RESOLUTION

ON DIVISION AND ADJUSTMENT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE BOUNDARIES OF A NUMBER OF PROVINCES

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

Pursuant to the 1992 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which was amended and supplemented under Resolution No. 51/2001/QH10 of December 25, 2001 of the XthNational Assembly, the 10thsession;
Based on the Government s Report No. 1379/CP-NC of October 9, 2003; the Law Committee s verification report; and opinions of the National Assembly s deputies,

RESOLVES:

Article 1.-

To divide Can Tho province, Dak Lak province and Lai Chau province as follows:

1. To divide Can Tho province into centrally-run city of Can Tho and Hau Giang province as follows:

a/ The centrally-run city of Can Tho shall have a natural land area of 138,959.99 ha and a population of 1,112,121, including the land area and population of Can Tho city; O Mon rural district; Thot Not rural district; and part of Chau Thanh rural district, including Cai Rang district township; the hamlets of Thanh My, Thanh Hue, Thanh Thang and Yen Ha, and 176 ha and 2,216 people of Phu Quoi hamlet of Dong Thanh commune; the hamlets of Thanh Hoa, Thanh Hung, Thanh Thuan, An Hung, Thanh Phu, Phu Khanh and Khanh Binh, and 254.19 ha and 1,806 people of Phu Hung hamlet of Phu An commune; the hamlets of Phu Thanh, Phu Thanh, Phu Thuan and Phu Thuan A, and 304.61 ha and 1,262 people of Phu Loi hamlet of Dong Phu commune; and part of Chau Thanh A rural district, including Truong Long commune; Nhon Ai commune; Nhon Nghia commune; Tan Thanh Dong hamlet, and 84.7 ha and 640 people of Tan Thanh Tay hamlet of Tan Phu Thanh commune.

b/ Hau Giang province shall have a land area of 160,772.49 ha and a population of 766,105, including the land area and population of Vi Thanh provincial capital; Phung Hiep rural district; Long My rural district; and Vi Thuy rural district; the remainder of Chau Thanh rural district and Chau Thanh A rural district, excluding the land area and population of these two rural districts, which have been adjusted to the centrally-run city of Can Tho as prescribed at Point a, Clause 1 of this Article.

Vi Thanh shall be the provincial capital.

2. To divide Dak Lak province into new Dak Lak province and Dak Nong province as follows:

a/ New Dak Lak province shall have a land area of 1,306,201 ha and a population of 1,666,854, including the land area and population of Buon Ma Thuot city; Ea Sup rural district; Buon Don rural district; Cu M Gar rural district; Krong Buk rural district; Ea H Leo rural district; Krong Nang rural district; M Drak rural district; Ea Kar rural district; Krong Pac rural district; Krong Bong rural district; Krong Ana rural district; Lak rural district; Ea R Bin and Nam Ka communes of Krong No rural district; and Hoa Khanh, Hoa Xuan and Hoa Phu communes of Cu Jut rural district.

Buon Ma Thuot city shall be the provincial capital.

b/ Dak Nong province shall have a land area of 651,438 ha and a population of 363,118, including the land area and population of Dak R Lap rural district; Dak Nong rural district; Dak Song rural district; Dak Mil rural district; and Krong No rural district (excluding Ea R Bin and Nam Ka communes); and Cu Jut rural district (excluding Hoa Khanh, Hoa Xuan and Hoa Phu communes).

Gia Nghia township of Dak Nong rural district shall be the provincial capital.

3. To divide Lai Chau province into new Lai Chau province and Dien Bien province as follows:

a/ Lai Chau province shall have a land area of 906,512.30 ha and a population of 313,511, including the land area and population of Phong Tho rural district; Tam Duong rural district; Muong Te rural district; Sin Ho rural district; Pu Dao commune, Chan Nua commune, Nam Hang commune, and Thanh Chu hamlet of Xa Tong commune, Muong Lay rural district, Le Loi ward of Lai Chau provincial capital; and Than Uyen rural district of Lao Cai province.

Phong Tho township of Tam Duong rural district shall be the provincial capital.

b/ Dien Bien province shall have a land area of 955,409.70 ha and a population of 440,300, including the land area and population of Dien Bien Phu city and Lai Chau provincial capital (excluding Le Loi ward); Muong Nhe rural district; Dien Bien rural district; Dien Bien Dong rural district; Tuan Giao rural district; Tua Chua rural district; and Muong Lay rural district (excluding Pu Dao commune, Chan Nua commune, Nam Hang commune and Thanh Chu hamlet of Xa Tong commune).

Dien Bien Phu city shall be the provincial capital.

Article 2.-To adjust the boundaries of Lao Cai province as follows:

1. To transfer Than Uyen rural district of Lao Cai province to Lai Chau province for management;

2. After Than Uyen rural district of Lao Cai province has been transferred to Lai Chau province, Lao Cai province shall be left with a land area of 635,708 ha and a population of 547,106, including the land area and population of Lao Cai provincial capital; Bat Sat rural district; Bao Thang rural district; Sa Pa rural district; Van Ban rural district; Bao Yen rural district; Muong Khuong rural district; Bac Ha rural district; and Si Ma Cai rural district.

Article 3.-

Basing itself on the National Assembly s Resolution on the State budget estimates and the Resolution on the 2004 central budget allocation, the Government shall consider and decide on the total State budget revenues in the localities, total local budget revenues, total local budget expenditures, the central budget s additions to local budgets, and the percentages for distribution of revenues between the central budget and local budgets for the provinces and centrally-run cities, which have been separated or have their administrative boundaries adjusted under this Resolution, ensuring the compatibility with the total State budget revenue-expenditure estimates already decided by the National Assembly; and report such to the National Assembly Standing Committee at the upcoming session.

Article 4.-

The Government, the Supreme People s Court and the Supreme People s Procuracy shall, within the ambit of their respective tasks and powers, direct and organize the implementation of this Resolution; expeditiously guide the organization and operation of the People s Committees, the People s Courts and the People s Procuracies in the provinces and the centrally-run city prescribed in Articles 1 and 2 of this Resolution; and ensure the unity, efficient, imponderous and economized organization and payroll.

Article 5.-

The National Assembly Standing Committee shall guide the organization and operation of the delegations of National Assembly deputies, the National Assembly deputies, as well as the People s Councils and People s Council deputies in the provinces and centrally-run city prescribed in Articles 1 and 2 of this Resolution.

The National Assembly Standing Committee, the Nationalities Council, the National Assembly s Committees, the delegations of National Assembly deputies, and the National Assembly deputies shall, within the ambit of their respective tasks and powers, supervise the implementation of this Resolution.

This Resolution was adopted by the XIthNational Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on November 26, 2003 at its 4thsession.