22/07/2019
Lao Cai should strive to be among 15 developed localities nationwide
Prime
Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc recommended the northern mountainous province of Lao
Cai to make efforts to be named among top 15 developed localities in Vietnam
while meeting local leaders on July 20.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc
speaks at the working session - Photo: VNA
At
the working session, Dang Xuan Phong, Chairman of the Lao Cai People’s
Committee, informed the PM on the province’s socio-economic development in
recent times.
In
the first six months of 2019, its Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) grew
10.02 percent. The province welcomed nearly 3 million tourists, generating an
annual revenue increase of over 20 percent for the local tourism sector. Lao
Cai fulfilled 60 percent of its budget collection target. The rate of poor
household reduction also reached nearly 60 percent of its plan.
Participating
officials proposed the PM and Government direct the local building of special
mechanisms to support investment in infrastructure as well as expand the Sa Pa
urban area and make it an international-standard tourism destination.
They
recommended the Government continue selecting the Lao Cai border gate economic
zone to be among key zones of its kind for 2021-2025; build a bridge crossing
the Red River in Bat Xat district’s Ban Vuoc commune to connect Vietnam to
China; and invest in building the Lao Cai – Ha Noi – Hai Phong railway; among
others.
Agreeing
with a number of such proposals, including the building of the bridge, PM Phuc
asked relevant agencies and sectors to assist Lao Cai to carry out these
projects in line with regulations.
Lauding
the province’s socio-economic achievements, he advised local authorities pay
attention to environmental protection, particularly the sustainable development
of the Sa Pa national tourism site.
PM
Phuc requested Lao Cai to continue boosting its border economy and trade as
well as transport infrastructure with a focus on the Kunming-Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai
Phong economic corridor. He also suggested the local development of high-tech
agriculture.
The
same day, the PM toured the Lao Cai international border gate and Ban Vuoc
border gate, while paying tribute at the martyrs' cemetery of Duyen Hai commune
ahead of the upcoming 72th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July
27).
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