10 outstanding results of Hai Phong City in 2021

(ACCORDING THE CITY’S DOCUMENT NO. 202/UBND-TH ISSUEDJANUARY 11, 2022)

An urban corner of Hai Phong (Photo: Vu Dung)

  1. Promulgation and synchronous implementation of Action Programs No. 02-CTr/TU and No. 12-CTr/TU on implementing Resolution of the 13th Party Congress and the 16th City Party Committee’s Congress

- Synchronously implement eco-social fields including concentration on growth model innovation, restructuring the city’s economy towards development of three main pillars: high tech industry; port – logistics, tourism – trade.

- Rotate cadres, bring young cadres to work at districts, communes, wards, according to Conclusion no. 09-KL/TU of the City Party Committee’s Standing Affairs Bureau.

- Carry out inspection in Party towards central inspection, expanded supervision, helping clean up the team, improve the Party's leadership capacity and fighting strength.

Cam River. (Photo: Vu Dung)

  1. Successfully held election for deputies to the National Assembly and People's Council at all levels for term 2021-2026:

- Voter turnout rate achieved 99,78% - the highest rate that has never happened before;

- Elected the correct structure and got enough delegates at all levels.

  1. The National Assembly promulgates Resolution No. 35/2021/QH15 on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for Hai Phong city development:

- Allowed piloting the City People's Council decision on applying fees and charges not yet specified in the list of fees and charges according to the Law on Fees and Charges;

- Prime Minister’s authorization to the City People's Council to decide to change the land use purpose of paddy cultivation from 02 crops with an area of less than 500 hectares.

- Prime Minister’s decision on decentralization to the City People’s Committee to approve partial adjustment of the general plan on construction of functional areas, and partial adjustment of urban general plan.

- Permission to the City People’s Council to decide using the city’s residual wage reform source and to allow a subordinate budget using the residual wage reform source for average income increase of the city’s cadres, officials and civil servants, and officials.

  1. The city’s efficient and effective control to epidemic COVID-19

- The city promptly issued a number of supportive mechanisms and policies in the COVID-19 control.

- The city’s vaccination speed reached the highest across the country (100% for first jab, 96.84% for second jab, boosting jab in progress as planned; accomplished 02-jab vaccination for children in 12-17-year-old rank).

  1. Many economic indicators developed with breakthrough:

- GRDP growth rate reached 12.38%, that increased 4.79 times compared to average level of the country;

- Index of industrial development gained 18.5%;

- State budget revenue exceeded the plan, of which domestic revenue reached over VND 35,000 billion, exceeding 33%, import-export revenue reached more than VND 57,000 billion, exceeding 16% compared to previous estimates assigned by the Central Government.

- Export turnover reached high, over $25 billion.

- Foreign direct investment reached $3.13 billion, which has been the highest (if including capital transfer between Vinfast Manufacturing and Business Ltd. Company and Vinfast Trading & Investment Singapore Pte. Ltd., total FDI reached about $5.2 billion in the year of 2021).

(Photo: Vu Dung)

  1. Transportation infrastructure has been continuously invested; land and construction management has incurred many positive transformations:

- Organized groundbreaking projects: Rao Bridge, Innovation and Upgrading of national highway No. 10 from Da Bac Bridge to Kien Bridge, etc.

- Organized inauguration of works: Dinh Bridge, Quang Thanh Bridge, etc.

- Many key projects were boosted, such as: Dong Khe 2 Road Project, Coastal route, upgrading of national highway No. 37, etc.

- Well prepared investment conditions for technical infrastructure projects to develop logistics services.

- Has actively prepared dossiers and procedures for inauguration of projects: Nguyen Trai Bridge, Ben Rung Bridge, Lai Xuan Bridge.

- Strictly and decisively handled violations in fields of land and construction order.

  1. New model rural construction program has been well prepared to speed up in 2022 and to accomplish in 2025:

- Completed pilot construction of 08 new model rural communes;

- The City People’s Council approved Resolution on new model rural construction with 19 criteria in the city’s area in 2021-2025 period, and with VND 16,125 billion for 129 resting communes, on average each commune got VND 125 billion.

  1. Socio – cultural field has gained many outstanding achievements:

- Successfully hosted National Drama Festival 2021 and National Dance Music Festival 2021 in Hai Phong;

- Hai Phong City has owned 09 antiques recognized as national treasures;

- Completed dossier to submit UNESCO for recognition of Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago the world’s natural heritage;

- Successfully organized Reception ceremony to the Certificate of National Relic ranking Bach Dang Giang Historic Site.

- Paid attention to implementation of social security policies, the level of presents given to the beneficiaries and the poor households on holidays and Tet has increased in comparison with previous year.

  1. Digital transformation kick-off and preparation for Administrative Center construction at New Urban Area of Cam River:

- The City Party Committee’s Standing Affairs Bureau promulgated Resolution no. 03 on digital transformation of Hai Phong City by 2025, orientation to 2030.

- Approval policy to investment projects including:

(1) Project implements a number of contents to build the digital government of Hai Phong city in the period of 2021-2025.

(2) Project on the city’s political – administrative Center construction, transportation system and synchronous technical infrastructure system at the New urban area in the Northern of Cam River.

(3) Project on the city’s Performance – Press Center construction and synchronous technical infrastructure system in the Northern of Cam River.

  1. Enhancement of national defense potential, political security, and stable and maintained social order and safety:

- Successfully organized Hai Phong City Defense Zone Exercise in 2021;

- Focus on implementing construction of the city’s defense zone, and defense zones at urban and rural districts;

- Completed construction of new fire-fighting and rescue ships which would operate on rivers and seas;

- Ensured absolute safety in organization of major political events and activities of the country and the city.

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