural exchange, the promotion of democracy, initiatives and VFLHQWL¿FUHVHDUFKDQGWHFKQRORJ\WUDQVIHU creativeness, and the good operation of the human resource training and utilization, tourism entire administration system, thus meeting the development and international cooperation. development requirements. Article 2. Organization and supervision of 7RUDLVHWKHHI¿FLHQF\RIPDQDJHPHQWE\ the master plan implementation authorities at all levels; to clearly delineate the competence and responsibilities among agencies 1. After approved by the Prime Minister, the to avoid overlaps in implementing assigned master plan on socio-economic development in functions and tasks, and concurrently enhance the Red River delta region will be the foundation the prevention and control of bureaucracy, for formulating, submitting for approval and corruption and wastefulness in the operations implementing the region’s sectoral master of state agencies. plans; and master plans on socio-economic development of localities in the region. 7. Solutions to promoting cooperation and 2. The Ministry of Planning and Investment developing markets shall assume the prime responsibility for, - To expand cooperation in developing and coordinate with ministries, sectors and industries, training, healthcare, tourism, localities in the region in: VFLHQWL¿FUHVHDUFKDQGWHFKQRORJ\WUDQVIHU - Making public the master plan and and supplying workers among localities in the organizing investment promotion activities region so as to effectively bring into play the and conducting public information work to region’s potentials. attract the participation of domestic and foreign - To boost cooperation among localities in investors and all economic sectors in the master the region in promoting investment, building plan implementation;

- Monitoring, urging, supervising and implemented every year and in subsequent examining the implementation of master periods. plans of the region and of ministries, sectors %HORZDUHVSHFL¿FWDVNVRIPLQLVWULHVDQG and localities in the region; supervising sectors: the implementation of the region’s major a/ The Ministry of Transport: To direct investment programs and projects. the construction and completion of important - Studying and proposing mechanisms and transport works in the region as mentioned policies for coordination among localities in the in this Decision; to propose a mechanism region and with other regions. The Ministry of for raising capital for large-scale transport Planning and Investment shall assume the prime development projects in the region. responsibility for, and coordinate with related ministries and sectors in, calling for investment b/ The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural in the region’s key priority projects. Development: To complete the formulation and organize the implementation of master 3. Related ministries and sectors shall: plans on irrigation and major agricultural and - Adjust and submit for approval master fishery products in the region. To propose plans on sectors and major products in the mechanisms and policies to be applied to, and region in line with the targets, tasks and support localities in the region in building, hi- development orientations that are approved in tech agricultural zones. Article 1 of this Decision. c/ The Ministry of Education and Training: - Study, formulate and submit to competent state agencies for promulgation specific - To guide and create appropriate mechanisms mechanisms and policies so as to successfully for a number of universities and training implement the targets and tasks set by the institutions in modernizing their physical master plan. foundations and developing their lecturing staffs and training programs with a view to - Coordinate with the Ministry of Planning improving the quality of human resources. and Investment in implementing and supervising the implementation of the master plan, and - To coordinate with related agencies supervising the implementation of regional key in formulating incentive mechanisms and investment programs and projects in priority policies to turn the Red River delta into a key order under their respective management so high-quality education-training region up to as to speed up the region’s socio-economic international standards. development. d/ The Ministry of Industry and Trade: To - Ministries, sectors, and localities in the direct on-schedule construction of projects on region shall work out budgetary plans and power sources and grids in the region strictly programs to promote investment at home and according to Electricity Master Plan VII. To abroad for raising capital for the master plan direct and coordinate with related localities in implementation. In the immediate future, to building networks of regional-level wholesale include this master plan in their plans to be marketplaces and trade centers.

e/ The Ministry of Natural Resources and in order to link tours and tourist routes in the Environment: To direct and coordinate the region with other regions. response to climate change and sea level rise; l/ The Ministry of Health: To direct the to direct and coordinate the protection and implementation of the program on development reasonable use of water sources in localities of a complete system of preventive health in the region; to direct and coordinate with establishments and key medicine and pharmacy localities in the protection of national parks and schools in the region. nature reserves and biodiversity conservation. 4. The People’s Committees of the provinces g/ The Ministry of Construction: To assume and centrally run cities in the region: the prime responsibility for, and coordinate - To take the initiative in reviewing, modifying, with related agencies in, formulating a master supplementing and submitting to competent plan on construction in the region; to examine authorities for approval their adjusted master and supervise the construction of regional-level plans on local socio-economic development hazardous waste treatment zones, cemeteries through 2020 to comply with the objectives and and water supply systems; and to coordinate tasks approved under this Decision. with localities in building water drainage and wastewater treatment systems so as to gradually - To coordinate with ministries and sectors deal with inundation in urban centers. in organizing investment promotion activities h/ The Ministry of Science and Technology: and conducting public information work to To direct and coordinate with related agencies attract domestic and foreign investors as well LQEXLOGLQJVFLHQWL¿FWHFKQRORJLFDOFDSDFLW\RI as different economic sectors to participate in institutes, schools, and technical and technology the master plan implementation. application centers in the region; and to coordinate - To supervise and examine the in building hi-tech parks in the region. implementation of development investment i/ The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids projects in their localities according to their and Social Affairs: To direct and coordinate assigned functions and report implementation with related localities in building vocational results to the Prime Minister. training centers, especially regional-level high- Article 3. This Decision takes effect on the TXDOL¿FDWLRQWUDLQLQJFHQWHUV date of its signing. k/ The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism: To assume the prime responsibility Article 4. The chairpersons of the People’s for, and coordinate with related agencies in, Committees of the provinces and centrally formulating a master plan on tourism and sports run cities in the region, ministers, heads development in the Red River delta region, and of ministerial-level agencies and heads of submit it to the Prime Minister for approval, government-attached agencies shall implement which will serve as a legal basis for tourism this Decision.- development and better management of tourist product development plans, and construction of Prime Minister national tourist zones and sites through 2020, NGUYEN TAN DUNG

Appendix LIST OF PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS PRIORITIZED FOR INVESTMENT STUDY IN THE RED RIVER DELTA REGION THROUGH 2020 (To the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 795/QD-TTg of May 23, 2013)

No. NAME OF PROGRAM OR PROJECT I Transport infrastructure

1 Roads

- Expressways: + Hanoi - Hai Phong; + Hanoi - Lao Cai; + Hanoi - Lang Son; + Hanoi - Thai Nguyen; + Hoa Lac - Hoa Binh; + Noi Bai - Ha Long; + Hai Phong - Ha Long; + Ha Long - Mong Cai; + Ninh Binh - Hai Phong; + Ninh Binh - Thanh Hoa. - Roads linking Thai Binh, Nam Dinh and Ha Nam provinces; - Belt road 3 (Hanoi); belt road 4 (Hanoi, Bac Ninh and Hung Yen) and belt road 5 (Hanoi, Bac Ninh, Hung Yen and Hai Duong); - To invest in, upgrade and expand national highway 1A to have 4 lanes; - To build coastal roads linked with sea dikes (Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Nam Dinh, Ninh Binh and Thai Binh); - To build Hanoi radial axes: national highways 2, 3, 5, 6, 18 and 32.

2Airways - To build terminal T2 of Noi Bai international airport; 7REXLOG&DW%LDLU¿HOG 3 Seaport: To build Lach Huyen international gateway seaport, Hai Phong city. Inland waterways: To build a number of major ports and cargo and passenger wharves, 4 and upgrade existing ones.

Railways - To upgrade and modernize the north-south railway to reach grade-I national railway 5 standards; - To upgrade the Hanoi-Hai Phong high-speed railway; - To upgrade Hanoi urban railways and the Hai Phong-Lach Huyen railway. II Electricity supply infrastructure - To complete the construction of power plants of 1,000 MW or more each according to Electricity Master Plan VII. - To apply information technology to the management and operation of the national power grid; - To develop smart power grids in major cities of the region (Hanoi and Hai Phong). III Irrigation infrastructure - To further implement the investment program to consolidate, protect and upgrade sea dikes and river dikes, taking into account climate change, in order to proactively prevent DQGFRQWUROÀRRGVWRUPVDQGVHDOHYHOULVHWRFRPELQHGLNHV\VWHPVZLWKURDGV - To upgrade and modernize key irrigation systems for Bac Hung Hai, Nhue river, Bac Nam Ha and northern Duong river; to modernize key irrigation works, canals, ditches and operating equipment for increasing their service capacity. - A program to upgrade reservoirs and dams. IV Other sectors - To build a national key information technology zone. - A program to develop spearhead industries and supporting industries (to build zones for supporting industries in Hai Phong and Ha Nam; to build plants producing combined steel, high-quality steel and special-use steel for supply to mechanical-manufacturing industries and supporting industries in Hai Phong and Quang Ninh). - To build a national-level center for research and production of plant varieties and animal breeds. - To build 2 solid waste treatment zones (in Nam Son commune, Soc Son district, Hanoi, with an area of 140-160 ha, and in Son Duong commune, Hoanh Bo district, Quang Ninh province, with an area of 100 ha). - To build and complete daily-life solid waste collection and treatment systems for urban centers. - Programs to supply water for Hanoi, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, the Hanoi-Hai Duong and Hanoi-Chi Linh-Pha Lai economic corridors, and coastal areas.

- To build Da river surface-water plant, phase II, to reach a capacity of 600,000 m3/day and night. - A program on wastewater drainage and treatment for urban centers. - A program on water drainage to prevent and control inundation for urban centers. - A logistics development program. - To develop networks of universities, colleges and professional secondary schools under planning and build a number of high-quality universities up to international standards. To relocate a number of universities and colleges from the inner city area of Hanoi to planned zones, satellite urban areas and provinces in the Capital region. - A program to develop a complete system of preventive health establishments; to upgrade hospitals and traditional medicine establishments and develop key medicine and pharmacy schools (Medical University of Hanoi and Hanoi University of Pharmacy). - To build a number of large and modern cultural and sports facilities in Hanoi and some major cities of the region. - E-government programs in the provinces and centrally run cities in the region. - To complete the construction of key tourist zones of the region. - A program to build social houses in Hanoi and major cities in the region.

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