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Thua Thien-Hue urged to boost green, sustainable development

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan had a working session with leaders of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on August 17, where she highly evaluated the encouraging outcomes in the province’s efforts to boost green and sustainable economic development.
Thua Thien-Hue urged to boost green, sustainable development ảnh 1National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (R) greets leaders of Thua Thien-Hue province at the working session on August 17 (Photo: VNA)

Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi KimNgan had a working session with leaders of the central province of ThuaThien-Hue on August 17, where she highly evaluated the encouraging outcomes inthe province’s efforts to boost green and sustainable economic development.

After listening to reports and assessments on the province’s situation, the toplegislator recognised the province’s average growth rate of 7.2 percent perannum, which was 6.87 percent in the first half of 2019, higher than thenational average of 6.76 percent.

Although the province’s economy is still small and its budget revenue remainsmodest, developed tourism services, with an expansion of 6.37 percent and thetourist number of 2.49 million in the six months, have helped per capita incomein Thua Thien-Hue rank fourth in the central region, after Da Nang city, KhanhHoa and Binh Thuan provinces.

Ngan also spoke highly of Thua Thien-Hue’s performance in ensuring socialwelfare, expanding health coverage to 98 percent of its population, andprotecting the environment, which can been seen through the “Green Sunday” and“Say no to plastic bags and disposable plastic products” movements.

Regarding the focal tasks for the time ahead, she asked Thua Thien-Hue to pushahead with the Party and political system building while making strategicbreakthroughs in economic development in an environmentally-friendly andsustainable manner.

She suggested the local authorities step up examination of investment projectsto soon remove obstacles facing them; boost forest protection, particularly inBach Ma National Park; promote social welfare; and improve the quality of humanresources development, including fully bringing into play the role of the HueUniversity.

Thua Thien-Hue also needs to pay more attention to the preservation andpromotion of the specific cultural values, especially the Complex of HueMonuments, Nha Nhac (Vietnamese court music), the woodblocks and royal recordsof the Nguyen Dynasty, and the literature on the Hue royal architecture, whichare all UNESCO-recognised heritage, Ngan added.

Also on August 17, the parliamentary leader and her entourage visited somehouseholds that are set to be relocated from areas around the walls of theancient citadel in Hue city.-VNA
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