After 8 years of planning approval, Quynh Chau Industrial Park is still on paper.

Necessary projects

Since the administrative boundary adjustment to establish Hoang Mai town in 2013, Quynh Luu district has become a locality with no industrial clusters. This has caused a clear imbalance in the economic structure of this locality, making socio-economic development orientation very difficult and lacking in main driving force. The district's abundant human resources also have to look for jobs in other localities, causing waste and difficulties in managing human labor in the area.

Due to this necessity, after receiving a proposal from the People's Committee of Quynh Luu district, on June 16, 2016, the Provincial People's Committee issued Decision No. 2754/QD-UBND on permitting the survey and selection of locations for detailed planning of the Quynh Chau Industrial Cluster. After being appraised by the Department of Construction, on January 12, 2017, the Provincial People's Committee issued Decision No. 178/QD-UBND approving the detailed planning of construction at a scale of 1/500 for this industrial cluster.

Accordingly, this industrial cluster is located in Quynh Chau commune, in Khe Sau hill area, near National Highway 48B. This is a concentrated industrial cluster of Quynh Luu district, with synchronous infrastructure construction to arrange small and medium-sized industrial enterprises, attracting investment for economic development in the area. It is also expected that when put into operation, it will be a driving force contributing to the development of industrial economy, implementing the district's socio-economic policies. At the same time, it will create jobs for many workers in Quynh Luu district as well as neighboring areas.

According to the plan, Quynh Chau Industrial Cluster has a total area of ​​70 hectares, divided into 4 functional areas, including: Industrial cluster operation and management center area (1.39 hectares); land for construction of factories and enterprises (31.87 hectares and divided into 3 areas: A, B, C); technical infrastructure area (3.50 hectares); green area combined with forestry land (22.17 hectares).

According to the feasibility report of Quynh Chau Industrial Cluster, the priority industrial groups operating here include: Production and processing of agricultural products, forestry products, wooden furniture, construction materials (Group A); Production of garments, shoes, plastics, packaging, beverages (Group B); Production of sliding doors, rolling doors, steel frames, aluminum and glass, electronics, maintenance, mechanical repair (Group C). It is expected that the manufacturing industries in the industrial cluster will require a minimum area of ​​0.6 hectares.

The total expected construction investment of this industrial cluster is more than 414 billion VND, with many items such as: Leveling, water supply, drainage, electricity supply, and communication system.

Waiting for the "eagle"

Despite receiving attention from the Provincial People's Committee, according to our observations, it has been 8 years since the survey and selection of the planning location, up to now the People's Committee of Quynh Luu district has only completed a 900m long road into the industrial park, the rest of the surrounding area is still the people's production forest.

According to research, the 900m long road to this industrial cluster is a separate project, approved by the Provincial People's Committee for the Economic - Technical Report under Decision No. 2384/QD-UBND dated August 13, 2022. This route is built to ensure convenient traffic, smooth connection between National Highway 48B and Quynh Chau Industrial Cluster; ensure investment attraction for industrial cluster development; improve freight transport capacity, serve production and business activities of investors when the industrial cluster comes into operation...

The total investment of this road is more than 14.9 billion VND, supported by the provincial budget from investment incentives according to the estimate and settlement approved by competent authorities according to Clause 4, Article 4, Regulations on a number of policies for industrial and handicraft development in the province (attached to Resolution No. 22 dated December 9, 2021 of the Provincial People's Council).

Although the route has been completed and is awaiting final settlement, the shape of the functional subdivisions of the industrial park as approved in the planning is still nowhere to be seen.

According to Mr. Nguyen Van Quy - Vice Chairman of Quynh Luu District People's Committee, due to lack of funding, the construction of infrastructure for Quynh Chau Industrial Cluster cannot be implemented as expected. Currently, the district is calling for investors to implement infrastructure construction. After having investors, the next steps such as site clearance and construction of new functional zones will be carried out.

It is known that on June 19, 2024, Hoang Thinh Dat Joint Stock Company submitted an application to be the investor in the construction of infrastructure for the Quynh Chau Industrial Cluster. The total estimated investment that this investor proposed is 385 billion VND. In which, the investment phase in the construction of technical infrastructure for the industrial cluster and completion and putting into operation is expected from the third quarter of 2025 to the fourth quarter of 2025.

This unit also commits to fully concentrate resources, coordinate with competent authorities to urgently complete legal procedures to implement investment steps to build a synchronous and modern infrastructure system for Quynh Chau Industrial Cluster, ensuring the committed progress. Focus on attracting secondary investors to soon fill the industrial cluster area...

However, up to now, the proposal of Hoang Thinh Dat Joint Stock Company has not been officially approved by the superior agencies.

Obviously, the construction of Quynh Chau Industrial Cluster is an important project to promote the local socio-economic development. In fact, Quynh Luu district has also identified industry and handicrafts as a key economic sector and has undergone strong changes. Immediately after the 28th District Party Congress, Quynh Luu District Party Committee also issued Project No. 03-DA/HU dated December 24, 2020 on "continuing to promote and attract investment in industrial and handicraft development in the period of 2021 - 2025".

However, the delay in construction implementation is raising many worrying issues. This not only wastes invested resources but also loses the opportunity to attract investors and businesses to the locality. Therefore, stronger and more drastic measures are needed from the local government and relevant agencies to quickly deploy this industrial cluster, in order to meet the development expectations of the area.