Quang Binh urged to tap potential for stronger development
Quang Binh needs to fully tap its potential to boost production and business, develop key industrial sectors, and devise a long-term strategy for sustainable socio-economic development.
The statement was made by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung during his tour of the central province of Quang Binh on September 4 to work with key provincial leaders on the 2011 socio-economic development plan.
In his report presented to PM Dung, Chairman of the Quang Binh provincial People’s Committee, Nguyen Huu Hoai, said over the past eight months, his province has effectively implemented Government Resolution 11 on solutions to contain inflation, stabilise the macro economy and ensure social welfare, and it has achieved encouraging results.
The value of industrial production in the reviewed period rose 14.6 percent, export turnover soared 116 percent, the number of poor households dropped by 2. 36 percent, and more than 17,360 new jobs have been created.
Tourism development in the province has been boosted by opening more new tourist sites such as the Thien Duong (Paradise) Cave and the Chay-Hang Toi River and the number of tourists is growing.
So far, Quang Binh has cut VND87.4 billion from 55 ineffective projects that have been delayed or had their construction time extended, and provided more capital for urgent projects. It has also saved nearly VND23.8 billion (10 percent) of its regular spending.
The provincial chairman also asked the Government to devise measures to help Quang Binh iron out some snags in transport and electricity supply projects.
Remarkable progress has been made in social fields: the number of poor households has been reduced sharply, secondary school education has reached 100 percent, and 71 percent of communes and wards now meet national standards for healthcare services.
PM Dung praised the province’s efforts to fulfill the socio-economic targets, especially economic restructuring.
With its great potential for developing forestry, agriculture and tourism, Quang Binh should apply advanced technology to increase agricultural productivity, develop its processing industry, and build the Gianh River Cement Industrial Park into the country’s largest cement producer, Mr Dung said.
The Government leader asked provincial leaders to pay more attention to rapidly and sustainably reducing poverty and effectively implementing social welfare policies and programmes to create new rural areas.
He underlined the need to re-examine all investment projects and carry them out properly in line with the country’s real demands.
The day before (Sept 3), PM Dung and his delegation offered incense at the Road 20 Temple for Heroic Martyrs and the Tho Loc B67 cemetery in Bo Trach district.