Members of the HCM City Marine Science-Technology and Economy Association under HCM City ’s Union of Science and Technology Societies convened for its first meeting on Sept. 19.

Le Ke Lam, the association’s chairman, said the association’s guidelines and principles conform to the marine economy development strategies towards 2020 issued by the Party Central Committee in February 2007. The association’s task include conducting research and providing consulting services, feedback and social supervision in the marine economy sector.

Lam said HCM City had been mapping out an action programme to carry out the country’s marine economy strategy towards 2020./.