On February 10, the Provincial People's Committee had a working session with the Ha Long City People's Committee on the situation and results of implementing the socio-economic development tasks in 2024, and deploying directions and tasks in 2025. Comrade Pham Duc An, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired.
Reporting at the meeting, in order to carry out the socio-economic development tasks associated with the theme of 2024, the People's Committee of Ha Long City has proactively directed, specified the tasks, and resolutely implemented them. In particular, focusing on key tasks, key points, and specific solutions, achieving positive results in all aspects.
In 2024, the city will achieve and exceed 18/20 socio-economic development targets; production value will reach VND 234,012 billion, up 16.5%. Of which, trade and services will grow by 19.3%; industry and construction will grow by 15.5%; agriculture, forestry and fishery will grow by 7%; total budget revenue in the area will reach VND 18,135 billion...
Along with that, the work of ensuring social security has been focused on, the city has implemented new construction and repair of houses for 170 households of people with revolutionary contributions and relatives of martyrs, maintaining the city with no poor or near-poor households according to the provincial standards. Other works such as culture, education, and health have been well implemented. The city has prioritized resources to renovate, embellish, and promote the value of cultural works, relics, and history; reviewed, restored, and promoted the value of traditional festivals in the area associated with the Project "Ha Long - Festival City". At the same time, the city continues to lead the province in the number of provincial-level excellent student awards, the rate of national standard schools reaching 80%.
Regarding the task of developing infrastructure, during the year, the city accelerated the progress of investment preparation, commencement and construction of key and dynamic projects. Of which, 60 projects were deployed to welcome the Party Congresses at all levels, term 2025-2030; 252 projects, works to renovate and upgrade infrastructure of residential areas and urban areas with a total investment of more than 1,400 billion VND, thereby bringing the urbanization rate to 87.1%.
Regarding planning work, closely following the General Plan to 2040 approved by the Government, the city has completed the preparation and submission for approval of 13/15 zoning planning projects; approved the general construction planning project, detailed planning projects of 10 commune centers, as a basis for attracting investment and implementing projects. Along with that, the city has reviewed, revoked, canceled, and abolished 135/827 detailed planning projects that are not in accordance with the general plan; completed and submitted for appraisal of the Urban Development Program, architectural management regulations, etc.
2025 is determined to be the year of acceleration, breakthrough, reaching the finish line, striving to complete at the highest level the socio-economic development plan for the 5-year period 2021 - 2025. Ha Long City will focus on innovation, restructuring the apparatus; focus on attracting investment and creating breakthroughs in the fields of heritage economy, digital economy, green agriculture, manufacturing and processing industry, high-tech industry. In addition, urban construction and renovation will be exemplary and typical; comprehensive and effective management of public investment capital, prevention of state budget loss... striving for a production value growth rate of 18.8% in 2025.
At the meeting, members of the Provincial People's Committee spent time reviewing, analyzing, and clearly evaluating the results achieved by Ha Long City in 2024. At the same time, they also pointed out a number of shortcomings, difficulties, and inadequacies; thereby proposing solutions to effectively implement the goals and tasks in 2025. In particular, focusing on the management and use of civil servants, public employees and staffing quotas; implementing public investment projects; Ha Long Bay heritage buffer zone boundaries; repairing the traffic system; short-term land management and exploitation, etc.
Agreeing on the contents at the meeting, Mr. Pham Duc An, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, highly appreciated the proactive spirit, determination, and drastic results achieved by Ha Long City in implementing socio-economic development tasks. Especially in the 2025 task, the city has adjusted the growth target to match the province's target.
As the capital city of the province, with a particularly important role and position, and with a large development potential, he suggested that departments and branches accompany Ha Long in building a long-term development strategy. It is necessary to focus on unlocking resources to effectively use planning; have solutions to respond to and solve environmental problems; prioritize resources to continue to synchronously develop traffic and urban infrastructure; enhance attractive tourism products for visitors; strengthen investment attraction, accompany investors and businesses in realizing new development goals...
He noted that during the implementation process, it is necessary to have a plan, study new proposals, attractive and suitable mechanisms, in order to effectively implement development goals. The city needs to continue to effectively implement solutions in focusing on solving and removing difficulties by strengthening decentralization and authorization; focusing on solving fundamental and policy issues through building a group of key issues to prioritize. Determined to build and develop Ha Long to become a leading locality in innovation, a model, civilized city, a driving force of the province, commensurate with its existing potential and advantages.
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