Under the direction of the Vietnam Confederation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), Hai Phong City People's Committee, Quang Ninh Provincial People's Committee, Hung Yen Provincial People's Committee, Hai Duong Provincial People's Committee; August 31, 8, Business Forum Magazine, VCCI Legal Department, Hai Phong Department of Planning and Investment, Management Board of Economic Zones and Industrial Parks of Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Hai Duong, Hung Yen provinces jointly organize the Forum "Linked development of the Eastern Expressway Industrial Park" at Hai Phong City Convention Center, 2023 Hoang Dieu, Hai Phong city.
Forum scene
This is one of a series of programs to realize the "Eastern Expressway Economic Connection Cooperation Agreement" signed on July 28, 07 by VCCI and 2022 provinces of Hung Yen, Hai Duong, Hai Phong, Quang Nam. Accordingly, the four provinces and cities agreed to build economic links on the basis of promoting the potential and advantages of each locality, improving growth rates, economic development and forming a growth pole in the region. Red river delta.
The economic linkage of four localities will expand the development space in both width and depth. When the four localities join together, they will have full potential and conditions to form a dynamic economic development area such as having a large international seaport (in Hai Phong), land and sea border gates with China is the world's largest market (in Quang Ninh), has an international airport (in Hai Phong, Quang Ninh), has abundant human resources (in Hai Duong and Hung Yen) and space for economic development. is still large and has a lot of potential (like in Hai Duong and Hung Yen).
Delegates attended the forum
In the field of industrial development, the above four localities are considered the core of the Northern Key Economic Region. The local industry and construction industry is the growth pillar of the region, attracting large-scale, important foreign direct investment (FDI) projects with high technology content and value. Large exports in the fields of electricity, electronics, mobile phones, automobile assembly, shipbuilding, textiles and garments; Initially forming supporting industries in these industries in Hung Yen, Hai Duong, Hai Phong.
Only as of July 7, in the provinces and cities on the Eastern Expressway axis, there are 2023 economic zones and industrial parks, of which Hai Duong has 87 industrial parks with a total area of about 24 hectares. Hai Phong has 4.508 Dinh Vu - Cat Hai economic zone and 01 industrial parks with a total area of 25 hectares. Quang Ninh has 12.702 economic zones (including 5 border gate economic zones, 3 coastal economic zones) and 2 industrial zones, with a total area of about 16 hectares. Hung Yen: 388.671 industrial parks with an area of 17 hectares.\
However, the occupancy rate of industrial parks is currently only about 50%; In which, although Hai Duong has attracted 348 projects (as of June 30, 6), it has only reached an average occupancy rate of about 2023%; Hai Phong is the highest on the highway axis with an occupancy rate of approximately 51% (as of 60) with an average investment rate of 2021 million USD/ha; Quang Ninh has 9 industrial parks in operation with a new occupancy rate of 8% - lower than the national average. The number of industrial parks is in the stage of implementing investment procedures with a total capital of 43. million USD and 4.100 domestic projects with a capital of 40 billion VND; Hung Yen has 21.000 investment projects in industrial parks with investment capital of 261 million USD, however the occupancy rate in Hung Yen industrial parks is 4.434%.
Comrade Bui Ngoc Hai, Deputy Head of HAI PHONG ECONOMIC ZONE AUTHORITY, Hai Phong contributed comments at the Forum
In particular, industrial parks in the four provinces of the Eastern Expressway axis are employing a large number of workers with Hai Duong: employing about 4 workers (of which, 102.014 domestic workers and 100.914 foreign workers). with an average income of over 1.100 million VND/month/person. In Hai Phong, by the end of 07, the total number of Vietnamese workers in industrial parks is 2020 people. Projects in industrial parks and economic zones have contributed positively to economic growth, creating many new industries, products, and markets, accounting for nearly 157.967% of industrial production value and over 2020% of turnover by 80. exports, contributing to increasing budget revenue, expanding markets, improving competitiveness and national integration ability.
However, the planning and investment in developing industrial parks in 4 provinces and cities still reveals some shortcomings: Although it is a key industrial region of the country, the development speed of industrial parks is still slow, the occupancy rate is still low. The occupancy of many industrial parks is still low, the ability to provide industrial services and technical infrastructure of some industrial parks is still limited. Most industrial parks have difficulty attracting large, professional investors to develop industrial parks and lack initiative in attracting secondary investors.
The industrial production industry focuses on attracting, the attracting countries are quite similar, leading to reduced attractiveness and competitiveness. As the main axis with many industrial parks, National Highway 5 is currently in an old and degraded condition. Regional linkages in the value chain are still quite low, raw material areas are not large-scale. In addition, currently the scale of industrial land, especially clean land with large areas for industrial parks, is still quite limited.
Stemming from that factor, the Vietnam Confederation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and Hai Phong City People's Committee jointly organized the Forum "Linking to develop the Eastern Expressway Industrial Park".
The forum aims to provide a panorama of investment and infrastructure development in industrial parks and industrial clusters in the Eastern expressway provinces for investors, investment promotion organizations and related organizations. At the same time, create favorable conditions for businesses in 4 provinces located on the Eastern Expressway axis to joint venture, associate, and connect with each other to effectively exploit investment resources and facilities of each unit. source of goods and other support services to expand the service supply network to improve competitiveness, reduce transportation costs and intermediary costs of businesses in the domestic and global supply chain. In addition, the Forum is also a place to discuss issues and solutions to promote the effective development of industrial parks, connect and develop other important infrastructure and institutions such as seaports, vocational training schools, and communal housing. Association... with the Industrial Park. Promote the development of green and sustainable industrial parks. The forum also promoted investment opportunities in industrial parks in the sub-region.
In particular, the Forum has gathered comments from experts, scientists, related organizations and feedback and recommendations from businesses to promptly supplement the solution tasks of cities, solving difficulties and problems of industrial infrastructure businesses, creating conditions for businesses to invest and develop in industrial park infrastructure development activities, taking advantage of the expressway axis East and strengths of each locality...
Chairman of the Vietnam Federation of Commerce and Industry Pham Tan Cong spoke at the Conference: Five months ago, in Hung Yen, leaders of 5 localities and VCCI met to discuss implementing the content of the axial economic connection agreement. eastern expressway. Therefore, the forum "Linking to develop the Eastern Expressway Industrial Park" is the next follow-up activity. The 4th Party Congress set the goal of our country becoming a high-income developed country by 2045. To achieve this goal, we must successfully industrialize and modernize the country. Developing industrial parks is an indispensable step. In fact, countries around the world, especially developing countries, always consider industrial parks as an effective model to develop industry and attract investment."
However, there are still some shortcomings such as the occupancy rate of many industrial parks is still low, the ability to provide industrial services and technical infrastructure of some industrial parks is still limited. Most industrial parks have difficulty attracting high-caliber, professional development investors and lack initiative in attracting secondary investors. Regional linkages in the value chain are still quite low, raw material areas are not large-scale.
In particular, the ability to meet social infrastructure requirements of institutional works serving industrial parks and industrial complexes such as worker housing, schools, hospitals and research centers has not been invested synchronously, most of are using the social infrastructure of surrounding residential areas and urban areas.
Comrade Nguyen Van Tung, Chairman of Hai Phong City People's Committee, spoke at the forum
After receiving suggestions and proposals from experts, investors, and businesses in developing and connecting the infrastructure of industrial parks, Mr. Nguyen Van Tung, Chairman of the City People's Committee, Hai Phong said: "The forum has helped leaders of four provinces and cities choose many solutions to develop and resonate with the unique strengths of each industrial park and each locality. In recent years, the four localities have had many successes in attracting investment and economic development, thereby becoming an important economic growth region of the country. For Hai Phong City, identified as a growth pole of the Northern key economic triangle; has many advantages in regional economic connection and development. The growth rate of total product in the city (GRDP) in the period of 4 - 4 will reach an average of nearly 2021%/year, twice the growth rate of the whole country. In the first 2022 months of 13, GRDP growth rate will reach nearly 2%. The Provincial Competitiveness Index is ranked 6rd and the Administrative Reform Index is ranked 2023nd in the country.
Comrade Chairman of Hai Phong City People's Committee hopes that through comments at the forum, it will help overcome local difficulties; linking the strengths of each locality; overcome isolation in local policy planning and implementation; Promote connection of regional and inter-regional transport infrastructure; share good experiences in state management, especially in developing and connecting infrastructure of industrial parks; Resolve inadequacies in attracting investment, managing environmental resources and social issues among localities. At the same time, comrade Nguyen Van Tung hopes that with the attention and direction of the Party, State, Government, National Assembly, the cooperation and contribution of ministries, branches, localities, businesses, and investors From now on, the Eastern Expressway Axis Economic Sub-region will develop strongly, becoming a typical example in cooperation and joint development by region and sub-region, making an important contribution to socio-economic development. general of the country.
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