Ha Tinh recommended to enhance regional connectivity to boost development

Ha Tinh should step up regional connectivity, especially with the localities in the central key economic region, while proactively expanding economic ties with the provinces in the northern and coastal parts of the central region.
Ha Tinh recommended to enhance regional connectivity to boost development ảnh 1NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (standing) speaks at the working session with the Standing Board of the Ha Tinh Party Committee on August 31. (Photo: VNA)
Ha Tinh (VNA) – Ha Tinh should step up regional connectivity, especially with the localities in the central key economic region, while proactively expanding economic ties with the provinces in the northern and coastal parts of the central region.
Chairman ofthe National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue made the suggestion at a meeting with the Standing Boardof the Party Committee of the central province on August 31.

At the event, Secretary of the provincial PartyCommittee Hoang Trung Dung reported on Ha Tinh’s performance in the first eightmonths of 2022, including over 13 trillion VND (554 million USD) collected forthe State budget (equivalent to 77% of this year’s target), high publicinvestment disbursement (over 42% of the plan), retail sales of goods topping33 trillion VND (up over 19% year on year), and accommodation, restaurant andtourism services growing nearly 46%.

He also highlighted good investmentattraction results, improved social and cultural aspects, contained COVID-19, properlyimplemented social security policies, maintained defence, security and socialorder, along with promoted foreign relations with many activities held toenhance ties with Lao localities.

Speaking highly of localachievements, Chairman Hue asked Ha Tinh to focus on making the strategicbreakthroughs identified by its Party organisation, namely “four key economicsectors - three urban centres - one growth powerhouse - four main foundations”.

Herecommended the province review, update, and further detail its strategicbreakthroughs to soon issue an overall planning for 2021 - 2030 with a visionto 2050.

Apart from economic recovery anddevelopment, it is also important to continue paying attention to culture,education, health care, social security, sports and tourism, he went on, addingthat the province also needs to reform and improve the performance of its NAand People’s Council deputies, contribute more to the parliament’s lawmakingactivities, and better the quality of supervisory activities.

Healso requested the provincial Party Committee sustain its leadership over theimplementation of defence and security tasks, especially in rural areas.

Earlier on August 31, Chairman Hueand his entourage visited the Son Duong Formosa Ha Tinh steel andport complex project.

The NA leader emphasised Vietnam’s FDIattraction strategy for the time ahead, which is prioritising the projectsusing high technology and not affecting the environment, adding that thecountry supports the sustainable investment trend and doesn’t accept pollutingor natural resource-intensive projects or those that may cause environmentaldisasters.

He also recognised Formosa’s effortsto address the environmental pollution in four central provinces, namely Ha Tinh,Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien - Hue, as committed to the VietnameseGovernment./.
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