Issue nos n·12lJune 2012 9 (GOng Bao nos 419422J]u[y 8,2012) Part II. OTHER DOCUMENTS and advantages for accelerating economic growth in a sustainable manner, build An Giang into a trade hub in the region and of ASEAN THE PRIME MINISTER countries. To associate economic development with protection of natural resources and the environment in response to climate change, and Decision No. 801/QD-TTg of June 27, develop infrastructure to stand natural disasters 2012, approving the master plan on and facilitate sustainable development. socio-economic development of An 2. To properly combine agriculture Giang province through 2020 industrialization and countryside modernization with building and expanding urban areas and THE PRIME MINISTER key economic areas and dynamic industries and Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on services; to ensure stable incomes for farmers. Organization ofthe Government: 3. To associate economic growth with socio­ Pursuant to the Government \ Decree No. cultural development, ensuring (hat all people 92/2006/ND-CP o] September 7, 2006, on have opportunity to participate in development formulation, approval and management of activities and enjoy the fruits of development. socio-economic development masterplans, and To raise the quality of human resources. the Government's Decree No. 04f2008/ND-CP especia ll y managers, sc ientifie -tec hn icul of Januarv 11, 2008, amending and workers and entrepreneurs. supplementing a numher ofarticles of Decree 4. To closely combine economic No. 92!2006/ND-CP; development with defense and security At th» proposal of the People's Committee maintenance, especially border security; to ofAn Giang province, maintain friendship relationships with neighboring provinces along the Vietnam­ DECIDES: Cambodia border region. 'l o build a modern administration in association with a strong Article 1. To approve the master plan on grassroots political system. socio-economic development of An Giang province through 2020 (below referred to as the II. DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES master plan) with the following principal I. General objectives: contents: To build An Giang into a province with a 1. DEVELOPMENT VIEWPOINTS relatively high socio-economic development rate in the region by 2020; to comprehensively I. To effectively tap the province's potential develop economic, socio-cultural, education 10 Issuenos 11-l2J,(une 2012 (Gong Baono.141 cM22IJuly8, 2(12) and training infrastructure facilities and step by - The average population growth rate will step improve people's life; to step up be 0.53% during 2011-2015 and 0.4-0.45(1<'· international integration and enhance during 2011-2020. To reduce the rate of poor development linkage,especially with localities households (according to the poverty line in in the Mekong River delta region and the each period) by 2%/year on average. southern key economic region. - To strive for upper secondary education To substantially and comprehensively shift universalization in the whole province by 2015 production. business, service and socio­ and 746 om of765 schools (97.6'1() will reach economic management activities from mainly national standards. using manual labor to using labor with the - To strive that the rate of trained labor will application of advanced and modern reach 50% by 2015 and 65% by 2020. To keep technologies based on industrial development the rate of unemployment in urhan areas at and scientific-technological advances to create natural unemployment level (below 5%) by high social productivity. To invest in 2020; to increase the rateof useof working time breakthrough, Iocal <till! priority prugrams, in rural areas to over 90% by 2020. schemes and projects. - To strive for the target that 63.4% and 2. Specific objectives: 100% of rural populauon will have access to aJ Economic development clean water by 2015 and 2020, respectively: 100% of urban population will have access to - The annual economic growth rate win cleanwater by 2020; and 100% of the provincial reach 12.5% during 2011-2020; per-capita population will have access to clean water by average GDP will reach USD 2,200 by 2015 2020. and USD 3,540 by 2020; c/ Environmental protection - To restructure the economy through increasing the proportions of industries, To control pollution in watershed forests, construction and services and reducing the protection forestsand Long Xuyen city and Cho proportion of agriculture. By 2015, the Moi and Tan Chau urban areas. To strive for proportions of agriculture-forestry-fishery, the forest and perennial industrial tree - fruit industry-construction and service sectors will tree coverage rate of 30% by 2020. be 25.24%, 17.56% and 57.2%, respectively. III. By 2020, these figures will he 197%,21% :md SECTORAL DEVELOPMENT ORIENTATIONS 59.3%, respectively. - To strive for an export turnover of USD I. Development of agriculture, forestry and 1.2 billion by 2015 and USD 1.8-2 billion by fisheries 2020; - To develop agriculture in association with bl Social development taking solutions in response to reduction of T.....ue nos 11-121.June 2012 11 (Gong Bao nos 419-422/July8, 2012) water resources due to climate change and criteria; to smve for the target that 25% and impacts of the use of water in the upper Mekong 50% of communes will satisfy new- countryside River basin. criteria hy }() l ') and }()}O, respectively, -To develop a consolidated large-scale zone - On the basis of the master plan on the whole for commodity agricultural production to Mekong River delta region. to plan the irrigation facilitate application of science, techniques and system, taking into account issues of climate mechanized cultivation methods from soil change and sea level rise, paying attention to preparation to harvest, in order to turn out high­ locally storing water for daily life and quality agricultural products for domestic and production; to build embankments for overseas markets; to stabilize the area of wet preventing riverbank landslides in importunt rice cultivation under approved planning. key areas. contributing to assuring national fnodxecurity. - To research and develop plum varieties and To increase crop yield and produce clean livestock breeds which are of high producti vity agricultural products, including wet rice. and quality, resistant to diseases andsuitable to - To renovate plant varieties and livestock the province's soil, climate and ecosystem breeds for high quality in the Mekong River conditions. delta region. 2. Industrial, cottage industry and handicraft - To regard rice, Tra catfish and Basa fish as development the province's strategic produc ts; to develop - To completely bui Id industrial parks, fisheries into a spearhead industry, focusing on including Yam Cong industrial park (Long raising the quality of aquatic products. Xuyen city), Hoi An industrial park (Cho Moi - The total area of land for aquaculture will district) and some industrial-cottage industry­ he over 11.800 hu by 2020. The area of water handicraft complexes that meet the province's surface wiII be used for caged fish rearing, deve lopment requirements; to strive to have all focusing on raising the rearing quality in industrial parks filled up by 2020. combination with rationally developing fish - Processing of food. foodstuff and aquatic cages in bothquantity and quality. Major rearing products: To build paddy storage and farm areas include Chau Doc river T-junction, Hau produce preservation warehouses: to use hi-tech river's section in My Hoa Hung commune, Tien agricultural and aquatic product processing river's section in Vinh Xuong commune, Tun equipment for increasing the vulue of Chau district, Cai Vung river's section in Phu commodity products. Tostrive for the target that Tan district, and Tien river's section in My Hicp by 2015, a majority of agricultural and aquatic commune. products wi IJ be processed before sale. - To step by step build a new countryside - Mechanical manufacturing and repair: To according to the national set of new- countryside further study agricultural mechaniza\ion, 12 Issue nos n·ll/June 2012 (Gong BaD nos4/9-422/Julv 8.2(12) especially inpaddy seed sowing, harvesting and into leading economic zones as a motive force plucking-off stages; to renovate drying for developing other areas in the province. To equipment to meet commodity quality expand major wholesale and retail marketplaces requirements;to raisecapacityof farmmachines. and associate marketplaces in city and town - Mi ni n g and construction material centers with those in districts. production: To enhance investigation, - To complete the general planning on. and exploration and planning of mining areas in develop infrastructure facilities at, Tinh Bien combination withprotecting theenvironmentand and Vinh Xuong international border-gate tourist landscape. To modernize technological economic zones and Khanh Sinh and East Vinh equipment for raising thequality ofconstruction Hoi national border gates. To study and materials and their competitiveness on the construct complete infrastructure facilities and domestic market and for export. bonded warehouses in border-gate economic "To develop handicraftand fine-art products zones: to form a number of services related to for tourism and diversify the province's border-gate economic activities. traditional specialty commodities. - To develop finance, banking, insurance, "Daily-life water supply during 2015-2020: investment consultancy, technology transfer. intellectual property, management and legal To build a daily-life water supply system of consultancy, e-cornmerce, and telecommuni­ an appropriate size and step by step increase output of existing water plants to meet people's cations scr vi c e s to meet pro duc t i on reguirements, contributing to the province's fast demand for daily-life water. economic and labor restructuring. 3, Trade and service development b/Tourism aJ Trade development - Tn promote all rt'Sllllfces for touri sm - To diversify forms of trade; to build development; to diversify tourist products and physical foundations and organize civilized and step up joint ventures and undertakings with modem trade activities and department stores. domestic and international tourist companies.