Proposal to revoke licenses for several slow-progressing projects in Cua Lo Town.

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of October 14th,Comrade Nguyen Xuan Duong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's CommitteeHe led a provincial delegation to inspect several investment projects that were behind schedule in Cua Lo Town.Accompanying the delegation were leaders from the Departments of Planning and Investment, Natural Resources and Environment, Construction, and the Provincial Tax Department.

The inspection team conducted on-site checks at delayed projects in Cua Lo Town.

The projects with delayed implementation in Cua Lo Town, inspected by the Provincial People's Committee, include: the hotel and guesthouse complex of Hanoi Tourism Joint Stock Company; the Cua Lo Town high-end hotel and villa complex; BMC Cua ​​Lo PLAZA; Ha Dung Port; Song Hong Resort; the high-end apartment and villa complex combined with commercial and service facilities; the Elderly Care Center; Van Xuan University of Technology; the Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia Cooperation Development Association; and the Industrial and Commercial Bank - Cua Lo Branch.

The land for the Ha Dung Company Limited's Port and Fishing Port Project is currently lying idle.

According to a report from the People's Committee of Cua Lo Town, the Hanoi Tourism Joint Stock Company's hotel and guesthouse project, with a total investment of nearly 78 billion VND, has completed all construction items to date.

The BMC Cua ​​Lo Plaza project, invested by BMC Construction Materials and Trading Company Limited, received an investment certificate from the province in 2008, but no construction has been carried out to date.

The Ha Dung Co., Ltd. Port and Fishing Port Project has a total investment of over 94 billion VND, with a planned area of ​​nearly 30,000 m² across both locations.²The project, for which the Provincial People's Committee granted an investment certificate in 2009, has not yet seen construction begin at location 1, while some components have been implemented at location 2.

The hotel and guesthouse project of Hanoi Tourism Joint Stock Company has been halted for many years.

The Song Hong Resort project, implemented by Song Hong Construction Joint Stock Company, covers an approved land area of ​​nearly 10,000 m².²The construction progress was scheduled from 2012 to 2015. Currently, the project has completed land leveling, site clearance, and the construction of the surrounding fence; other items have not yet been implemented.

The project, a high-end apartment and villa complex combined with commercial and tourism facilities, has been granted a construction permit on an area of ​​over 8,000 square meters.²The Provincial People's Committee allocated the land in 2011. To date, the project has completed the rough construction of the villa area, but the 17-story apartment building has not yet been developed.

The Van Xuan University of Technology project has a total investment of 350 billion VND, on an area of ​​over 50 hectares. The project is being implemented in two phases (phase 1 from 2007 – 2010, phase 2 from 2010 – 2015). To date, phase 1 investment has been completed, on an area of ​​8.47 hectares; phase 2 construction has not yet begun.

The high-end apartment and villa complex project, combined with commercial and service facilities, being implemented by Hanoi Construction Company No. 3, is behind schedule and not feasible.

The elderly care center, invested in by the Nghe An Elderly Care Center, is built on an area of ​​over 5,200 square meters.²The total investment is 10.8 billion VND. Currently, the project has completed land compensation and leveling, but no construction has commenced yet.

The Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia Economic Development Association project was granted a construction permit by the province in 2011 on an area of ​​over 2,300 square meters.²The Industrial and Commercial Bank of Vietnam's Cua Lo branch project was licensed for construction by the province in 2013, with a scale of 4,900 m².²No construction has been started yet.

The resort villa complex, developed by Hamico Bao Khanh Investment and Trading Co., Ltd., was granted a construction permit by the province in 2013. Infrastructure has been built, and the townhouses are currently being completed.

After conducting on-site inspections of the projects and listening to the suggestions of the People's Committee of Cua Lo Town, relevant departments, and project owners, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Duong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - instructed the relevant departments and the People's Committee of Cua Lo Town to conduct a thorough review and advise the Provincial People's Committee on revoking projects that are behind schedule or unfeasible.

At the meeting, the People's Committee of Cua Lo Town and leaders of the Departments of Construction, Planning and Investment, Natural Resources and Environment, and the Tax Department proposed that the Provincial People's Committee revoke several slow-progressing and unfeasible projects: the Red River Resort; and the Elderly Care Center. They also requested the Provincial People's Committee to revoke a portion of the slow-progressing Phase 2 projects: the high-end apartment and villa complex combined with commercial and service facilities; the Van Xuan University of Technology project; and to revoke Area 1 of the Ha Dung Port and Fishing Port project.

For projects that are under construction and have fulfilled their tax obligations to the state, we request that the Provincial People's Committee continue to direct investment, with a commitment to implement the project in accordance with the law.

Concluding the meeting, Comrade Nguyen Xuan Duong – Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee – directed: Following this inspection, all departments must actively participate. The Department of Planning and Investment is tasked with reporting to the Provincial People's Committee on the progress and results of the projects inspected; simultaneously, sending documents to the projects with commitments from the project owners; and advising the Provincial People's Committee on the capacity of each project so that the province can make specific and decisive decisions on projects that are not feasible. The People's Committee of Cua Lo Town is tasked with sending documents to the People's Committee regarding each project no later than October 30th. For the projects already inspected, the Department of Planning and Investment will re-inspect them and submit a document to the Provincial People's Committee proposing solutions at various levels, with commitments and requirements for fulfilling those commitments.

Accordingly, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested that project owners invest in projects for the intended purpose. Some land areas of projects that have not yet commenced construction (in stages) will be reclaimed in the near future.

Concluding clip by Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong

Xuan Hoang