During a working session with provincial leaders in Quang Ninh on May 24, the PM lauded the province for drastically and effectively following the Party and State's guidelines on COVID-19 prevention and control though the province has a long borderline and hosts a large number of foreigners.
The province was also hailed for making breakthroughs in urban development, reaching over 65 percent, and becoming the first locality nationwide to set up a public administrative service center.
PM Phuc expressed his impression on its tourism reboot following the COVID-19 as well as infrastructure development with a number of major works, especially expressways under the public-private partnership (PPP) model.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the session. |
On the occasion, he asked Quang Ninh to continue taking the vanguard in becoming a development hub not only in the Northeastern region but also in the whole northern region, contributing to the country's socio-economic development.
About specific moves, the PM proposed that the province should pay attention to developing businesses, continuing with modern urban development and new-style rural building, as well as human resources training from school to university levels to meet demand for socio-economic development.
He noted that the province should thoroughly prepare for the Congress of the provincial Party Organization, towards the 13th National Party Congress, in combination with the Party building work.
According to the Provincial Competitiveness Index rankings announced by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on May 5, Quang Ninh still maintained its top position for the third consecutive year.
On May 19, the Government Steering Committee for Administrative Reform announced that Quang Ninh ranked first in the Public Administration Reform Index 2019 (PAR INDEX) and the Satisfaction Index of Public Administration Services (SIPAS) 2019.
As one of the top five contributors to the State budget, Quang Ninh achieved a gross regional development product (GRDP) growth rate of nearly 11 percent from 2016-2019. The average income per capita topped USD 6,100 in 2019, doubling the country’s average.
With tourism gradually becoming a spearhead economic sector, local hotels and resorts of three stars and above now offer 7,500 rooms, up 68 percent from 2015. The province served 14 million visitors last year, 5.75 million of them were foreigners.
It was also among the best performers nationwide in terms of budget collection with nearly VND 163 trillion (USD 7 billion) during 2016-2019, and PPP investment attraction with 44 projects worth VND 47 trillion.
Recently, Quang Ninh launched a tourism stimulus package worth 200 billion VND to revive domestic tourism after the COVID-19 pandemic is controlled.
On this occasion, PM Phuc also cut the ribbons to inaugurate several works in Quang Ninh province.
Source: VNA