| THE PRIME MINISTER | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM |
| No. 1771/QD-TTg | Hanoi, December 5, 2008 |
DECISION
APPROVING THE MASTER PLAN ON CONSTRUCTION OF CHAN MAY-LANG CO ECONOMIC ZONE, THUA THIEN - HUEPROVINCE, UP TO 2025
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the November 26, 2003 Law on Construction;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 08/ 2005/ND-CP of January 24, 2005, on construction planning;
At the proposal of the Construction Minister in Report No. 93/TTr-BXD of November 10,2008, and the People's Committee of Thua Thien - Hue province in Report No. 4786/TTr-UBND of September 25, 2008, approving the master plan on construction of Chan May-Lang Co economic zone, Thua Thien - Hue province, up to 2025,
DECIDES:
Article 1.- To approve the master plan on construction of Chan May - Lang Co economic zone, Thua Thien - Hue province, up to 2025 with the. following principal contents:
1. Scope of study:
Chan May-Lang Co economic zone encompasses Lang Co township and Loc Thuy, Loc Tien and Loc Vinh communes of Phu Loc district, Thua Thien - Hue province, covering an area of 27,108 ha.
2. Characteristics of the economic zone:
- It is port town and an important sea transport hub which provides deep-water port services and regulates goods circulation in the Central Vietnam key economic region.
- It is one of big and modem international trade hubs and tourist and resort centers of national and international scale in the Central Vietnam key economic region.
- It is an urban center for development of clean industries and hi-tech industries.
3. Population and construction land forecasts a/ Population
- By 2015, the zone's population will be about 90,000 (including 80,000 registered inhabitants in the economic zone and other 10,000 people living in the zone);
- By 2025, the zone's population will be about 170,000 (including 140,000 registered inhabitants and other 30,000 people living in the zone).
b/ Construction land
- By 2015, the construction land area will be about 3,810 ha (including 1,363 ha of urban land with a per-capita construction norm of 170 m2).
- By 2025, the construction land area will be about 9,980 ha (including 3,980 ha of urban land with a per-capita construction norm of 284 m2).
4. Orientations for spatial development
a/ Orientations for spatial development
- In the south: To exploit to the utmost land areas convenient for the construction of urban centers up to the foot of Bach Ma Hai Van mountain to promote links with Da Nang city. The development of the land fund must not affect the landscape and environment.
- In the north: To develop urban residential and service quarters combined with eco-tourism in close association with Tu Hien estuary and Cau Hai lagoon. The area stretching from East Chan May cape to Phu Gia mountain and Bu Lu river will be reserved for the development of ports, port logistic services and clean industries.
- In the east: The area of East Chan May cape and Lang Co area - Lap An lagoon - Hai Van pass will be exploited for the development environmental landscape-related eco-tourism.
- In the west: To develop low-rise residential quarters combined with tourism and industrial and handicraft services.
- The whole area of Gion, Phu Gia and Phuoc Tuong mountains, Voi islet, Hai Van pass, and ecosystems along Bu Lu and Thua Luu rivers, My Van and Lap An lagoon in the economic zone will be zoned off for the strict protection of the natural landscape.
b/Functional quarters
The whole space of the economic zone is planned to consist of urban functional quarters classified under different regulations on spatial management, including quarters which must comply with the master plan and quarters where land areas can be used in a flexible manner.
Specifically:
- Quarters which must comply with the master plan:
+ Chan May port of 370 ha in East Chan May cape, including a general port and a port exclusively reserved for the non-tariff area.
+ A major cargo transshipment and service trade center of 120 ha in the crossroads between National Highway IA and the road to Chan May port.
+ Chan May urban center and major centers, which cover a total area of about 1,545 ha along Bu Lu and Thua Luu rivers and at the foot of Phuoc Tuong mountain, including:
Urban centers of a total area of 1,022 ha and with an estimated population of 120,000-130,000. including new urban centers and upgraded ones.
Urban-level centers and residential quarters on a total area of about 66 ha, including an administrative center of 10-12 ha, a multi-purpose center on a total area of 25-30 ha, covering commercial, financial and information service centers which will be built into modem high-rise architectural complexes; a 5-hectare medical center, consisting of a general hospital and a medical center of 300-500 patient beds, and residential centers on a total area of about 19 ha.
A training center of 65-70 ha adjacent to the non-tariff area, where job training will be provided for port and industrial park development.
Parks and greenery areas on a total area of 198 ha. including a system of parks and greenery strips along rivers and intermingled with urban centers, and a cultural and sports and physical training center of 25-30 ha in the isle of Bu Lu river, consisting of such facilities as stadium, gymnasium, swimming pool and physical training and sports grounds.
Total urban road land will be about 190 ha,
+ The zone for high-class tourism and eco-
tourism service development: To cover about 1,950 ha in the area from Canh Duong estuary, Cu Du to Tu Hien bridge and Lang Co area along Hai Van mountain and Son Tra islet, including Lang Co tourist resort of950 ha, Bai Chuoi tourist resort of 120 ha, Son Cha island tourist resort of 150 ha, Cu Du tourist resort of 360 ha and Canh Duong tourist resort of 270 ha, and other tourist resorts of 100 ha.
+ Tourist resorts combined with urban residential houses: To occupy a total area of about 485 ha located in Lang Co township and areas to the west of Lap An lagoon. Hoi Mit and Hoi Dua. including an area of 135 ha of Lang Co township, 30 ha of Lap An lagoon resettlement area and 320 ha in Hoi Mit and Hoi Dua.
+ Ecological greenery and landscape protection areas, protective forests, greenery strips along national highways and high-voltage power transmission lines: To occupy about 2,190 ha located in mountains such as Hon Voi, Hai Van, Phu Gia, Phuoc Tuong and Gion.
+ Areas for outbound traffic and key technical infrastructure works: To occupy 280 ha. including 120 ha for outbound roads, including a transshipment center, a railway station and an inter-provincial car terminal; and 30 ha for key infrastructure works such as landfills and water treatment stations.
- Areas where land can be used in a flexible manner:
+ The non-tariff area, industrial parks and port logistic centers: To be located in the area stretching from East Chan May cape to Bu Lu river, cover about 1,540 ha, of which the non-tariff area will occupy 3.000 ha and industrial parks and port logistic centers, 540 ha.
+ Industrial and hi-tech industrial urban service areas, tourist service areas and entertainment centers: To occupy a total area of about 1.500 ha in the area from National Highway IA to the foot of Hon Voi mountain. This area will be reserved for the development of prioritized clean and hi-tech industries or urban service centers and entertainment centers.
5. Orientations for development of the technical infrastructure system
a/ Traffic planning orientations - Outbound traffic + Roads:
National Highway 1A: The section running across Lang Co tourist resort will be built and redirected to the west of Lap An lagoon (in the direction of the tourist route along Lap An lagoon), to new Lang Co bridge and connected to the existing National Highway 1A's section running through Hai Van tunnel. This section of National Highway 1A will be built up to grade-1 road standard with a road width of 54 m and tunnels through Phu Gia and Phuoc Tuong mountain passes.
The North - South expressway: The 4-motorlane section running through Chan May-Lang Co economic zone will lap Ho Chi Minh road, with about 20 km from Chan May urban center to the south of Bach Ma mountain range.
To build a road with a crosssection width of 52 m linking the economic zone with the North-South expressway in parallel with the North-South railway.
+ Railways: Not to redirect the existing railway section and ensure a safety corridor of 16 m for the whole section. To build a branch railway to Chan May port. To build new Chan May railway station combined with a major cargo transshipment and service trade center.
+ Waterways:
Chan May port is a general port consisting of a container transshipment port and a port to serve tourism and trade.
From now to 2025: To build ports along East Chan May cape which share the general port and the non-tariff area's port, covering about 150 ha. After 2025, to continue building ports from Canh Duong road to the coastline, with the functions of Chan May general port separated from those of the non-tariff area's port.
- Inbound traffic
+ Chan May area:
Canh Duong coastal road will have its planned width of 52 m unchanged. The section through Chan May port will be built ai two surface course levels. The higher one with a width of 18 m will be reserved for urban and tourist traffic, while the lower one with a width of 65 m will be for cargo transportation from Chan May port to the non-tariff area.
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