The Government Office has just issued Notice No. 418/TB-VPCP dated September 13, 2024, concluding the conclusion of Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha at the meeting on the Investment Policy Document of the Saigon Gateway International Transit Port Project (named according to the Planning as Can Gio International Transit Port).
In the Notice, the Deputy Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Transport, the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and other ministries and branches to coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment in the process of appraising the project dossier according to the provisions of the Investment Law and related guiding Decrees to ensure strictness, completeness, and within the authority of the Prime Minister as requested by the Deputy Prime Minister in Official Dispatch No. 5714/VPCP-CN dated August 12, 2024.
The Ministry of Planning and Investment and the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City shall guide and support the Investor in proposing a research project to fully absorb written opinions and opinions expressed at meetings of ministries and agencies to supplement and complete the proposal dossier according to legal regulations, send it to the Ministry of Planning and Investment to complete the appraisal, and submit it to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision in September 2024.
Regarding the objectives and requirements, the Ministry of Planning and Investment is responsible for appraising and specifying the conditions, objectives and requirements for investment and exploitation of the Can Gio International Transit Port Project, focusing on determining the factors for the next 5-year period (until 2030); the investment in the construction of the Can Gio International Transit Port will only be implemented when meeting the requirements for national and ethnic interests. The draft decision on investment policy must clearly and specifically identify the basic contents, mainly in compliance with the provisions of law and the contents that can be considered for supplementation and completion after the approval of the investment policy, during the process of preparing the feasibility study report and approving the investment project; ensure the selection of investors with full capacity and experience in investing in the construction, exploitation and development of international transit ports with sufficient capacity to compete regionally and internationally, develop sustainably, prosperously, securely and safely, associated with ensuring national defense, security, maintaining independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity in accordance with the orientation of Resolution No. 36-NQ/TW dated October 22, 2018 of the Party Central Committee.
Port development plans must ensure comprehensiveness.
The Deputy Prime Minister noted that the Ministry of Planning and Investment should coordinate with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Science and Technology and the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City to make maximum use of information and data of the Project on construction of Can Gio international transit port established by the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City to update and complete the pre-feasibility study report, best meeting the appraisal, consideration and approval of the investment policy of the Project.
Regarding the port development plan: the port development plan must ensure comprehensiveness, synchronization and reasonable divergence for each stage in accordance with the seaport planning and demand according to the forecast results of goods passing through the port; fully demonstrate the orientation of the main functional areas of the port (service areas directly serving port exploitation, administrative areas, specialized state management agency areas at the port, areas providing gasoline, fuel, clean water, electricity, etc.; if necessary, foreign consulting units with capacity and experience can be invited to participate in consulting).
The determination of investment options and investment roadmap must be considered and selected based on the results of a thorough assessment of the impacts and influences between Can Gio international transit port and other ports. The relationship between Can Gio and Cai Mep wharf area of Ba Ria - Vung Tau seaport and the mutual influences between invested projects must be properly resolved; the use and exploitation of shipping lanes and shared infrastructure must be properly resolved.
Do not ignore and do not "sacrifice" the environment
Regarding the assessment of economic, defense and security impacts and efficiency: In addition to the assessment of impacts and the relationship between Can Gio port and Cai Mep port area, it is necessary to clearly indicate the investment plan for connecting infrastructure in accordance with the development orientation and planning of Ho Chi Minh City (Ho Chi Minh City is responsible for announcing the development plan for infrastructure such as transportation, electricity, water, etc. to serve the investment and exploitation of Can Gio port); In particular, because the project is related to the first world biosphere reserve in Vietnam, which is of great value and significance to Ho Chi Minh City and the region, it is necessary to carefully and comprehensively assess the impacts and influences on the environment; the consideration of the investment policy decision must resolutely not "sacrifice" the environment, clearly indicating the areas and areas that need to change the purpose of forest use (where, what is the impact?). The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must fully, specifically and clearly state their opinions regarding the environmental impact of the Project.
Regarding technology: The port exploitation technology plan is oriented towards modernity, environmental friendliness, in line with the world's development trends and is determined according to the overall design and specified for each stage to ensure the best exploitation efficiency for the Investor. The Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Science and Technology are responsible for clarifying in the Report and clearly orienting the requirements in the next step to be implemented to select the investor. These contents must be clearly stated in the Project investment policy.
Regarding green port criteria: The appraisal report and draft investment policy decision must clearly define the content requiring Ho Chi Minh City and the Investor to invest in infrastructure to ensure green port criteria for the period up to 2030, 2035 and 2050 (plan, roadmap for providing clean, environmentally friendly fuel, investing in infrastructure, requirements of the fleet coming to the port, etc.).
The Ministry of Planning and Investment is responsible for assessing and appraising all relevant contents according to regulations (such as planning, land use plans, conversion of forest use purposes, technology, environment, time limit, investment phases, socio-economic efficiency, investment capital, etc.) to ensure that when the Prime Minister approves the investment policy, it has been carefully and fully considered according to legal regulations, especially environmental issues (not ignoring and not "sacrificing" the environment; must ensure overall harmonious benefits, avoid creating conflicts, negatively affecting other projects, etc.).
Must ensure investment in accordance with the overall investment plan.
Regarding the selection of investors, the Deputy Prime Minister requested Ho Chi Minh City, based on Resolution 98/2023/QH15 of the National Assembly on piloting a number of specific policies and mechanisms for the development of Ho Chi Minh City, to study and consider adding a number of other important criteria to select strategic investors, including: attracting shipping lines with a large fleet in the world; requirements on investment scale and construction investment capital within 5 years (must complete investment in 04 ports with a total capital of about 1.5 billion USD); cooperate with domestic enterprises to invest and exploit ports; properly implement the commitment to attract the volume of international goods transiting through the port...
The selected investor must ensure that the investment is implemented in accordance with the overall and synchronous investment plan, in accordance with the roadmap and investment phases as required by the state management agency and proposed by Ho Chi Minh City.
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