| THE GOVERNMENT ----- | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence- Freedom- Happiness ------- |
| No.20/2003/QD-TTg | Hanoi, January 29, 2003 |
DECISION
OF THE PRIME MINISTER APPROVING THE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING FOR VIETNAM'S COAL INDUSTRY IN THE 2003-2010 PERIOD, WITH THE PROSPECTS TILL 2020 TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated December 25, 2001;
At the proposal of the Ministry of Industry (Official Dispatches No. 3989/CV-KHDT of October 10, 2002 and No. 4909/CV-KHDT of December 9, 2002) on the approval of the development planning for Vietnam's coal industry,
DECIDES:
Article 1. To approve the development planning for Vietnam's coal industry in the 2003-2010 period, with the prospects till 2020 taken into consideration, with the following major contents:
1. Orientations for the development of coal industry:
- Coal constitutes a precious natural resource and an irreproducible energy source. Therefore, the exploration, exploitation, processing and use of coal must be done in an economical and efficient manner.
- To sustainably develop the coal industry, thus meeting the national economy's coal demands; to ensure a stable domestic coal market and set aside a rational part for export so as to regulate the quantities and types thereof and create foreign currency sources.
- To develop coal industry in close combination with socio-economic development, tourism, national defense, security and environmental and ecological protection in coal areas, especially in Quang Ninh province.
