NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (C) speaks at the working session with representatives from the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board on October 9. (Photo: VNA) SocTrang (VNA) – National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue asked formore efforts to develop Soc Trang province into a pivotal hub for agriculture,industry, services, logistics, and energy projects in the Mekong Delta region, and a maingateway of the region to the East Sea through a connected transportationinfrastructure system.
Duringa working session with representatives from the provincial Party Committee’sStanding Board on October 9, the top legislator praised the PartyCommittee, authorities and people of Soc Trang for the socioeconomic development achievementsin recent times.
He congratulatedSoc Trang on the announcement of the provincial master plan for 2021-2030, witha vision to 2050, expressing his impression of remarkable changes and developmentin the locality.
He urged the local authorities to call for greater investment in developingthe Tran De deep-water port associated with the Tran De coastal economic zone.
Hue underlined the need for the locality to speed up on-site industrialisation andurbanisation based on local and regional capabilities, suggesting Soc Trang focuson ensuring connectivity between dynamic urban areas, industrial and serviceclusters, and logistical centres.
Soc Trang’s GDP growth expand by 5.14% in the first nine months of 2023. - Illustrative image (Photo: baosoctrang.org.vn) It isimportant to integrate coastal areas with the mainland, expedite infrastructuredevelopment, accelerate administrative reforms and human resource development, andlure more investment in agro-aquatic product processing, he said.
Attentionshould be also paid to building the Party andthe political system, developing effective personelle, and effectively joining the supremesupervision, and the law-making work of the NA, especiallyimportant bills that the legislature will consider anddecide on during the upcoming 6th meeting.
NA Chairman Hue also asked local authorities to step up massmobilisation, inspection and supervision, strictly follow the Party discipline,and focus on internal affairs, and combating corruption and negative phenomena.
The province should give priority to developing human resourcesserving socioeconomic development, especially in processing and logistics industries,Hue said.
Soc Trang needs to effectively implement goals,tasks, programmes and projects set in the provincial master plan, towards ensuringcompliance with the national Master Plan for the 2021-2030 period, with a visionto 2050, he said.
He also asked local authorities to continue maintaining nationaldefence and security, effectively perform ethnic affairs, and enhance massmobilisation work among ethnic minority communities, thus strengtheningconfidence in the Party's leadership, and contributing to the renewalprocess’s success.
According to a report from the provincial Party Committee, Soc Trang’s GDP growthexpanded by 5.14% in the first nine months of 2023. Its GRDP increased by 5.76% in the2020-2021 period. The GPD per capita in 2023 reached an estimated 60.3 million VND,1.3 times higher than that reported in 2020. The province's urbanisation rate reachedabout 33.9%, an increase of 0.5% compared to 2021.
The province's business environment has improved significantly, withits competitiveness index ranked7th in the Mekong Delta region./.
