Hau Giang focuses on attracting investment and effectively exploiting its unique potential

Hau Giang province focuses on attracting investment and effectively exploiting its unique potential. Photo: haugiang.gov.vn

Leverage competitive advantage

As a centrally located province of the Southern Hau River sub-region, Hau Giang has many advantages for diverse economic development. In addition to the potential and strengths in developing agriculture and processing industry, Hau Giang is also a center connecting traffic, land transport, trade - services, and logistics of the region through National Highway 1. , National Highway 61, National Highway 61B, National Highway 61C, Quan Lo - Phung Hiep National Highway, Southern Song Hau National Highway, Bon Tong - Mot Ngan traffic route... In particular, Hau Giang is also the intersection of 3 high-speed routes. The speed that is about to be formed is Can Tho - Ca Mau; Chau Doc - Can Tho - Soc Trang and Ha Tien - Rach Gia - Bac Lieu route. These transport routes will create new development space, creating motivation for the province to breakthrough in developing the fields of industry, urban, trade, and services...

Hau Giang province's planning for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050, aims to build the province into a connection and goods transit center of the Mekong Delta region; Breakthrough development of industries and fields on the basis of innovation, transforming growth models, effectively exploiting different potentials, outstanding opportunities, competitive advantages and digital transformation; At the same time, mobilize and use all resources economically and effectively for investment in synchronous and modern technical and social infrastructure; develop green economy, circular economy, digital economy and new economic models based on 4 pillars of industry, agriculture, urban and tourism according to the strategy: "One center, two routes, three city, four pillars, five centers".

Accordingly, industry: develop into a key economic sector and strength of the province. Form a system of concentrated, modern, large-scale industrial zones and clusters with synchronous infrastructure to attract investment in high-tech industries; manufacturing and processing industry; energy industry; supporting industry; cosmeceuticals; agricultural processing; logistics. logistics.

Regarding agriculture, forestry and fisheries: develop high-tech, large-scale agriculture, following the value chain associated with processing and building product brands; Transform the structure of key products: fruit trees - rice - seafood. Form an area specializing in fruit tree cultivation, concentrated animal husbandry, and high technology. Develop agriculture combined with eco-tourism, gardens, and rivers.

Develop aquaculture with key products being pangasius, tilapia, and eel; associate processing with market expansion; Exploitation associated with resource protection. Develop forestry, improve the economic value of forests and production combined with tourism development.

Regarding urban areas: expand and upgrade urban areas, develop urban areas when conditions and criteria are met according to regulations associated with industry, build synchronous and modern technical infrastructure and social infrastructure. Modern, according to green urban standards, smart, rich in identity and adaptive to climate change. City Construction. Vi Thanh, City. Nga Bay and Long My town become central, modern urban areas, supporting commercial activities, services and developing satellite cities.

For services and tourism: develop rapidly and diversify types of services and tourism based on the potential and strengths of the province; high quality, modern products and services with great added value; becoming a province with a well-developed trade, service and tourism industry in the Mekong Delta. Turn tourism into an important economic sector, promoting the development of other industries and fields. Diversify types of tourism and tourism products such as eco-tourism, agricultural and rural tourism.

Speaking at the Conference to announce the Planning of Hau Giang province for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050, Mr. Nghiem Xuan Thanh, Secretary of the Hau Giang Provincial Party Committee emphasized that in order to realize the Planning, successfully implement the Objectives, targets, development orientations of industries and fields in the Planning, the province will focus on key tasks; In which, synchronous implementation of the core values ​​of the Provincial Plan of sustainable development on all three pillars of economy - society - environment must be the dominant viewpoint, taking the human factor as the center. become the key to growth and development.

Regarding the economy, Hau Giang innovated its growth model in the direction of taking agriculture as the support and industry as the pillar of development; Trade and services are the driving force for growth, creating jobs and improving income and people's lives.

“Determining investment as the most important solution, Hau Giang province will effectively allocate and use resources for development investment, helping to change the situation. Infrastructure development must go one step ahead to create the foundation for rapid, stable and sustainable growth. Prioritize the development of important infrastructure such as transportation, industrial park infrastructure, and services," said Mr. Nghiem Xuan Thanh.

Hau Giang will expand and upgrade urban areas according to green and smart urban standards. In the photo: City. Vi Thanh Photo: haugiang.gov.vn

Attracting investment focuses on 4 pillars

In early March 3, the People's Committee of Hau Giang province issued the 2024 Investment Promotion Program with the expectation of attracting more and more non-state investment capital, creating motivation to promote sustainable socio-economic development. local association. Activities under the Investment Promotion Program closely follow the planning orientation of Hau Giang province for the period 2024 - 2021, with a vision to 2030; Orientation for the Mekong Delta region planning for the period 2050 - 2021, vision to 2030.

In particular, Hau Giang focuses on developing and attracting investment in 4 pillars according to Resolution No. 04-NQ/TU dated November 26, 11 of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, which are: modern industry, agriculture. Ecological industry, smart urban areas, quality tourism.

Specifically, attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) into agricultural and rural development; Focus on applying science and technology and advanced techniques in manufacturing industries to ensure project efficiency and connect the value chain of the province's strong products.

Focus on attracting projects that use high technology, modern technology, clean technology, are environmentally friendly, create products with high added value, contribute greatly to the budget, and are less labor intensive. dynamic, economical use of land, high investment efficiency, spillover effects, connecting global production and supply chains.

Focus on attracting modern commercial and service center projects; High quality amusement and entertainment complex; Business and service center subdivision, high-class 5-star hotel, themed entertainment area; Large-scale hotel and resort complexes associated with tourist areas, spots, and routes to form a diverse chain of tourism services with high economic value. Prioritize attracting infrastructure investment and developing ecotourism services, tourism products associated with protecting natural ecology and preserving national cultural products.

Focused investment promotion, orientation to attract investors in industrial park infrastructure, processing industry, manufacturing, renewable energy and supporting industries; urban area construction projects; social housing areas; logistics infrastructure project.

The province will review and update the list of key projects attracting investment in 2024 to provide investors with complete and detailed information for each project calling for investment in terms of scale and location. point, position; information about planning, natural conditions, technical infrastructure conditions (traffic, electricity and water, communications), social infrastructure; Investment incentive and incentive policies for each project. At the same time, analyze the advantages and difficulties during project implementation (if any); Preliminary analysis of the project's feasibility, opinions of local authorities, people in the project area and other related issues so that investors can have a general understanding of the project.

In addition, the province will mobilize resources to develop infrastructure, train human resources, promote administrative reform, create a dynamic and effective investment environment; Carry out well the investment preparation work, create a clean land fund, plan and create raw material areas to support and create the most favorable conditions for investors.