The Appraisal Council approves the adjustment of Hung Yen Provincial Master Plan for the period of 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050

The session drew the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Le Huy, Member of the Standing Board of the Provincial Party Committee, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, and Vice Chairman of the Appraisal Council; Members of the Standing Board of the Provincial Party Committee; representatives of specialized departments and divisions of ministries and central agencies; expert reviewers who are members of the Appraisal Council; leaders of provincial departments and agencies; and the consulting unit that prepared the adjusted Provincial Master Plan.

Comrade Pham Quang Ngoc, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, and Chairman of the Appraisal Council, presides over the meeting.

In his opening remarks, Comrade Pham Quang Ngoc emphasized that the adjustment of the Hung Yen Provincial Master Plan for the period of 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050, is of particular importance and is an essential requirement in the context of new development. It also serves as a long-term orientation for the province's rapid and sustainable development. He affirmed the province's consistent viewpoint that the Planning should not only aim to improve administrative procedures but also be a tool for creating development space, expanding opportunities, leveraging advantages, and creating new growth drivers for the province in the post-merger period. In that spirit, the Provincial People's Committee has directed specialized agencies to fully conduct the procedures and processes as prescribed by law, ensuring consistency and uniformity with the National Master Plan, regional plans, and related specialized plans.

The delegates attend the session.

At the session, the representative of the consulting unit reported on the content of the revised Hung Yen Provincial Master Plan Project for the period of 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050. According to the Project, by 2030, Hung Yen strives to become a modern industrial and service center, a civilized urban area, with an economy developed based on science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, and green development; socio-economic infrastructure will be invested in synchronously and modernly; ensuring energy security, protecting the ecological environment, and enhancing the capacity to adapt to climate change. The plan emphasizes harmonious development of the economy, society, and culture, linked with strengthening national defense and security and international integration.

By 2050, Hung Yen strives to become a centrally-run city, a modern, smart, green, and sustainable industrial and service center of the Red River Delta region; playing a strategic connecting role for the region and the entire country. The economy will develop in a modern, digital, and circular direction, aiming for net emissions of "zero"; a synchronized, smart, and multi-dimensionally connected infrastructure system; a civilized and harmonious society; the cultural identity of Pho Hien preserved and promoted; and an increasingly prosperous and happy life for the people.

The plan also identifies development directions for various sectors and fields, based on industry as the main driving force, serving as the spearhead, and agriculture as a solid foundation. Specifically, the industrial sector will focus on breakthroughs in high-tech fields, processing and manufacturing industries, and supporting industry through the development of a green and modern industrial park ecosystem along key transportation routes; the service sector will develop diversely, with a focus on logistics, e-commerce, and high-quality urban services; and agriculture will shift strongly towards large-scale commodity production, applying high technology, and ecological agriculture linked to tourism, ensuring food security and sustainable development.

Associate Professor Dr. Tran Dinh Thien, former Director of the Vietnam Institute of Economics, speaks at the session.

Architect Tran Ngoc Chinh, Chairman of the Vietnam Urban Planning and Development Association, former Deputy Minister of Construction, speaks at the session.

Major General Tran Xuan Anh, Member of the Provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board, Director of the Provincial Police, speaks at the session.

Dr. Nguyen Dac Nhan, Deputy Director of the Land Management Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, speaks at the session.

Comrade Nguyen Tu Thanh, Deputy Director of the Local Government Department, Ministry of Internal Affairs, speaks at the session.

During the session, the reviewers and members of the appraisal council highly appreciated the quality of the project; the revised dossier was meticulously and seriously prepared, complying with all legal regulations on planning; the analysis of the current situation, identification of potential, advantages, and development opportunities of the province was carried out relatively comprehensively, with a scientific and practical basis. Many opinions suggested that the province further clarify the development advantages after the merger; emphasize Hung Yen's role in regional linkages within the Red River Delta; effectively exploit the potential for tourism development associated with the Red River axis and the Pho Hien heritage; and clearly identify breakthrough "coordinates" associated with sufficiently strong mechanisms and policies to create momentum for development in the coming period.

At the meeting, the members of the Appraisal Council voted to approve the adjustment of the Hung Yen Provincial Master Plan for the period of 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050.

Comrade Pham Quang Ngoc, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, and Chairman of the Appraisal Council, delivers the concluding remarks at the meeting.

In his concluding remarks, Comrade Pham Quang Ngoc, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, and Chairman of the Appraisal Council, expressed his sincere gratitude and appreciation for the insightful, responsible, scientifically-based, and practical opinions of the expert reviewers, members of the Appraisal Council, and representatives from departments and divisions of ministries and central agencies. He affirmed that the discussions at the meeting clarified many important issues, contributing to providing the Appraisal Council with a more comprehensive basis for considering and evaluating the quality of the adjusted provincial master planning document.

Based on the feedback received, he requested that the working group assisting the Appraisal Council closely coordinate with the consulting unit and relevant agencies to seriously consider, review, revise, supplement, and complete the dossier in accordance with the law; ensuring consistency, uniformity, feasibility, and conformity with the local development orientation as well as national-level development plans and strategies for the sector, and submit it to the competent authority for consideration and decision.

The Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also requested that the consulting unit incorporate the feedback in a way that clearly defines a long-term vision, not limited by current economic potential and immediate allocation targets; during the implementation process, it will be based on specific resources to ensure that the Plan is open, not outdated, and does not cause waste; at the same time, the Plan should be built on the basis of leveraging the development advantages of the region and the North-South axis of the province. The plan should fully calculate the goals and targets for the development of industries, sectors, and the scale of the economy in each stage; focus on planning transportation infrastructure, including the railway system and inland waterway ports along the Red River; accurately assess the current urban situation, determine a roadmap suitable to the existing urban characteristics, and gradually shape the urban development space for industry, services, and urban areas on both banks of the Luoc River.