Northwest Steering Committee tours Lai Chau
The northwestern province
of Lai Chau has so far this year met or surpassed the targets in
many sectors, local leaders reported to the Steering Committee for the
Northwestern region at a meeting on August 22.
They said rice
and corn cultivation acreages and outputs have been much higher than
projected, while industrial production and state budget collection have
also exceeded the plan. The province has maintained political security,
social order and safety and the country’s border sovereignty.
The provincial leaders also said local people have eagerly commented on
the draft revisions of the 1992 Constitution and draft amendments to the
Land Law. The campaign of studying and following Ho Chi Minh’s moral
example has also received warm response in the locality. Officials at
all levels have seriously carried out criticism and self-criticism in
line with the Party Central Committee’s resolution on Party building.
However, the province is likely to miss the set targets in
afforestation, animal husbandry and building new-style rural areas.
Speaking at the meeting, Le Van Lan, deputy head of the steering
committee, encouraged Lai Chau to build on the achievements while
continuing to work to correct weaknesses and limitations in the coming
time.
He agreed with the province’s proposals on the building
of several infrastructure projects including a highway connecting
Hanoi and Lai Chau town and the Ma Lu Thang border gate, and Lai Chau
airport.
The official also backed Lai Chau in applying some
specific incentives to encourage afforestation, rubber tree planting,
and population settlements in order to stimulate economic development
and strengthen national defence and security.
Other delegates
contributed their opinions to the province’s vocational training,
policies towards ethnic groups as well as potential risk hindering its
efforts in ensuring national security and defence.-VNA