In 2024, Uong Bi City will make many marks of great efforts and achieve very exciting results. This is the premise and motivation for Uong Bi to confidently implement the tasks, solutions and goals set for 2025.
Chairman of Uong Bi City People's Committee Pham Tuan Dat answered an interview with a reporter from the Provincial Media Center about the locality's development goals and tasks in 2025.
- Could you tell us about the local situation in 2024?
+ It can be said that in 2024, Uong Bi City had to face many difficulties and challenges, in which the damage caused by natural disasters was extremely severe. But above all, in the midst of difficulties, we clearly felt the attention, leadership and close direction of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Provincial Fatherland Front Committee; acknowledged the spirit of solidarity, innovation, proactiveness, creativity, efforts, joint efforts, and consensus of the entire political system, armed forces, people of all walks of life, and the business community in the area.
Faced with each requirement and task, Uong Bi City grasped the opportunity, effectively applied the issued decisions, promoted the strength of the great solidarity bloc to implement and achieve positive and comprehensive results. At the end of the year, Uong Bi City completed and exceeded 13/14 socio-economic development targets. Only the target on forest coverage rate was not completed due to heavy damage from storm No. 3.
- So what is the highlight of 2024, sir?
+ The economic growth rate reached 15.2%, the average GDP per capita reached 11,596 USD, which is the number we are proud of. The added value of all three economic sectors of the city exceeded the target set by the resolution, which is the industrial and construction sector reached 14.2%, the service sector reached 20%, and the agricultural sector reached 4.8%. Total social development investment capital reached 15,272 billion VND, an increase of 49.7% compared to 2023. The industrial production value reached 46,635 billion, an increase of 77.57% compared to 2023. In 2024, the whole city welcomed 3.3 million visitors, with revenue reaching 1,815 billion VND. The city completed the target of reducing poor and near-poor households.
In terms of budget revenue, in 2024, Uong Bi City will achieve a total revenue of VND 3,378.5 billion, equal to the assigned estimate; total local budget revenue will reach VND 2,069.5 billion, equal to 214% of the assigned estimate. Regarding the provincial budget revenue, the city will collect VND 810 billion, an increase of 30% compared to 2023. Uong Bi has 10 revenue targets exceeding the target, including revenue from local state-owned enterprises; foreign-invested enterprises; non-state sector; land tax; personal income tax; registration fees, fees, and charges; revenue from granting exploitation rights; non-agricultural land use tax; other budget revenue; revenue from public land for profit.
In 2024, Uong Bi City also achieved high results in the goal of developing culture, people, ensuring social security associated with the effective implementation of Resolution No. 17-NQ/TU (dated November 10, 2023) of the Provincial Party Committee on building and promoting cultural values, human strength of Quang Ninh to become an endogenous resource, a driving force for rapid and sustainable development. This is demonstrated by the city's first organization of a scientific workshop "Identifying, preserving and promoting the heritage values of Uong Bi land in the orientation of sustainable development of Uong Bi City"; coordinating with units to complete the dossier to nominate the Yen Tu relic and landscape complex as a world heritage site, the dossier is currently in the process of being appraised by UNESCO and is expected to be approved in July 2025.
- Uong Bi City is preparing to enter 2025 with new targets, tasks and solutions. Can you tell us about the highest goal of the locality?
+ We identify 2025 as having a special significance, being the final year of the term and the 5-year plan 2021-2025; the year of many important celebrations of the Party, the country, and the locality, the 60th anniversary of Uncle Ho's visit and talk to cadres, workers, and people of all ethnic groups in Uong Bi town on February 2 (1965-2025). This is also the year of holding party congresses at all levels, the 21st City Party Congress, the 16th Provincial Party Congress, towards the 14th National Party Congress.
Inheriting the achievements of 2024 and previous years, Uong Bi City has determined the working theme for 2025 as "Focusing on attracting investment, breaking through economic development, creating momentum for the new term". From this guideline, the city requires all levels, affiliated sectors, and units in the area to continue to innovate thinking, act more decisively and effectively, overcome all difficulties and challenges, strive to successfully and comprehensively implement the goals and tasks of the 2025 plan, towards the highest goal of developing the city and improving the quality of life in all aspects for the people.
Thank you!
10 Outstanding Events of Uong Bi City in 2024
1 - Located in the eye of storm No. 3 (YAGI), suffering property damage of about 3,200 billion VND, however, Uong Bi City has done a good job of prevention and control so there was no loss of life, quickly stabilizing life and production and business, and providing support to affected subjects. With efforts to overcome difficulties, Uong Bi City has a high growth rate of 15.2%, the average gross domestic product reached 11,596 USD, and the total social investment capital increased by nearly 50% compared to 2023.
2 - The locality completed the election of village and ward chiefs for the 2025-2027 term early with 100% of voters going to the polls; The elected personnel achieved high results. The city Party Committee admitted 296 new party members, the highest ever, and for the first time admitted 4 12th grade students from high schools to the Party.
3 - With the approval of the Urban Development Program and the Architectural Management Regulations, Uong Bi strives to become a Type I urban area by 2030; the city has approved zoning plans, basically covering all zoning plans in the area.
4 - Putting into operation Phuong Nam Industrial Park, with a total investment of over 500 billion VND. The city plans to add more industrial parks, along with 2,500 hectares of land in Quang Yen coastal economic zone, which will promote the development of Uong Bi's processing and manufacturing industry; in 2024, industrial value will increase by 77.57% compared to 2023.
5 - Mass education, spearhead of the has been significantly improved, Uong Bi students participated in national and international intellectual and sports playgrounds and won many high prizes, with 1 student winning the Gold Medal of the International Math Competition organized by IMC; 1 student winning the National Champion Award at the age of 13; 8 students participated in the National Phu Dong Sports Festival, winning 11 medals. Completed upgrading and put into use the synchronous and modern Uong Bi High School. The city has 1 teacher awarded the title of Associate Professor, 1 teacher is among the 200 outstanding teachers nationwide.
6 - Coordinate with localities of Bac Giang and Hai Duong to complete the dossier to request UNESCO to recognize Yen Tu as a world heritage; successfully organize a provincial-level scientific workshop "Identifying, preserving and promoting the heritage values of Uong Bi land in the direction of sustainable development of Uong Bi city" attracting 34 experts, scientists and researchers nationwide to participate; launch the cultural space product of the Dao Thanh Y ethnic group in Thuong Yen Cong commune associated with building a community calendar model.
7 - The first marathon called "Touching the Heritage Area" attracted more than 6,000 participants. The running route is considered one of the most beautiful routes in Vietnam. Uong Bi has won 52/53 times in the cross-country race organized by the province.
8 - By 2024, make a breakthrough in social security activities, the city will have no more poor or near-poor households according to the criteria of the province and the central government; complete the construction and repair of houses for 96/96 households of people with revolutionary contributions and relatives of martyrs with housing difficulties.
9 - Vietnam - Sweden Uong Bi Hospital is the first provincial hospital in the country to successfully carry out the collection of multiple organs from 1 donor patient, successfully coordinating transplants for 7 patients, creating a widespread organ donation movement throughout the province.
10 - Being a bright spot in the movement of All People Protecting National Security, with the expansion of the "Security Camera" model; the "Opening the Way Back for Wrongdoers" model recognized by the Ministry of Public Security as a typical model; implementing the model "Maintaining Peace in the Sacred Yen Tu Mountain Area". Being the first district-level unit in Military Region 3 to organize the dissemination of national defense and security knowledge to nearly 500 monks, nuns, and Buddhists.
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