Thu Thuy Ward (Cua Lo Town) celebrates its 30th anniversary
On the morning of August 25, Thu Thuy ward, Cua Lo town held a ceremony to celebrate its 30th anniversary (1994 - 2024).
Attending the ceremony were representatives of the Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Committee and the Provincial Party Committee's Organizing Committee.
On behalf of Cua Lo town, there were comrades: Le Thanh Long - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Town Party Committee, Chairman of the Town People's Council; Nguyen Quang Tieu - Member of the Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Town People's Committee; and comrades leading the Town Party Committee, People's Committee, departments, branches of the town; comrades former leaders of Cua Lo town and Thu Thuy ward through the periods.
Exactly 30 years ago, on August 29, 1994, the Government issued Decree 113/ND-CP to establish Cua Lo town, establishing Thu Thuy ward on the basis of separating a part of Nghi Thuy commune with an area of 130 hectares. The whole ward has 1,446 households, with 5,735 people, of which Catholics account for 49%.
With the advantage of sea tourism, Thu Thuy Ward Party Committee has led the people to exploit the potential to invest and develop increasingly spacious and modern infrastructure. As of August 2024, Thu Thuy Ward welcomed and served more than 1.5 million visitors, with revenue from tourism activities reaching more than 650 billion VND.
From a ward with an underdeveloped economy, the total production value in 1995 was only 2.7 billion VND, but now it has reached more than 1,000 billion VND. The economic structure has shifted in the right direction, increasing the proportion of services (72.63%), industry and construction (26.35%), reducing the proportion of agriculture, forestry and fishery (1.02%). The average income per capita in the first 6 months of 2024 of the whole ward reached 194 million VND/year; the poverty rate is only 0.5%, near-poor households 2%.
Along with economic development, the cultural and social fields have also achieved important results. Cultural and sports institutions from ward to block are increasingly synchronized, cultural, artistic, physical education, sports, and information and propaganda movements are always promoted and widely developed by the locality, attracting the participation of many classes of people; the rate of cultural families annually reaches 90% or more; 100% of blocks meet cultural standards, wards have cultural and sports institutions that meet national standards.
Along with that, the work of building the Party and the political system is constantly strengthened in terms of organization, innovated and improved in quality, content and form of activities; National defense and security are ensured.
In the coming time, Thu Thuy ward will focus on implementing the Project to improve the quality of tourist accommodation facilities in the area; focus on improving the quality of tourism services, promoting vocational training, improving the capacity and cultural behavior of managers, employees and workers in the tourism sector; pay attention to key projects in the area, especially urging the implementation of the large-scale, modern seafood market project. This is a project of great significance to cadres, party members and people inside and outside the ward, meeting the needs of trade, fresh seafood sources, and quality service for people and tourists.
On this occasion, Thu Thuy ward was presented by the Town Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee and Fatherland Front Committee of Cua Lo town with a banner bearing the words "Party Committee, government and people of Thu Thuy ward 30 years of construction and development".
