| THE PRIME MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT ------- | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ---------- |
| No.1151/QD-TTg | Hanoi, August 30, 2007 |
DECISION
APPROVING THE UP-TO-2020 PLANNING ON BUILDING OF VIETNAM-CHINA BORDER REGION
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated December 25, 2001;
Pursuant to the Political Bureau’s Resolution No. 37-NQ-TW dated July 1, 2004, on orientations for socio-economic development and defense and security maintenance in the northern midland and mountain regions till 2010 and the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 120/2003/QD-TTg dated June 11, 2003, approving the strategy on socio-economic development of the Vietnam-China border line till 2010;
At the proposal of the Ministry of Construction in Document No. 42.TTr-BXD dated July 31, 2007,
DECIDES:
Article 1. To approve the up-to-2020 planning on building of Vietnam – China border region with the following principal contents:
1. Planning scope: covering the provinces of Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Lao Cai, Ha Giang, Cao Bang, Lang Son and Quang Ninh, with a total natural land area of 5,126,329 ha and bordering on China.
2. Nature: The Vietnam-China border region is:
- A general economic zone with border-gate economy and mining industry being the leading economic branches;
- The northern gateway of North Vietnam key economic region with close economic relations with southern and southeastern provinces of China;
- A region with great potential for development of cultural, historical and ecological tourism;
- Occupying a strategic position in national defense and security.
3. Viewpoints:
- Thoroughly grasping the Political Bureau's Resolution No.37-NQ/TW dated July 1, 2004, and the Government’s action program on implementation of the Political Bureau's Resolution No.37-NQ-TW on orientation for socio-economic development and defense and security maintenance in the northern midland and mountain regions till 2010;
- Enhancing all-sided socio-economic development, efficiently tapping the relations inside and outside the region, its strengths in agriculture, forestry, mining, tourism, culture, ecology and landscape on the basis of association with the general planning on systems of urban centers and rural population points, population stabilization planning on Vietnam-China border communes till 2010, which was approved by the Prime Minister in Decision No. 60/2005/QD-TTg dated March 24, 2005;
- Maintaining defense and security, enhancing friendly and cooperative relations towards sustainable development.
4. Objectives:
- Contributing to the concretization of the Political Bureau’s Resolution No.37-NQ/TW and the Government's action program on materialization of the Political Bureau’s Resolution No.37-NQ/TW on orientations for socio-economic development and defense and security maintenance in the northern midland and mountain regions till 2020;
- Supporting and boosting socio-economic development, combining socio-economic development with security and defense, bringing into play the potentials and resources of the provinces in the region;
- Serving as a basis for directing and managing construction according to the regional planning.
5. Position and economic relations in the region:
- The Vietnam-China border region constitutes a strategic area of paramount socio-economic, defense, security and external relation importance of the whole country; has potential and advantages in agriculture, forestry, mining, tourism, border-gate economy and marine economy; is inhabited by various ethnic groups with their own cultural identities; has close relations with Hanoi capital and the northern key economic region through systems of important economic-technical-urban corridors;
- The Vietnam-China border region has close economic relations with southern and southeastern provinces of China through the border-gate system.
6. Forecasts on population development and construction land:
- Population: About 4,829,700 by 2010 and around 5,710,000 by 2020;
- Urbanization rate: Around 30-35% by 2010 and around 40-45% by 2020;
- Urban construction land: About 22,870 ha by 2010 and an average of 120-/35m2/person by 2010; and about 40,250 ha and an average of 115-140 m2/person by 2020;
- Rural population point development: To stably relocate about 5,600 households (around 28,800 persons) to areas close to the border region, to stabilize the life for about 97,300 households (around 512,800 inhabitants in 2,075 hamlets by 2010 under the Prime Minister's Decision No.120/2003/QD-TTg dated June 11, 2003, approving the strategy on socio-economic development of the Vietnam-China borderline till 2010; to build about 130 new communal centers and clusters (with the minimum size of 15-50houscholds/center or cluster).
7. Spatial development orientations:
a) Division of economic development zones:
- Leading dynamic economic zones with potential for urban, industrial, trade and service development:
+ The western economic zone embraces Lao Cai city, Bao Thang district, Bao Yen district (Lao Cai province) lying on Haiphong-Hanoi-Lao Cai economic corridor;
+ The eastern economic zone embraces Lang Son city and districts of Lang Son province, lying Haiphong-Hanoi-Lao Cai economic corridor;
+ The coastal economic zone stretches from Ha Long city to Mong Cai of Quang Ninh province, lying on the Tonkin Gulf economic arch.
- Secondary dynamic economic zones:
+ Economic zone I lies along highway 2 through Ha Giang provincial town and the districts of Quang Binh, Bac Quang, Vi Xuyen and Bac Me, which is a zone for development of urban centers, processing, mechanical engineering, construction materials, services and agriculture;
+ Economic zone II lies along highway 12, linking highways 4D and 32 through Phong Tho district, Lai Chau provincial town, Tam Duong district, Than Uyen district (Lai Chau), which is a zone for development of urban centers, processing, construction materials, services, agriculture and forestry;
+ Economic zone III lies along Son La hydroelectric development corridor in the districts of Muong Te and Sin Ho (Lai Chau), Muong Lay provincial town, Muong Chau and Tuan Giao districts (Dien Bien), which is a zone for development of hydroelectric industry, processing and mining industries, urban and rural services, and forestry.
In addition, based on localities' potentials, to develop industrial mining zones and cultural and ecological tourist resorts, particularly border economic and trade zones.
b) Orientations for development of systems of urban centers, rural population points till 2020:
- Model of development of systems of urban centers and rural population points: + Urban centers and rural population points along the Vietnam-China border corridor are arranged for close association and mutual support and evenly distributed in accordance with intervals between road networks of district, provincial and national levels; the border-gate service and trade urban centers serve as dynamic or core ones, connecting, supporting and boosting the development of other urban centers, particularly rural population points in the region (centers of communes or commune clusters);
+ Developing urban centers and urban clusters with general functions of national important border areas closely associated with locations of exchange between municipal-technical-economic corridors and East-West joint border belts in national and international relations through border gates in the Vietnam-China border region;
+ Building economic and defense zones with technical and social infrastructure systems at belt line 2 (highway 279) in order to form an urban system acting as a bridge between mountain and midland urban centers;
+ Expanding, upgrading and perfecting the systems of townships, inter-communal centers and communal centers to play the core role in coordinating and supporting the development of rural population quarters.
- Grading of urban centers:
+ Regional urban centers, which are general economic centers, including Mong Cai city (currently being a provincial town and grade III- urban center), Lang Son city and Lao Cai city;
+ Sub-regional urban centers, which are those closely associated with regional centers, including Tien Yen provincial town (currently a township); Cao Bang city (currently a provincial town and grade IV-urban center); Ha Giang city (currently a provincial town and grade IV- urban center); Lai Chau city (currently a provincial town and grade IV- urban center); and Dien Bien city;
+ District sub-regional urban centers, including the townships of That Khe, Dinh Lap, Dong Mo and Binh Gia (Lang Son province); Bao Lac, Ha Quang and Trung Khanh (Cao Bang province); Pho Rang and Bac Ha (Lao Cai province); Viet Quang, Vinh Quang and Yen Minh (Ha Giang province); Than Uyen provincial town and Muong Te township (Lai Chau province), and Muong Nhe towrlship (Dien Bien province).
- System of urban centers with general functions:
+ Mong Cai city and Mong Cai border gate;
+ Hon Mieu –Hai Ha urban center and the industrial-seaport-service complex in Hai Ha economic zone;
+ Tien Yen provincial town and Cai Bau economic zone;
+ Ha Long city;
+ Lang Son city, Dong Dang provincial town (currently township), Tan Thanh border gate;
+ Cao Bang city and the border gates of Soc Giang, Ta Lung and Tra Linh;
+ Ha Giang city and Thanh Thuy border gate;
+ Lao Cai city and its vicinities;
+ Lai Chau city, Ma Lu Thanh border gate and Pa So township;
+ Muong Te provincial town and Thu Lum border gate;
+ Dien Bien city and Tay Trang border gate.
- System of urban and economic-defense centers:
+ Lang Son province: Bac Son and Cuu Long areas;
+ Lao Cai province: Khanh Yen area, Van Ban district;
+ Lai chau province: Than Uyen area;
+ Dien Bien province: Muong Cha area and Muong Nhe district.
- Urban centers and concentrated population points along the border:
+ Quang Ninh province: Mong Cai city; Hoang Mo and Pac Phong Sinh townships;
+ Lang Son province: Dong Dang provincial town; Tan Thanh, Chi Ma, Ban Chat, Binh Nghi and Quoc Khanh townships;
+ Cao Bang province: Ta Lung provincial town; Soc Giang, Ban Doc, Coc Pang, Con Yen, Po Peo, Ly Van, Thi Hoa and Duc Long townships.
+ Ha Giang province: Coc Pai, Xin Man, Vinh Quang, Thanh Thuy, Bach Dich, Pho Bang, Dong Van, Xin Cai, Meo Vac, Yen Minh and Tam Son townships;
+ Lao Cai province: Y Ty, Ban Vuoc, Muong Khuong, Pha Long, Si Mai Cai townships and Lao Cai city;
+ Lai Chau province: Ka Lang, Thu Lum, Pa Su Ve, Ma Li Chai, Ma Lu Thang and Pa So townships;
+ Dien Bien province: Forming A Pa Chai township connected with a border gate.
- System of specialized urban centers:
+ Ha Giang province: Yen Binh, Hung An, Vinh Thuy, Tan Quang, Viet Lam, Vi Xuyen and Yen Phu townships;
+ Lao Cai province: Sa Pa provincial town, Pho Lu; the townships of Bao Ha, Bac Nam, Tang Loong and Phong Hai;
+ Lai Chau province: Sin Ho, Phong Tho and Than Uyen townships;
+ Dien Bien province: Muong Ang, Tua Chua, Na Son and Ban Phu townships.
- System of new urban centers:
+ Quang Ninh province: Tien Yen provincial town, Hon Mieu- Hat Ha urban center;
+ Lang Son province: The townships of Chi Ma, Tan Thanh, Cao Loc (in replacement of current Cao Loc township merged into Lang Son city);
+ Cao Bang province: Ban Coc, Bao Lam, Ha Quang, Soc Giang and Ha Lang townships;
+ Ha Giang province: Yen Phu, Thanh Thuy, Hung An, Tan Quang, Xin Cai, Dong Van, Bach Dich, Xi Man and Coc Pai townships;
+ Lao Cai province: Ban Vuoc, Ban Phiet, Bac Ngam, Bao Ha, Si Ma Cai, Muong Khuong, Ban Lau and Pha Long townships;
+ Lai Chau province: Sin Ho Dong, Nam Hang, Ma Lu Thang, Thu Lum, Dao San, Then Sin and Ka Lang townships;
+ Dien Bien province: A Pai Chai township.
- Orientations for development of districts and communes close to the border line:
On the basis of the current population distribution, resettlement conditions in border communes and defense requirements, the close-to-border population lines must be closely associated with the systems of urban centers and rural population points throughout the Vietnam-China border region, forming a chain system in support of economic development and security as well as defense maintenance, concretely as follows:
+ On the spot settlement of 66,370 households (Dien Bien: 230 households, Lai Chau: 1,040, Ha Giang: 13,230, Lao Cai: 15,750, Cao Bang: 22,600, Lang Son: 11,640 and Quang Ninh: 1,880 households);
+ Relocation to existing border hamlets of 2,270 households (Dien Bien: 38, Lai Chau: 120, Ha Giang: 920, Lao Cai: 180, Cao Bang: 240, Lang Son: 415 and Quang Ninh: 360 households);
+ Relocation and formation of new hamlets and resettlement to uninhabited hamlets of 3,335 households (Dien Bien: 105, Lai Chau: 810, Ha Giang: 120, Lao Cai: 500, Cao Bang: 1,115, Lang Son: 415 and Quang Ninh: 270 households).
8. Orientations for development of technical infrastructure systems:
a) Traffic planning orientations:
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