Kien Giang: establishment of Ha Tien city announced

A ceremony to announce the Resolution of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on the foundation of Ha Tien city in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang was held in the locality on November 3.
Kien Giang: establishment of Ha Tien city announced ảnh 1NA Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu handed over the Resolution to the representative of the province at the ceremony (Source: VNA)

KienGiang (VNA) - A ceremony to announce the Resolution of the NationalAssembly (NA) Standing Committee on the foundation of Ha Tien city in the MekongDelta province of Kien Giang was held in the locality on November 3.

Underthe resolution, a new ward named MyDuc will be set up, covering 16.96 sq.km and accommodating 9,108 residents of MyDuc commune.  The ward bordersCambodia to the east and the north, Dong Ho ward to the east and the south, theGulf of Thailand to the west, and Binh San and Phao Dai to the south.

The new Ha Tien city has a total area of 100.49sq.km. It borders Giang Thanh district to the east, the Gulf of Thailand to thewest, Kien Luong district to the south and Cambodia to the north. 

The city encompasses Binh San, Dong Ho, My Duc,Phao Dai and To Chau wards, and Thuan Yen and Tien Hai communes.

Addressingthe event, NA Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu highlighted the important role playedby Kien Giang in the socio-economic development in the Mekong Delta - the keyeconomic region of the country.

HaTien town was established in 1998 as one of the important urban areas inVietnam's urban system and the coastal and border urban system between Vietnamand Cambodia.

Itis located in the coastal economic belt of Vietnam-Cambodia-Thailand, occupyingan important position in the key national tourism development area of Rach Gia- Ha Tien - Phu Quoc. It has huge potential for development of tourism andborder trade.

TheNA Vice Chairman said the establishment of Ha Tien city is the premise for thelocal authorities to continue operating and managing policies and mechanisms effectively,towards developing the city into a tourism and service hub of the region and a bordergate city in the southwestern border of Vietnam.

He asked for more support from ministries and sectors for Kien Giang as well asHa Tien city to fully tap their potential and strengths for futuresocio-economic development.

NguyenThanh Nhan, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee and Chairman of the HaTien city People’s Committee pledged to build Ha Tien into a dynamic city in theMekong Delta region.

Meanwhile,Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Pham Vu Hong asked the municipal People’sCommittee to soon build plans and programmes for urban development, call for investment,foster tourism development and border trade, and take advantages of support andcooperation from border localities of Cambodia to serve its development.-VNA
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