Nghe An Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy works with the Standing Committee of Hoang Mai City Party Committee

Attending the meeting were members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee: Le Duc Cuong - Head of the Provincial Party Organization Committee; Bui Thanh An - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and leaders of departments and branches.

Working with the delegation were comrade Le Truong Giang - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Secretary of the Town Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Hoang Mai town; comrades in the Standing Committee, Standing Committee of the Town Party Committee;...

The meeting aimed to evaluate the results of leadership in socio-economic development, ensuring national defense and security, Party building and the political system of Hoang Mai Town Party Committee from the beginning of the 2020-2025 term to present; the results of implementing Resolution No. 11-NQ/TU dated September 18, 2014 of the Provincial Party Standing Committee on building and developing Hoang Mai Town to 2020 and the following years; the construction of the town to meet the conditions for recognition as a type III urban area.

Top 3 largest economies in Nghe An

Overcoming challenges and unfavorable impacts during the term, the economy of Hoang Mai town continues to develop promisingly, increasing rapidly in both scale and speed, entering the top 3 largest economies of Nghe An province.

Total production value by 2023 will reach 22,448 billion VND, an increase of 1.45 times compared to 2020. The contribution to the production value scale of Nghe An province in 2023 will reach 8.13%, ranking 3rd, after Vinh city and Nghi Loc district.

Average economic growth in the 2020 - 2023 period reached 12.69%/year, higher than the average growth rate of the province and other key regions of the province; In the first 6 months of 2024, the estimated growth rate reached about 14.26%.

The economic structure is shifting in the right direction, with industry and construction in 2023 reaching 61.38%, up 14.3% compared to 2020, and agriculture, forestry and fishery in 2023 reaching 13.52%, down 15.08% compared to 2020.

In particular, Hoang Mai Town is gradually becoming an industrial pole of the province when attracting investment has made important progress, with 4 dynamic projects, in line with the investment attraction orientation, having started construction, including 3 FDI projects in Hoang Mai 1 Industrial Park with a total initial investment of more than 715 million USD.

Hoang Mai I Industrial Park has been basically filled; Hoang Mai II Industrial Park has been approved for investment by the Prime Minister and is currently focusing on site clearance.

State budget revenue in the area increased significantly, creating an important resource for investment in essential infrastructure of the town, reaching 597,232 billion VND in 2023, an increase of 149,739 billion VND compared to 2020.

Average income per capita/year increased rapidly, reaching 81.04 million VND/person in 2023, an increase of 25.8 million VND compared to 2020, expected to reach 90.53 million VND/person in 2024.

Along with the task of focusing on leading and directing economic development, the town has also focused on implementing planning, investing in the construction of technical infrastructure, cultural and social infrastructure, paying attention to urban beautification, building new rural areas, managing land, mineral resources and the environment. On that basis, the task of urban construction and development according to the Resolution's objectives has achieved many important results, by 2023, 53/63 targets for type III urban areas have been achieved; by 2025, the town is expected to be eligible for recognition as a type III urban area.

The contents of Party building and the political system have been paid attention to, advised on, and implemented effectively and qualitatively by agencies and units. Up to now, Hoang Mai town has implemented 24/26 targets of the Resolution of the 2nd Congress of the Town Party Committee, term 2020 - 2025.

At the meeting, the Standing Committee of Hoang Mai City Party Committee proposed 5 groups of contents to the province, including paying attention to directing to completely resolve the problems related to measurement for site clearance within 13.5m of the section passing through Quynh Xuan ward and soon providing specific instructions on disbursement of compensation, support and late payment interest for the project; at the same time, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee paid attention to the policy to support capital for planning, site clearance, and determining the investor of the project to build the National Historical Site of Hoa Tien Cave.

The Standing Committee of Hoang Mai Town Party Committee proposed and paid attention to the policy of arranging the medium-term public investment capital plan for the period 2026 - 2030, projects to create momentum to promote economic development in the area such as: Project of the road from the town center to National Highway 1A and National Highway 48D; project to build embankment combined with rescue road along Hoang Mai river bank;...

At the meeting, leaders of departments and branches assessed the results of implementing tasks in various fields of Hoang Mai town; at the same time, suggested some contents to implement development goals and targets; in which it is necessary to effectively exploit the province's specific policies enjoyed in Resolution No. 137 of the National Assembly on piloting the addition of some specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Nghe An province; attracting non-budgetary investment.

In addition, Hoang Mai Town needs to continue to focus on disbursing public investment capital; clearing coastal roads, industrial parks and preparing for coordination to implement the Quynh Lap LNG Power Project; promptly approving the payment plan for clearance of National Highway 1A within a range of 13.5m; coordinating and paying attention to implementing well the work of planning and land use management associated with the expansion of the Southeast Nghe An Economic Zone; adjusting the general planning and zoning planning to plan service centers for industrial development; connecting labor supply and demand;...

Comrade Bui Thanh An - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee recognized that Hoang Mai Town is gradually becoming a center of energy and high-tech industry.

Expressing concern about the slow planning of Hoang Mai town, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Thanh An suggested that it is necessary to prioritize budget allocation for planning implementation, especially adjusting the town's general planning, zoning planning and urban development program; at the same time, it is necessary to be more drastic in clearing the land for Hoang Mai II Industrial Park to attract secondary investors; resolutely protect the marine environment, industrial parks, and urban areas;...

Speaking at the meeting, comrade Le Duc Cuong - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Organization Committee acknowledged that after 11 years of establishment from the difficult localities of Quynh Luu district, Hoang Mai town has had new developments, clearly showing its urban appearance.

Regarding Party building work, the Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Board acknowledged that the town has many new and creative ways of doing things; at the same time, the spirit of solidarity and unity has been nurtured and promoted; at the same time, he proposed to summarize Resolution No. 11-NQ/TU dated September 18, 2014 of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee on building and developing Hoang Mai town until 2020 and the following years and submit it to the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee for consideration and issuance of a new resolution to develop the town in the new context and situation.

To make Hoang Mai town go faster and reach its destination sooner

In his concluding remarks, Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation assessed that since the beginning of the term, Hoang Mai Town has consolidated and promoted the spirit of solidarity and unity of the Standing Committee, the Standing Committee of the Town Party Committee, and the Executive Committee of the Town Party Committee; thereby, together being dedicated and responsible for the common development; highly focused on implementing the targets of the term; at the same time, being very responsible, having a firm grasp of the issues, having methods and approaches to effectively participate in the projects of the Central and the province deployed in the area.

In the coming time, Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy emphasized: The orientations, visions, and development strategies for the town have been clearly planned by the Central and the province; the remaining issue is the steps and methods to help Hoang Mai town go faster and reach the destination sooner.

Accordingly, comrade Thai Thanh Quy noted that first of all, Hoang Mai town needs to focus on completing and submitting to competent authorities for approval the adjustment of the town's master plan, zoning plan and urban development program in 2025. Because these are important legal bases that must be in place to carry out economic and social development tasks.

In planning, the Provincial Party Secretary noted that it must be closely linked to the Provincial Planning for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050; however, there should not be a local mindset in planning but it is necessary to pay attention to regional connectivity, connecting with Nghi Son port, Dong Hoi port, North - South expressway, coastal road, high-speed railway, Dong Hoi LNG Power Plant, to open up new development spaces.

The head of the Provincial Party Committee also emphasized that planning must have a long-term, sustainable vision, protecting the marine environment, urban areas, and industrial parks for future urban areas; not repeating the shortcomings that many urban areas have revealed such as: little green space, flooding, traffic congestion, lack of wastewater treatment centers, lack of public transport, parking lots;...

With the vision of developing Hoang Mai urban area "along the river, towards the sea", the Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee also noted that the town continues to focus on investing in some key infrastructures, especially cross-roads to connect to the sea, strongly developing towards the sea, thereby attracting investment to promote the advantages of the sea; taking Hoang Mai River as the central axis of the town to systematically plan urban development along the river.

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy also noted that Hoang Mai town should pay attention to and cooperate responsibly and effectively to implement central and provincial projects in the area such as the North-South high-speed railway through Hoang Mai in the near future; 500Kv line 3.

In particular, the Provincial Party Secretary emphasized the need to focus on the work of clearing the coastal road and the Hoang Mai II Industrial Park that is still stuck. To support the town, comrade Thai Thanh Quy requested the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board, each unit, to increase 1 to 2 capable and experienced officers to directly support; at the same time, he emphasized that the increase in these officers is for the development of the province, according to the requirements of the Provincial Party Standing Committee and the Party Committee of the Provincial People's Committee.

The head of the Provincial Party Committee also requested the Standing Committee of the Hoang Mai Town Party Committee to thoroughly carry out steps to submit to the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee a summary of Resolution No. 11-NQ/TU dated September 18, 2014 on the development of Hoang Mai Town to 2020 and the following years. The town needs to consider this as a particularly important matter to focus on leadership and direction; on that basis, advise the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee to issue a new Resolution on Hoang Mai Town to create a political basis for the province to issue specific mechanisms and policies for the development of the town in the new period.

The Provincial Party Secretary emphasized that the Standing Committee of Hoang Mai Town Party Committee needs to focus on directing the successful organization of Party congresses at all levels in the town Party Committee; consider this an opportunity to look back at itself through evaluating the results of the term and determining appropriate and close goals for the new term; at the same time, it is also an opportunity to arrange and select a team of cadres scientifically and reasonably, using the right people for the right job.

Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy responded and pointed out solutions to the recommendations of the Standing Committee of the Hoang Mai City Party Committee.