How many years is the land use term in the high-tech zone?

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Article 204,Land Law2024 regulations on land use for high-tech zonesas follows:

1. Land used for high-tech zones is land used for high-tech activities according to the provisions of the law on high technology and related laws, including land for high-tech agricultural zones and high-tech forestry zones. The use of land for high-tech zones must be consistent with the planning, land use plan, and construction plan approved by the competent authority.

When planning and establishing a high-tech zone, it is necessary to simultaneously plan and build housing areas and public works outside the high-tech zone to serve the lives of experts and workers working in the high-tech zone.

2. The State leases land and collects annual land rent or one-time land rent for the entire lease term to invest in the construction and business of high-tech zone infrastructure. The land use term in high-tech zones is based on the operation term of the investment project but not exceeding 70 years.

3. Land users in high-tech zones must use the land for the correct purposes stated in the land allocation decision and land lease contract, be granted a Certificate of land use rights and ownership of assets attached to the land, and have the following rights and obligations:

a) In case of subleasing land and paying land rent at once for the entire lease term, the rights and obligations specified in Article 33 of this Law shall be fulfilled;

b) In case of subleasing land with annual land rent payment, the rights and obligations are stipulated in Article 34 of this Law.

4. The State encourages individuals, economic organizations, people of Vietnamese origin residing abroad, and economic organizations with foreign investment capital to invest in building and trading infrastructure in high-tech zones and to use land for the purpose of developing science and technology.

5. The Provincial People's Committee is responsible for arranging land funds and allocating land for the People's Public Security force to ensure security and order for the high-tech zone.

6. The Government shall detail this Article.