During his lifetime, President Ho Chi Minh had a very special affection for the people of all ethnic groups in Quang Ninh province. He visited Quang Ninh 9 times. On each visit, he gave the cadres and people simple, thoughtful but profound advice. Following Uncle Ho's advice, over the years, generations of cadres, party members and people in the whole province have strived to build and develop Quang Ninh province into one of the economic locomotives of the North and the whole country.
Quang Ninh has always been honored and proud to have President Ho Chi Minh visit many times. For the people of Tuan Chau (Ha Long City), that honor and pride were multiplied when they welcomed Uncle Ho three times in 1957, 1959 and 1963. During his visits, Uncle Ho advised the cadres and people on the island to unite to build Tuan Chau into a rich economy, strong in national defense, clean in politics, beautiful in landscape, and to build Tuan Chau Island into a "Pearl of Pearl".
That advice has been carried out by generations of cadres, soldiers, people and those who love this beautiful island over the years, building the island more and more prosperous. Tuan Chau Ward today still has the appearance of an island commune in the past because of the close-knit village spirit, the generous and hospitable spirit of the coastal people; but it is very clear with the characteristics of a rich, vibrant and modern tourist urban area with electricity, roads, schools and stations invested in spacious and synchronously. The roads are concreted, clean water is brought to serve the people and tourists visiting the island. The ward has no more poor households, the average income per capita is nearly 80 million VND/year. In recent years, the ward's budget revenue has been high. In 2022, despite difficulties due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the ward's state budget revenue still reached 42 billion VND (over 135% of the plan). Tuan Chau has transformed dramatically, becoming an international tourist center, welcoming hundreds of thousands of visitors each year to visit and relax.
Ms. Vu Thi Hai (Zone 3, Tuan Chau Ward) excitedly shared: "Being born and raised on Tuan Chau Island for 68 years, I have witnessed Tuan Chau change a lot. In the past, people's lives were difficult, but now they have improved significantly. The beginning of the road connecting the island to the mainland is an important premise to change the poor fishing village of the past, turning Tuan Chau into a pearl, a classy tourist center. Along with that, the road system in the residential area is concreted and expanded, making it convenient for people to travel. The schools are spacious and modern, the people have stable jobs, and high incomes. The rough pearl Tuan Chau of the past has become brighter and brighter, truly becoming a "Pearl Pearl" as Uncle Ho instructed".
The appearance of all regions in the province is changing every day. Especially in the past 10 years, Quang Ninh has achieved truly breakthrough and comprehensive development steps. From a locality with many weak infrastructure, Quang Ninh has become a locality with the most synchronous transport infrastructure system in the country with all types; tourism, cultural and social infrastructure has been invested synchronously. Quang Ninh is the leading locality in the country in restructuring the apparatus and administrative reform; 6 consecutive years leading the PCI Index, 5 years leading the PAR-Index, 4 consecutive years leading the SIPAS Index, 2 years leading the PAPI Index, and is the only province in the country to have 2 years (2020 and 2022) leading in all 4 indexes: PCI, SIPAS, PAR-Index, PAPI.
In the past 7 years, the province's economic growth rate has always been at double digits. Especially in the 3 years (2020-2022), despite being heavily affected by the pandemic, Quang Ninh still achieved high economic growth: 10.05% in 2020, 10.28% in 2021 and 2022, creating a miracle in the innovation process.
More importantly, the people have enjoyed the fruits of those growth results. The average GRDP in 2022 reached 8,200 USD/person/year, the highest in the Northern region. The whole province currently has only 102 poor households, accounting for 0.026% of the total number of households in the province; 2,454 near-poor households, accounting for 0.635%. The province has no poor districts or poor communes; Ha Long city has no poor or near-poor households; 3/13 localities, namely Quang Yen, Co To, Van Don, have no poor households; the remaining 9 localities have a poverty rate of less than 1%. Quang Ninh has completed the national target program on new rural construction (NTM), entering the stage of building advanced NTM, modern and civilized model NTM, associated with harmonious and sustainable urbanization, improving the quality of life of farmers and rural residents; Complete 3 years ahead of schedule the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction for the 2021-2025 period.
People's lives are constantly improving, opportunities to access high-quality healthcare and education services are expanding. By the end of 2022, the rate of population participating in health insurance will reach over 95%; the rate of national standard schools will reach 87.66%. Indicators for the number of doctors and hospital beds per 10,000 people are all higher than the national average. Quang Ninh has a series of specialized medical facilities to serve the people's medical examination and treatment needs.
It can be said that the 9 visits of Uncle Ho to Quang Ninh were extremely important events for the Party Committee and the people of all ethnic groups in the province. Following his instructions, Quang Ninh is proud of its great achievements, comprehensive and profound changes in all fields, affirming its position as a leading locality in innovation and creativity, a growth pole of the Northern region.
Until today, Uncle Ho's advice during his visit remains valuable and continues to be a guiding principle in the development process of Quang Ninh. The Party Committee, government and people of all ethnic groups in Quang Ninh are continuing to make efforts to build Quang Ninh to constantly develop and truly become a rich and beautiful province as Uncle Ho wished during his lifetime.
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