Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister NguyenXuan Phuc on June 10 asked the central province of Thua Thien-Hue to mobiliseall resources for infrastructure projects in order to speed up localdevelopment.
At a working session with provincial leadersin Hanoi, the PM pointed out that the efficiency of public administration ofThua Thien-Hue has yet to match its position as one of the leading localitiesin administrative reform.
He asked the province to review its planningto meet new development requirements, saying the work should go in tandem with culturaldevelopment and the improvement of locals’ living standards.
Besides, more attention should be paid topersonnel training and education in service of economic and tourism development,he said, stressing the need to increase English teaching in the community.
PM Phuc urged the province to complete theproject reviewing the ten-year implementation of the Politburo’s Conclusion No.48-KL/TW on building and developing Thua Thien-Hue and Hue city by 2020, andsubmit it to the Politburo in the third quarter of this year.
The province was also asked to lead thecampaign against plastic waste and improve public health.
The PM assigned ministries and agencies tomake it easier for Thua Thien-Hue to implement some major socio-economicproject.
He lauded the locality for itssocio-economic achievements in the first five months of this year, with budgetcollection reaching nearly 3.24 trillion VND (139.32 USD), up 17 percentyear-on-year, and gross regional domestic product (GRDP) increasing 6.87percent over the same period last year.
Of note, the tourism and service sector’sgrowth expanded by 6.37 percent. The number of holiday-makers to the locality duringthe reviewed period exceeded 2.1 million, and turnover from the tourism sectorhit more than 1.93 trillion VND (82.99 million USD), representing ayear-on-year rise of 1.7 percent.
Thua Thien-Hue has the lowest rich-poor gapin the north central region.-VNA