PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the working session. (Source: baohaiduong.vn)Hai Duong (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuchas urged the northern province of Hai Duong to turn itself into an industrialcentre of the northern region and the country at large in the next decade.
Hai Duong should become a dynamic locality named in the listof the country’s leading localities with comprehensive development, the leadersaid at a working session with the provincial leaders on April 9.
To meet the goal, Hai Dong needs to restructure industrialclusters and zones, and assess efficiency of industrial parks, universities andvocational institutions in the locality, the PM said.
Apart from restructuring the agricultural sector and publicinvestment, Hai Duong should heed developing the contingent of leaders in orderto build a growth-enabling administration, he said.
The leader asked Hai Duong to enter the list of 20 localitieswith the best indexes in terms of competitiveness and business environment, anddouble the number of businesses as soon as possible.
“To become an industrial centre of the nation, Hai Duongneeds to attract big enterprises both at home and abroad, and pay moreattention to restructuring industrial production in the time ahead,” he furthersaid.
The leader also stressed the need for Hai Duong to ensureenvironmental protection during economic development, intensify transportconnectivity, especially waterways, and increase logistic services.
The province was urged to participate in tourism chains withnational and international tours, creating momentum for developing servicesectors.
In 2017, nearly 60 percent of communes and two districts inHai Duong were recognised as new-style rural areas.
The province contributed nearly 14.7 trillion VND (648.8million USD) to the State budget, equivalent 117 percent of the assignedestimate.
Earlier the same day, PM Phuc held a dialogue with farmers in Hai Duong, where he pledgedthat the Government will open more channels to acquire public feedback andenable farmers to do their best to enrich themselves and the nation.
He then visited a vegetableprocessing facility and a war invalid in Gia Tan commune, Gia Loc district.-VNA
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