| THE PRIME MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM |
| No. 589/QD-TTg | Hanoi, May 20, 2008 |
APPROVING THE MASTER PLAN ON CONSTRUCTION OF THE HO CHI MINH CITY REGION UP TO 2020, WITH A VISION TOWARD 2050
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 08/2005/ND-CP dated January 24,2005, on construction planning;
At the proposal of the Ministry of Construction in Report No. 31/TTr-BXD dated April 23,2008, concerning approval of the master plan on construction of the Ho Chi Minh city region up to 2020, with a vision toward 2050;
DECIDES:
Article 1.
- To approve the master plan on construction of the Ho Chi Minh city region up to 2020, with a vision toward 2050, with the following principal contents:
1. Development objectives:
- To bring into play the role, position and potential of the region after the model of multi-polar concentration, with Ho Chi Minh city as the core center to develop into a city on par with regional and world ones;
- To develop a regional spatial structure, bring into play the role, position and potential of the Ho Chi Minh city region as a gateway of international trade, a leading economic hub in the country and the region, link provinces and cities in the region with one another and connect the Ho Chi Minh city region with other regions in the country and the world;
- To build and develop regional- and international-level high-grade trade, finance and service centers in the central area within a radius of 30 km and national-and regional-level service centers within a reasonable service radius;
- To build a system of urban centers throughout the region, link urban areas so that they can support one another, especially the central urban area within a radius of 30 km. To form counterbalance urban areas with development poles being core cities, and connect them with the central urban area through urban economic corridors;
- To develop consolidated areas with hi-tech and specialized industries. To form economic corridors of industries and services, serving as a driving force for rapid and sustainable development in the regional provinces;
- To form a diversified and flexible system of social infrastructure;
- To develop international-level tourist areas and centers in association with culture, urban areas and natural landscape;
- To develop urban and rural areas in a balanced manner. To establish ecological settings;
- To lay orientations for the development of transport, power supply, water supply and drainage and environmental sanitation infrastructure facilities which are regionally interconnected to tap the advantages of each area for the rapid and sustainable development of all economic and social zones;
- To formulate strategic projects that can influence, spread and promote regional development;
- To develop mechanisms for effectively managing and controlling the development of the regional construction space.
2. Vision toward 2050:
By 2050 the Ho Chi Minh city region will become a dynamic economic region with high and sustainable economic development rates; a leading economic development region in the whole country, an economic center of the region and Asia; an international-level trade, finance and service center, a center of highly specialized hi-tech industries; and concurrently a high-quality cultural, training and healthcare center and a region with good landscape and environment.
3. Planning scope:
The planning scope of the Ho Chi Minh city region encompasses the whole administration territories of Ho Chi Minh city and seven surrounding provinces of Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh, Long An, Dong Nai, Ba Ria - Vung Tau and Tien Giang with a total area of around 30,404 km2 and an influential radius of 150-200 km.
4. Population forecasts:
- It is projected that by 2020 the region's population will be 20-22 million, with 16-17 million living in urban centers and an urbanization rate of 77- 80%;
- Vision toward 2050: The region's population will be 28-30 million, with 25-27 million living in urban centers and an urbanization rate of 90%.
5. Land use planning:
- At present, the total land area of the Ho Chi Minh city region is 30,404 km2;
- Projected land areas for urban construction:
+ By 2020: around 180,000 - 210,000 ha;
+ By 2050: around 250,000 - 270,000 ha.
- Projected land areas for industries:
+ By 2020: around 30,000 - 40,000 ha;
+ By 2050: around 50,000 - 70,000 ha.
6. Regional development model:
The Ho Chi Minh city region will be development after the model of multi-polar concentration with the central area having a radius of 30 km and five development poles.
7. Orientations for the region's spatial development:
a/ The region's spatial structure:
- The special structure of consolidated urban and industrial areas will consist of a central area having a radius of 30 km and Ho Chi Minh city as the core and affiliated satellite cities located from belt road 2 to the center; adjacent areas of 30-50 km located along belt road 3, developed at a lower density and linked with ecological areas. The counter balance development poles include:
+ The southeastern pole in the direction of Ba Ria - Vung Tau, with Vung Tau as the regional core city and Phu My, Ba Ria and Long Hai urban centers forming the urban area of Vung Tau city;
+ The eastern pole embracing Dau Giay, Long Thanh, Gia Ray, Dinh Quan, Tan Phu and Vinh Cuu and Long Khanh urban centers, with Long Khanh as the core;
+ The northern pole embracing My Phuoc, Chon Thanh, An Loc, Loc Ninh, Hoa Lu and Dong Xoai urban centers, with Chon Thanh as the core;
+ The northwestern pole embracing Trang Bang, Go Dau, Moc Bai, Tay Ninh and Xa Mat urban centers, with Trang Bang, Go Dau, Moc Bai and Tay Ninh as the core;
+ The southwestern pole embracing Ben Luc, Tan An, Tan Hiep, and My Tho, with My Tho and Tan An as the core.
The spatial structure of landscape areas will consist of the system of Sai Gon, Nha Be, Be, Vam Co Dong, Co Tay, Tien, Soai Rap, Thi Vai and Long Tau rivers, together with Tri An and Dau Tieng reservoirs and the East Sea area; natural landscape areas of Binh Chau – Binh Phuoc Buu, Nam Cat Tien, Vinh Cuu, Thac Mo, Bu Gia Map, Lo Go – Xa Mat, Dong Thap Muoi indigo forest and Can Gio biosphere area.
b/ Orientations for organization of the region’s development space up to 2020:
- Division of functional areas:
+ Urban development area:
- The central urban area within a radius of 30 km: covering Ho Chi Minh city as the core city, independent satellite urban centers (including Bien Hoa and Thu Dau Mot cities) and dependent satellite urban centers (including news urban centers of Nhon Trach, Tam Phuoc, Hiep Phuoc, Cu Chi, Duc Hoa, Long Thanh, Trang Bom, An Lac, Nha Be, Can Gio, Di An – Thuan An) and urban centers in adjacent areas (including grade-3 and grade-4 urban centers outside belt road 3, namely Dau Giay, Vinh Cuu, Tan Uyen, My Phuoc, Hau Nghia, Ben Luc and Can Giuoc);
- Counterbalance area: The southeastern counterbalance urban area (Ba Ria - Vung Tau urban area – National Highway 51 urban economic corridor); the counterbalance urban area to the east of Ho Chi Minh city (Dong Nai urban area – National Highway 1A economic corridor); the northern counterbalance urban area (Binh Phuoc – National Highway 13 urban economic corridor); the northwestern counterbalance urban area (Tay Ninh - trans-Asia National Highway 22 urban economic corridor); and the southwestern counterbalance urban area (Long An, Tien Giang – National Highway 1A urban economic corridor running to Can Tho).
Distribution of the network of urban centers by nature and function:
- National-level and regional-level general urban centers: Ho Chi Minh, Vung Tau, My Tho, Bien Hoa, Ba Ria, Tan An, Thu Dau Mot, Tay Ninh and Dong Xoai cities;
- Specialized urban centers:
Trade, service and scientific urban center: Tam Phuoc new urban center (glade 3);
Border-gate urban centers: Hoa Lu, Moc Bai and Xa Mat urban centers (grade 3);
Scientific urban center of Long Thanh;
Tourist urban centers: Long Hai town (grade-3 urban center), ThacMo town, Duong Minh Chau township, Vinh An township;
Industrial and port service urban centers: Phu My urban center, Nhon Trach city, and Hiep Phuoc new urban center.
+ Industrial development area:
- Central industrial area in Ho Chi Minh city: hi-tech, information technology, biotechnology, clean, precision engineering and support industries;
- Northern industrial area in Binh Duong province: agricultural and forest product exploitation and processing, electronic and building materials industries;
- Eastern industrial area in Dong Nai province: interdisciplinary, agricultural and forestry product processing, mechanical engineering and support industries;
- Southeastern industrial area in Ba Ria – Vung Tau province: heavy, oil and gas, oil refinery and petrochemical and seaport-based industries;
- Southwestern industrial area Long An and Tien Giang provinces: agricultural, forest and aquatic product processing, agricultural engineering and consumer goods industries;
- Northwestern industrial area Tay Ninh and Long An provinces: building materials, mechanical engineering, electronics and other industries.
DECISION
