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of Lang Son consider making breakthroughs in trade and the bordergate
economy, service and tourism as top priorities in economic restructuring
and development.
PM Dung, who is also a
Politburo member, made the request at the 15 th Congress of the Lang
Son Provincial Party Committee on Sept. 16.
Lang Son province should speed up the construction of the Dong Dang-Lang
Son bordergate economic zone and focus on infrastructure and essential
facilities to attract investment and develop fields that are compatible
with its strengths in order to turn the province into a trade, service
and tourism centre of the northern mountainous region and function as a
trade link in the relationship with China and between China and ASEAN,
said Dung.
He also suggested the province create
breakthroughs in rural agriculture development, with priority
investment in the region’s socio-economic infrastructure, including
traffic, irrigation, electricity, schools and health clinics.
On its first working day on Sept. 15, the congress heard a political
report to review the previous congress resolution and discussed reasons
why targets failed to be achieved, including targets set for the gross
domestic product (GDP) of 2006-2010 period, and the collection of and
processing solid waste.
The political report
also pointed to seven basic economic development targets, nine social
targets and four environmental targets which will be discussed by the
congress in a search for feasible solutions.
The
congress elected the executive committee for the 15 th Provincial
Party’s Committee Congress. Phung Thanh Kiem has been re-elected as
Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee for the 15 th tenure
(2010-2015 period).
Addressing the congress, PM
Dung asked the congress to find out the reasons and provide solutions to
overcome existing shortcomings.
Lang Son should
bring into play its potential and advantages for development as it has a
favourable position and the biggest international bordergate on the
route connecting Vietnam and China – a huge developing market which will
become larger once the China-ASEAN free trade area is established, said
the PM.
The province, which boasts big land,
natural resources and human potential and diversified culture, has an
important position in the Nanning-Lang Son-Hanoi-Hai Phong economic
corridor and the Nanning-Singapore economic corridor, he said.
Dung asked the provincial authorities and people to develop the fine
relationship with the Chinese people and to defend border sovereignty
and security.
He also demanded the provincial
party committee build a strong and pure Party organisation that can
bring into play its nucleus role in the socio-political system,
encourage people to follow President Ho Chi Minh’s moral example and
constantly build strong and transparent politics, authority, fatherland
front and mass organisation system from provincial to grass roots level./.
