THE PRIME MINISTER
Decision No. 795/QD-TTg of May 23, 2013, approving a master plan on socio-economic development in the Red River delta through 2020
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;
At the proposal of the Ministry of Planning and Investment,
DECIDES:
Article 1: To approve the master plan on socio-economic development in the Red River delta through 2020, with the following principal contents:
I. POSITION AND ROLE
The Red River delta region embraces 11 provinces and centrally run cities, namely Hanoi, Hai Phong, Hai Duong, Bac Ninh, Vinh Phuc, Hung Yen, Thai Binh, Nam Dinh, Ha Nam, Ninh Binh and Quang Ninh, and is the East Sea gateway to the world and a bridge directly linking Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia, the two dynamic development regions.
The Red River delta region has a high population density and a long-standing development history associated with national construction and defense. In addition, Hanoi Capital and important provinces and cities such as Hai Phong city and Quang Ninh province have earned the region an important position and role and made it a major political, economic, cultural and scientific-technological center of the country. Accommodating central agencies, executive centers of many major economic groups, and training, research and application institutions and centers of the nation, the Red River delta region has been and will continue playing a particularly important role and position in the national development cause.
II. DEVELOPMENT VIEWPOINTS
- To boost the region’s socio-economic development in conformity with the national socio-economic development strategy and sectoral development master plans in an open manner toward deeper and wider international integration and closer connection with other regions in the country.
- To make the best use of the region’s advantages to boost growth and competitiveness together with sustainable development. To prioritize and focus on the development of a number of spearhead sectors which are capable of driving and leading other sectors’ development and creating specific brand names for the region’s products.
