President Truong Tan Sang asked Quang Ninh to strive to become astronghold of defence and international cooperation at his working session withthe provincial authorities on July 27th.
As part of the northeast development triangle,Quang Ninh sits on the largest coal reserve in Southeast Asia and boasts an abundance of world heritages and naturalwonders.
In its strategy to shift toward an economydriven by green industries, it is taking steps to speed up administrativereforms and technology upgrades.
The President, however, commented that theprovince is relying too much on natural resources rather than high-valueproducts that a knowledge-based economy should produce.
To minimise the impacts of climate change andenvironment pollution, Quang Ninh should phase out its exports of crudematerials. At the same time, hi-tech projects, especially those in agro-processingand workforce training are also in need, the leader advised.
As the global integration brings about highcompetition pressure, the province should seek a sound development model inorder to achieve a two-digit growth rate, he added.
In response to Quang Ninh’s proposal to buildVan Don island district into a special economic zone, Sang said the provinceshould study other countries’ experience in this regard.
The local authorities also asked for the Stateassistance to expand ports and defence areas on some islands, and ramp up tradeinfrastructure as well.
In January-June, Quang Ninh’s economy expandedby 6.9 percent and collected over VND34 trillion (USD1.6 billion) in taxrevenue, placing it among the top five contributors to the State budget.
The locality is working to connect its MongDuong 1 and Mong Duong 2 thermo-power plants to the national grid soon. It isalso the first province in the country to bring the national grid to everyvillage on the mainland. The inflow of foreign direct investment so far thisyear hit 283 million USD, up 3.6 times year-on-year.
The same day, the President also toured Cai Laninternational port and Ha Long shipbuilding company./.
Source: cpv.org.vn
