‘Improve socio-economics' mountain provinces told
HA NOI — National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong yesterday urged provincial Party committees of five northern mountainous provinces to improve their socio-economic development strategies. The NA Chairman, also a Politburo member, met with representatives of the provinces of Lai Chau, Cao Bang, Hoa Binh, Lang Son and Son La to hear ideas and proposals for draft documents to be tabled their provincial Party congresses.
Trong also examined local development plans, and urged the provinces to improve their planning by reviewing the implementation of their five-year plan and 10-year strategy on socio-economic development, while also drawing lessons from the past 25-year of renewal in their provinces.
A better review of these plans and strategies would help better prepare for the coming years, said Trong.
The NA leader also praised the provinces' efforts and achievements in socio-economic development, despite the disadvantages of their remote and mountainous locations.
Trong said each province needed to work out its own long-term plan for development based on an analysis of their strengths and weaknesses.
The NA Chairman urged them to work out firm measures to fulfil their own targets while continuing to co-operate with each other on regional and national development.
Trong also collected ideas on selecting personnel for the Central Party Committee's 2010-15 term. He noted that the provincial Party committees needed to pay attention to making sure a balanced number of qualified young cadres, women and ethnic members were represented on the committees.
To achieve this it was necessary to improve education and training for the cadres, especially young, female and ethic cadres, said Trong.
He urged the provincial Party committees to improve their management and effectiveness in governing and to redouble efforts in spurring socio-economic progress.
Trong said Lai Chau Province needed to improve its infrastructure and develop its rural traffic network while paying more attention to work on alleviating hunger and poverty.
He said the province should prioritise a number of fields for development and mobilising sources for investing in development.
Trong said Cao Bang Province should fully exploit its advantages, such as its border gates, tourism potential and mineral mines. Trong asked the province to uphold and take full advantage of its strength while maintaining political stability and border security as well as preserving the ecosystem and environment.
The NA Chairman said Hoa Binh Province, as a gateway to the capital city of Ha Noi, should better invest in its infrastructure, upholding its tourism potential while controlling social evils.
Lang Son Province, which shares a border with China, was urged to better develop new rural areas and further alleviate hunger and poverty while harmonising its economic growth with socio-cultural development.
Trong asked Son La provincial authorities to improve public relations work and strengthen the local unity bloc. He urged the province to take good care of ethnic minority people and those who have been resettled. "Good social policies and maintenance of socio-political stability will help the province fulfil its target," he said. The province should also focus more on building its Party, political system and human resources training, said Trong. — VNS