PM lauds Kien Giang for impressive progress

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc lauded the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang for its impressive progress during a local ceremony on July 29 to award the locality with the first-class Independence Order.
PM lauds Kien Giang for impressive progress ảnh 1At the event (Photo: VNA) 
Kien Giang (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuclauded the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang for its impressive progress duringa local ceremony on July 29 to award the locality with the first-class IndependenceOrder.

Speaking at the event, the PM hailed Kien Giang’s annualeconomic growth of 13 percent, higher than the country’s average. Furtherattention was paid to socio-economic infrastructure, especially keytransportation works such as Cai Lon and Cai Be bridges while electricity fromthe national grid has been brought to remote and mountainous areas.

Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen ThanhNghi said the provincial Party Committee, authorities and people will do theirbest to promote comprehensive socio-economic-cultural development, improvehuman resources quality, ensure social welfares and keep nationaldefence-security stable.

On the occasion, the PM, Chairman of the provincial People’sCommittee Pham Vu Hong and Editor-in-Chief of Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper ToDinh Tuan presented national flags and medical equipment to local fishermen, aspart of the programme “One million national flags stay with fishermen” launchedby the newspaper.

While in the province, the PM also held a working sessionwith key authorities to review local socio-economic development in the firsthalf.

He suggested that the province should step up urbandevelopment, renewable energy, offshore aquaculture, and particularly tourismand services, not only in Phu Quoc but also Rach Gia and Ha Tien.

The leader requested attention to protecting forests, mitigatingthe use of plastic products, easing poverty, facilitating private andtechnological sectors so as to generate more jobs and add more revenues to theState budget.

The PM also took the occasion to offer incense to nationalhero Nguyen Trung Truc at his temple in Rach Gia township.-VNA
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