Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (Photo: VNA) Speaking at a master plan announcement and investment promotion conferencein the city, the Government leader said Can Tho must promote innovation,science and technology, green and digital transformation, circular andknowledge economy and consider them the main driving forces for development.
He requested the city improve construction and transportinfrastructure, connecting the region and the whole country.
The infrastructure would create new development space andmotivation, reduce logistics costs, and enhance competitiveness for productsand goods, especially fresh agricultural products that need fast transport, hesaid, adding the city should call for a variety of development resources,including State capital, private capital, central, local and loan capital.
One more important work was promoting public-private cooperation,and attracting foreign direct investment through administrative proceduresreform and improving the business environment.
The city must effectively deploy specific policies, research andpropose appropriate plans to create development resources.
The city needed to conduct site clearance for projects, ensuringthat the new places of residence are better or equal to the old ones.
"The biggest issue in implementing the scheme is resources,including internal and external resources, resources from infrastructuredevelopment, from public-private partnership, from procedural reform and fromsolidarity,” said PM Chinh.
For the business community and investors, he recommended having along-term, sustainable business strategy, properly implementing investmentcommitments, and cooperation agreements, and complying with the law.
The cabinet leader requested concerned ministries to effectivelycarry out the Party's policies and guidelines, the State's laws, and thedirection of the Government and the PM.
All relevant organisations must always resolve recommendations andproposals from Can Tho city, he noted.
Can Tho city’s master plan was approved by the PM in Decision1519/QĐ-TTg on December 2 this year.
To date, the PM has approved the master plans for 32 provinces andcities. Can Tho is the 27th locality in the country and the eighth in theMekong Delta to have its master plan approved.
According to Chairman of the municipal People's Committee TranViet Truong, the master plan is the basis and a solid premise for Can Thoto expand its vision, accelerate its breakthrough, and express the desire tobring the city to new heights. It also affirms the city’s role as a core urban area of the MekongDelta, on par with its potential position.
The scheme aims to make Can Tho an ecological and modern cityimbued with the identity of the Mekong Delta. It will belong to the group ofwell-developed cities in Asia, will become a livable smart city in Vietnam, andthe centre and growth pole of the Mekong Delta region.
The important task is to build Can Tho into an urban andcommercial service centre with high-tech agriculture, education and training,he said, adding it must have an infrastructure system that adapts to climatechange, meeting the requirements of inter-regional and international transportconnectivity.
Truong said that the city leaders would make efforts to direct andalways stand side by side to build a friendly, healthy and equal investmentenvironment for businesses and investors to contribute their ideas andimplement suitable projects in the city.
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