THE PRIME MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No: 173/2001/QD-TTg
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Hanoi, November 06, 2001
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DECISION
ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE MEKONG RIVER DELTA REGION IN THE 2001-2005 PERIOD
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government of September 30, 1992;
At the proposals of the Ministers of: Agriculture and Rural Development; Planning and Investment; Finance; Communications and Transport; Construction; Health; Education and Training; and Aquatic Resources,
DECIDES:
Article 1.- To orient the production restructuring and socio-economic development in the Mekong river delta region in the 2001-2005 period, aiming to:
Tap the potentials and advantages with respect to geographical position, land, water resources (fresh water, blackish water, sea water), forests and labor in order to continue promoting the whole country’s status in the export of rice, aquatic products and other farm produce.
Raise the production effectiveness of the branches: food, vegetables and fruits, husbandry, aquatic resources and industry, including processing of agricultural, forestrial and aquatic products, mechanical engineering in service of agriculture and rural trades; deploy the building of Southwestern gas-electricity-nitrogenous fertilizer industrial clusters and make a quick step in the economic restructuring along the direction of increasing the ratios of industries and services
Continue to invest in developing socio-economic infrastructures (communications, irrigation, health, education and training), build population clusters and lines and dwelling houses in flood-prone, river-mouth and coastal areas. Strengthen the capability of preventing and fighting natural calamities, restricting damages caused by floods or other natural calamities, ensuring a safe and stable life for people in the flood-prone areas who shall not have to evacuate when floods occur.
Effect the agricultural restructuring along the direction of raising effectiveness and ensuring sustainable development, increasing the value created per acreage unit, increasing peasants incomes; concentrate efforts on developing a number of production branches with a high competitive edge in association with the processing industry and the consumption market, and at the same time ensure the requirements of sustainable development and protection of the ecological environment.
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