President Truong Tan Sang has praised the northern mountainous provinceof Bac Kan for improving significantly the living conditions oflocals by making full use of its advantages.
Working with key leaders of Bac Kan on August 20, the President,however, said more investment should be poured into the development ofresources, especially human resources to serve both short-term andlong-term requirements.
The President suggested thatBac Kan should pay more attention to farming and breeding, makingitself a goods production hub, while recording breakthroughs by closelycombining agriculture with the processing industry.
He spoke highly of efforts made by Bac Kan farmers inagro-forestry development, paving the way for the programme to buildnew-style rural areas.
Covering an area of 485,721hectares, Bac Kan is home to more than 300,000 people, includingthose from ethnic minority groups.
According to theSecretary of the provincial Party Committee Ha Van Khoat, from one ofthe poorest provinces in the country without any transportinfrastructure, the province has recently reached an annual growth rateof 10 percent.
In 2012, its industrial productionwas 15 times that of 1997, he noted, adding that 90 percent of localscan now access the national power service.
Duringhis stay, President Sang also visited the largest wood processingfactory in Bac Kan – SAHABAK – which is expected to employ 3,600local workers when it finishes the second phase of its expansion.
Bac Kan is part of the State President’s tour of northern mountainousprovinces, including Thai Nguyen and Cao Bang, from August 19.-VNA
Working with key leaders of Bac Kan on August 20, the President,however, said more investment should be poured into the development ofresources, especially human resources to serve both short-term andlong-term requirements.
The President suggested thatBac Kan should pay more attention to farming and breeding, makingitself a goods production hub, while recording breakthroughs by closelycombining agriculture with the processing industry.
He spoke highly of efforts made by Bac Kan farmers inagro-forestry development, paving the way for the programme to buildnew-style rural areas.
Covering an area of 485,721hectares, Bac Kan is home to more than 300,000 people, includingthose from ethnic minority groups.
According to theSecretary of the provincial Party Committee Ha Van Khoat, from one ofthe poorest provinces in the country without any transportinfrastructure, the province has recently reached an annual growth rateof 10 percent.
In 2012, its industrial productionwas 15 times that of 1997, he noted, adding that 90 percent of localscan now access the national power service.
Duringhis stay, President Sang also visited the largest wood processingfactory in Bac Kan – SAHABAK – which is expected to employ 3,600local workers when it finishes the second phase of its expansion.
Bac Kan is part of the State President’s tour of northern mountainousprovinces, including Thai Nguyen and Cao Bang, from August 19.-VNA
