The Plan for planning of Lang Son province for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050

The Plan for planning of Lang Son province for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050​ (Image from the internet)

On November 13, 2024, the Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam issued Decision 1371/QD-TTg regarding the Plan for the Planning of Lang Son Province for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050.

The Plan for planning of Lang Son province for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050

The Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam issued the Plan for the Planning of Lang Son Province for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050 with the primary content as follows:

(1) Public investment projects

Focus on implementing investment projects, continue to review and update ongoing projects in the 2021-2025 period, and ensure feasibility in the 2026-2030 period in the fields of regional, inter-regional, and inter-district traffic connectivity, which play an important role in urban development, the development of major sectors, products, and areas of the locality; especially roads that create new development spaces, enhance connectivity with provinces in the northern midland and mountainous areas such as Bac Giang, Thai Nguyen, Cao Bang, Bac Kan, and Quang Ninh province. Open new, upgrade provincial roads, and intersections connected to the Bac Giang - Lang Son expressway and the Huu Nghi - Chi Lang border gate expressway.

Efficiently utilize public investment funds, focus on key industries, and projects that motivate socioeconomic development; invest in cross-border economic zone infrastructure; complete technical infrastructure systems meeting the criteria of Global Geoparks, Mau Son National Tourist Area, and local tourist destinations; restore, embellish, promote the value of special national relics Bac Son and Chi Lang, national, provincial relics; invest in cultural and sports institutions at all levels; support investment in facilities of public health facilities, public vocational education establishments that do not self-finance for investment and recurring expenses; enhance facilities for achieving standard education and training; invest in public social welfare facilities; rehabilitation facilities; projects for water supply and drainage; waste and wastewater collection and treatment works...

(2) Investment projects using non-public investment capital

In the 2021-2030 period, focus on attracting investment projects in the following fields:

- Industry sector: Prioritize attracting investment in infrastructure of industrial zones in the districts of Huu Lung, Chi Lang, Loc Binh; industrial clusters conveniently connected to economic corridors along the Bac Giang - Lang Son expressway, National Highway 4A, and Dong Dang - Tra Linh expressway connecting Lang Son with Cao Bang, National Highway 4B connecting Lang Son with Quang Ninh; development projects in the production and processing industry, focusing on large-scale agricultural and forestry products processing, advanced technology, clean technology manufacturing; projects for developing renewable energy, roles within the wind power supply chain; supporting industries, electronics, recycling, and export manufacturing;

- Service sector: prioritize attracting projects in border gate trade and services; tourism; transport services, warehousing, logistics; high-quality, modern educational and health services. Notably, specific tourism product development projects and brand-building for Lang Son tourism, making tourism a key economic sector with comprehensive infrastructure, diverse products, and high competitiveness. Complete the investment in the technical infrastructure of the Mau Son National Tourist Area.

- Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sector: Prioritize attracting projects that enhance the development of distinctive, high-quality agricultural production chains according to the value chain; projects for livestock production modern farm-oriented, tech-friendly, combining with traditional farming; investment in high-tech agricultural, forestry, and fishery application zones; projects that enhance the quality of planted forests, development projects for large timber forests and medicinal herbs under the forest canopy.

- For the Dong Dang - Lang Son Border Gate Economic Zone and border gates in the province: Focus on attracting, expanding projects that develop large-capacity warehouses with diverse functionalities tailored to the characteristics and flow of import-export goods at border gates. Prioritize the completion of pilot investments and the operation of smart border gates.

(List of prioritized investment projects and implementation phases accompanying Appendix I)

(3) Land use plan

- Lang Son province’s land use plan for the period 2021 - 2025

Implemented according to the Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam’s Decisions: Decision 326/QD-TTg dated March 9, 2022, on the allocation of national land use indicators for the period 2021 - 2030, the vision to 2050, and the national land use plan for 5 years 2021 - 2025 and Decision 227/QD-TTg dated March 12, 2024, on adjusting certain land use indicators to 2025; Decision No. 95/QD-TTg dated November 16, 2023, on approving the land use plan for security for the period 2021 - 2030, the vision to 2050; Decision No. 47/QD-TTg dated May 9, 2024, on approving the defense land use plan for the period 2021 - 2030, the vision to 2050 and other relevant regulations.

- Construction of the land use plan for 5 years 2026 - 2030

Implemented according to the land law based on development needs, ensuring feasibility, efficiency, sustainability, and alignment with national land use orientations; regional planning; 10-year socio-economic development strategy 2021-2030, 5-year socio-economic development plan of the whole country; Lang Son province’s planning for the period 2021 - 2030, vision to 2050; ensuring compliance, continuity, inheritance, stability, and hierarchy.

Reserve reasonable land funds prioritizing transportation infrastructure, trade services, tourism development; focus on creating and concentrating industrial clusters; urban areas, residential areas. Promote synchronized infrastructure construction, especially regional, interregional transportation infrastructure connecting with the industrial, tourism, service, logistics formation and urban, rural residential expansion.

Ensure adequate land allocation for cultural, sports, health, education and training, energy works, postal telecommunication, scientific research purposes, especially private investment facilities...aiming to achieve socio-economic development goals and improve the spiritual life of the people.

Protect and develop forest areas, especially special-use, headwaters protection, natural forests to ensure forest cover for environmental protection and aim towards selling forest carbon credits to increase income for residents, support sustainable forest protection and development.

Land exploitation needs to emphasize national defense and security work; protect the landscape, ecological environment for stable and sustainable land use, in alignment with the province's and the entire region's strategic economic development goals.

(4) Resources for planning implementation

To achieve a GRDP average growth target of 8 - 9% per year in the period 2021 - 2030, Lang Son province needs to mobilize a total social investment capital of approximately 340 trillion VND, specifically:

For detailed content, refer to Decision 1371/QD-TTg dated November 13, 2024.

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