General Secretary: Quang Nam expected to merge with Da Nang

On the afternoon of March 29, in Da Nang City, General Secretary To Lam and the Central working delegation worked with the Standing Committee of the Da Nang City Party Committee and the Standing Committee of the Quang Nam Provincial Party Committee on the implementation of the Resolution of the 13th National Congress and the resolutions of the two local Party Committees for the 2020-2025 term.

General Secretary To Lam said that Quang Nam is expected to merge with Da Nang.

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Merging provinces prepares for "hundred-year vision"

Speaking at the meeting, General Secretary To Lam pointed out that Da Nang is also facing many challenges, its economy is still small compared to the whole country and many other localities. Da Nang also does not have many large corporations investing; science, technology, and innovation, although being focused on, have not created a truly strong driving force. At the same time, Da Nang's role as a regional connection - especially with Quang Nam and the Central localities - has not been fully promoted.

In that context, the General Secretary emphasized that researching and implementing new development models, including adjusting administrative units, has become an urgent requirement to expand growth space, restructure development space and management apparatus to suit the long-term vision.

General Secretary To Lam affirmed that the policy of merging provinces and not organizing at the district level is a major, strategic orientation of the Central Committee that is being implemented urgently, resolutely, and decisively on the basis of broad consultation, with consensus as the foundation.

This is a revolution, an institutional breakthrough preparing for the "hundred-year vision" of national development. All institutional reforms must be for the practical and long-term interests of the people.

The General Secretary acknowledged that a major policy with profound institutional innovation will certainly create some concerns among officials and people. People are worried about losing their cultural identity, traditional names, being "merged", losing their local status, wondering whether public services will be more convenient after the reorganization; officials are worried about the impact on their jobs, income, position...

Therefore, the General Secretary requested that Party committees and authorities at all levels need to explain, dialogue, ensure smooth administrative operations, fast and convenient public services, promote the application of information technology in handling administrative procedures, preserve traditional names in various forms, build historical and cultural databases... properly implement the policy of "the new must be better than the old", "the people must be better served".

General Secretary To Lam visits Lien Chieu Port investment and construction project

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Da Nang - Quang Nam must become a growth pole of Vietnam

According to the General Secretary, the Central Committee and the National Assembly will soon discuss the merger of provinces, in which it is expected that Quang Nam will merge with Da Nang. A new Da Nang - Quang Nam must promote the potential and inherent advantages of both localities.

The General Secretary stated that building a new Da Nang - Quang Nam must become a growth pole of Vietnam, with high competitiveness in the Asia - Pacific region.

A new Da Nang - Quang Nam needs to position itself not only as the economic and social center of the Central region but also to demonstrate its pioneering role in leading other localities in the process of modern development; it is necessary to promote economic restructuring towards improving labor productivity and promoting potentials and advantages; build an international financial center, free trade zone, modern coastal city, resort tourism center, high-quality heritage tourism...

The master plan must ensure balanced development, avoiding over-concentration in Da Nang and forgetting the valuable potential of Quang Nam.

The General Secretary proposed shaping Da Nang - Quang Nam into a "national center for innovation, high technology and startups", pioneering in new fields such as digital economy, circular economy, green economy, marine economy; implementing the model of "Digital Government - Smart City - Modern Administration"; strengthening regional connectivity - developing according to the mindset of "no administrative borders" between localities.

The General Secretary emphasized that the merger is not just an administrative change but a historic opportunity for Quang Nam and Da Nang to jointly build a leading economic, cultural and innovation center in the region; it is necessary to promote the strengths of both sides, jointly plan a long-term vision, share benefits, responsibilities and aspirations for development - so that the land of Quang - Da can truly reach out to the sea with a position worthy of national and international stature.

The General Secretary requested that central agencies, especially the National Assembly and the Government, continue to pay attention, support and create maximum conditions for the new Da Nang - Quang Nam to effectively implement the Party's major policies, especially breakthrough proposals on financial mechanisms, planning, organizational apparatus, and testing new fields to create development momentum not only for the new Da Nang - Quang Nam but also for the entire Central region and the country.

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