THE PRIME MINISTER
Decision No. 1533/QD-TTg of August 30, 2013, approving the master plan on socio-economic development of Can Tho city through 2020, with a vision toward 2030
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the Government s Decree No. 92/2006/ND-CP of September 7, 2006, on the formulation, approval and management of socio-economic development master plans; and Decree No. 04/2008/ND-CP of January 11, 2008, amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 92/2006/ND-CP of September 7, 2006;
At the proposal of the Can Tho City People s Committee,
DECIDES:
Article 1: To approve the master plan on socio-economic development of Can Tho city through 2020, with a vision toward 2030, with the following principal contents:
I. DEVELOPMENT VIEWPOINTS
1. To restructure the city’s economy toward industry-service-hi-tech agriculture through 2020 and service-industry-hi-tech agriculture after 2020; to focus on conditions to create posture and momentum for development (key infrastructure facilities, key sectors and products, technologies and human resources). The economic structure grows in a fast, stable and sustainable manner, ensuring social equity and progress.
2. To invest in economic development in width and depth, mainly in depth. To focus investment on a number of the city’s sectors with competitive advantages such as services, tourism, hi-tech industries; hi-tech agricultural and aquatic products, etc.
3. To mobilize the city’s combined strengths, the central government’s support and external resources to speed up the city’s socio-economic development in which internal resources are a decisive factor and external sources are important.
4. To align the city’s socio-economic development with the orientations for socio-economic development in the Mekong River Delta region; building and developing Can Tho city as a momentum for boosting the region’s development.
5. To closely combine economic development with the development of social fields, education and training, healthcare, culture and building of a new countryside, gradually narrow the gap between urban and rural areas.
6. To closely combine socio-economic development with urban construction and management, development of infrastructure and building of urban civilization.
7. To combine economic development with economical use of natural resources and protection of eco-environment, ensuring sustainable development.
8. To combine economic development with defense and security. To firmly preserve political security and social order and safety in all circumstances. To create considerable improvements in managing social order and safety, urban lifestyles, and preventing and combating crimes and social evils.
II. DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
1. Overall objectives:
To build Can Tho city into a civilized and modem city imbued with river characteristics so as to basically become an industrialized city before 2020; a socio-economic center, an education-training and science-technology center, a healthcare, cultural and sports center in the Mekong River Delta region; an important hub of regional and international transport; a key area holding a strategic role in the Mekong River Delta region’s and the country’s defense and security; to play the role as a momentum to boost the strong development of the entire Mekong River Delta region.
2. Specific objectives:
a/ Economic objectives:
- To attain an annual average economic growth rate of around 16% in the 2011-2015 period, including region Ill’s annual growth of 17%, region II’s annual growth of 17.5%, and region I’s annual growth of 2.7%; to achieve an annual average economic growth rate of 15% in the 2016-2020 period, including region Ill’s annual growth of 15.3%, region II’s annual growth of 16%, and region I’s annual growth of 2.5%; an annual average economic growth rate of 10.5% in the 2021-2030 period, including region Ill’s annual growth of 10.9%, region II’s annual growth of 10.4%, and region I’s annual growth of 2%.
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