At a working session with the Standing Board of the provincialParty Committee as part of his visit to the northern mountainous locality,Chinh said Ha Giang boasts unique potential and competitive advantages to growrapidly and sustainably.
“Ha Giang should always desire for rapid, green,sustainable development,” he said, asking the locality to optimise itsstrengths and opportunities to growth further.
The PM urged Ha Giang to accelerate public investmentdisbursement, drastically implement the national target programmes and thesocio-economic recovery and development programme, and push ahead with thematerialisation of strategic breakthroughs in institution, infrastructure andpersonnel training.
At the same time, more attention should be paid to thegrowth engines of investment, consumption and export, he said, asking thelocality to restructure its industrial sector, and develop hydro-electricity intandem with the rational use of water resources, and the protection of theenvironment and biodiversity.
Chinh emphasised that with its great potential in tourism,Ha Giang should turn the sector into an economic spearhead by building high-quality,unique products that are linked with local culture.
The PM asked the province to improve the efficiency ofborder gate economic zones, and bring into full play its shared border withChina in product consumption.
Ha Giang should maximise all resources for development,raise the efficiency of foreign investment attraction and use, continue withadministrative reform, ensure social welfare and sustainable poverty reduction,and preserve and promote traditional culture, he said.
Notably, the border province was requested to ensurenational defence and security, build a common border line of peace, cooperationand development, and ensure social orderand safety.
According to the provincial Party Committee, Ha Giangfulfilled 29 out of 36 targets set for 2022, with GRDP growth rate of 7.62% and Statebudget revenue exceeding the estimate by 32.7%.
The locality, about 300 kilometres from Hanoi,welcomed 2.2 million tourists last year, 2.4 times higher than that recorded in2021.
On this occasion, Ha Giang raised some proposals tothe Government and the PM to serve its rapid, sustainable development, which receivedthe approval of the leader.
Also on May 28, Chinh and his entourage offered incenseat the Vi Xuyen National Martyrs' Cemetery - the resting place of more than1,870 soldiers who laid down their lives during the struggle to defend thenorthern border.