Opening of the 3rd Congress of Thai Hoa Town Party Committee, term 2020 - 2025

Delegates perform rituals at the Opening Ceremony. Photo: Mai Hoa

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council attended and directed the congress.

Attending the congress were members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee: Ho Phuc Hop - Head of the Provincial Party Organization Committee; Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Head of the Provincial Party Propaganda Department; Le Duc Cuong - Head of the Provincial Party Internal Affairs Department; Cao Thi Hien - Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council; Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Chairwoman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee; Nguyen Nam Dinh - Secretary of the Party Committee of Provincial Agencies; representatives of leaders of provincial departments, branches and sectors.

RESULTS OF INTELLECTUAL STRENGTH AND UNITY

After the solemn ceremony, the delegates took the time to listen to the Executive Committee of the Town Party Committee, term II, 2015 - 2020, present the Political Report and Review Report at the congress.

The Presidium runs the congress. Photo: Mai Hoa

The reports highlighted innovations in the leadership and direction of the Town Party Executive Committee, Term II. This is the result of intellectual strength, solidarity and high unity within the Executive Committee and the Standing Committee of the Town Party Committee.

Comrade Pham Tuan Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Secretary of Thai Hoa Town Party Committee delivered the opening speech at the congress. Photo: Mai Hoa

Delegates attending the congress. Photo: Mai Hoa

During the last term, 3,835 documents were issued, of which 108 documents had leadership and direction content throughout the term and 3,727 documents had leadership and direction content according to tasks, events, and monthly, quarterly, and yearly.

In leadership, the Executive Committee and Standing Committee of the City Party Committee have clearly identified key and focal tasks in the socio-economic fields and Party building work, the political system as well as solving urgent and outstanding issues.

Thanks to that, in the 2015 - 2020 term, the town's economy continued to develop with many marks. The average economic growth rate in the 2016 - 2020 period is estimated at 7.26%. The average added value per capita in 2020 is estimated at 47 million VND.

The economic structure shifted in the right direction with the proportion of services at 60.6%; industry - construction at 23.4%; agriculture - forestry - fishery at 16%.

Infrastructure investment has been quite synchronous. Investment attraction and business development have seen many improvements. Total social investment capital increased 2.23 times; total budget revenue increased 1.86 times, and average added value per capita increased 1.65 times compared to the beginning of the term.

The movement to build civilized urban areas and new rural areas has achieved many positive results. Thai Hoa town is the first district-level unit of the province to meet new rural standards.

A corner of Thai Hoa town center. Photo courtesy

Cultural and social work has been comprehensively cared for and has made progress, from general education, vocational education to the fields of culture, information, physical education and sports; public health care and population, family and children work; labor, employment and social security.

The poverty rate in 2020 is estimated to decrease to 1.16%. National defense and security are maintained; social order and safety are guaranteed.

Delegates attending the congress. Photo: Mai Hoa

The Party building work has been paid attention to by the Executive Committee and the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee to improve its quality; political and ideological education work has been seriously and effectively implemented; policies and resolutions of the Party at all levels on organizational and personnel work have been implemented resolutely and synchronously; mass mobilization work of the political system and of the government, the Fatherland Front, and organizations from the town to the grassroots level has been given attention.

Discussing at the congress, delegates focused on clarifying the achievements as well as lessons learned in leadership and direction for the 2015-2020 term, and frankly pointed out some shortcomings and limitations, thereby proposing a number of tasks and solutions that need to continue to focus on leadership and direction in the 2020-2025 term.

Comrade Truong Thi Thanh Thuy - Member of the Standing Committee of the Town Party Committee, Vice Chairwoman of the People's Council of Thai Hoa town chaired the discussion at the congress. Photo: Mai Hoa

PROPOSAL TO ISSUE A SEPARATE RESOLUTION FOR THE TOWN

Speaking at the congress, on behalf of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Councilhighly appreciated the results that the Party Committee and people of Thai Hoa town achieved in the past term.

Agreeing with the spirit of serious assessment and review of the Town Party Committee presented in the reports presented at the congress, the Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee also requested the congress to continue promoting democracy, focusing on intelligence, analyzing and clarifying the limitations, shortcomings and causes, especially subjective causes in implementing the unachieved goals, targets and tasks of the term. From there, propose solutions to overcome and create faster and more sustainable progress for the town in the coming time.

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council gave a speech at the congress. Photo: Mai Hoa

Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Xuan Son also emphasized a number of key tasks that the Party Committee and people of Thai Hoa town need to focus on and strive to build in the coming term.

That is to focus on building Thai Hoa town into a type III urban area by 2025, a green, clean, beautiful, safe and livable urban area; an economic - cultural - social center of the Northwest region.Nghe An. This is a correct, great goal, in line with the development trend.

However, to achieve that goal, we will have to go through many difficulties and challenges. Therefore, the Party Committee and the people of Thai Hoa town must have a very high determination, great effort, and promote the combined strength to carry it out.

Delegates attending the congress. Photo: Mai Hoa

In addition, the new Party Committee needs to carefully study and propose to the Provincial Party Standing Committee to consider issuing a separate resolution for Thai Hoa Town, thereby solving specific problems and promoting the potential advantages of a Western town.

Pay attention to strongly improving the business investment environment to attract resources to effectively implement the town's development plans, including: industry and sector development plans; land use plans; detailed plans for subdivisions...

Promote administrative procedure reform, apply information technology; enhance dialogue, promptly and thoroughly resolve difficulties and problems of businesses as well as pressing issues and difficulties of the people.

Taking care of cultural and social development is one of the important goals set by the Thai Hoa Town Party Congress for the 2020-2025 term. Illustrative photo

Pay attention to and take care of cultural and social fields towards the goal of building Thai Hoa town into a medical center of the Northwest region of Nghe An.

Continue to strengthen the work of building a clean, strong Party and political system that operates effectively and efficiently, focusing on building a team of cadres to meet the requirements of urban development.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Xuan Son also emphasized that, along with discussing documents, the Congress has the important task of electing the Executive Committee of the Town Party Committee, term III, 2020 - 2025 term and electing the delegation to attend the 19th Provincial Party Congress.

Therefore, the Congress needs to uphold the spirit of responsibility and wisely choose to elect the next Party Executive Committee with sufficient intelligence, qualities and capacity, with a reasonable structure, ensuring continuity and succession in the leadership team, trusted by the Party Committee and the people.

Delegates from the armed forces attending the congress. Photo: Mai Hoa