THE PRIME MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No: 192/2006/QD-TTg
Hanoi, August 21, 2006
 
DECISION
APPROVING THE SCHEME ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN LAI CHAU PROVINCE TILL 2010
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to Resolution No. 37-NQ/TW of July 1, 2004, of the Political Bureau (IXth term) on socio-economic development orientations and defense and security maintenance in northern midland and mountainous regions till 2010;
Pursuant to the Prime Minister's Decision No. 87/2006/QD-TTg of April 20, 2006, approving the master plan on socio-economic development in Lai Chau province in the 2006-2020 period;
At the proposal of the Lai Chau provincial People's Committee's Report No. 230/TTr-UBND of May 16, 2006, and the Ministry of Planning and Investment in Official Letter No. 3065/BKH-TD&GSDT of May 3, 2006, and Official Letter No. 4141/BKH-TD&GSDT of June 7, 2006,
DECIDES:
Article 1.- To approve the Scheme on socio-economic development in Lai Chau province till 2010, with the following principal contents:
1. Objectives of development till 2010
Overall objectives:
To accelerate economic growth in Lai Chau, bringing the province out of the status of particular difficulty and narrowing the development gap between the province and other provinces in the region and the whole country.
To generate marked improvements in socio-economic infrastructure. To bring into full play the province's advantages in its border location, minerals, hydropower, land and climate for economic development; to concentrate on hunger eradication and poverty alleviation, and fundamentally complete sedentarization work; to protect and develop forest resources; to preserve and promote ethnic minority cultural identities, improve local people's material and spiritual life.
To associate economic development with defense and security maintenance, political stability and firm safeguard of national boundary sovereignty.
A number of major objectives to be achieved by 2010:
Economically:

 

Average growth rate
2006-2010 period
GDP
14-15%
Agriculture, forestry and fishery
5-6%
Industry-construction
26-27%
Services
17-18%
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