The 16th Party Congress of the northern port city of Hai Phong for the 2020-2025 tenure kicked off on October 14 with the participation of 350 official delegates.
Politburo member and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the opening ceremony (Photo: VNA) - The 16th Party
Congress of the northern port city of Hai Phong for the 2020-2025 tenure kicked
off on October 14 with the participation of 350 official delegates.
Addressing the opening ceremony, Politburo member and Prime Minister Nguyen
Xuan Phuc praised the municipal Party Committee for well organising the Party congress
at all levels and strictly implementing regulations on preparing for the 16th Party Congress of the city.
While applauding the comprehensive and crucial achievements of the municipal
Party Organisation, people, and army, PM Phuc said he agrees with the three development
pillars that will be implemented during the new tenure: hi-tech industry; the marine
economy and seaport logistics; and tourism.
He stressed that Hai Phong needs an innovative way to attract more resources
for development, including investment from major domestic and foreign
enterprises in hi-tech sectors.
Attracting FDI should be selective, while it is necessary to ensure harmony
between industry, services, and environmental protection in developing the hi-tech
industry, he noted.
The city must seek ways to maximise domestic and foreign investment potential
to develop a modern marine economy, together with developing tech-based logistics
services.
He urged local authorities to work towards developing Hai Phong into a green
tourism centre with diversified, high-quality services, a centre for education,
training, health, culture, and science and technology in the northern coastal
region, and an important traffic hub of the country.
He asked for efforts to enhance the municipal Party Organisation’s leadership
and fighting strength, building a clean, strong, and streamlined political system
with effective operations.
PM Phuc also underlined the importance of improving the effectiveness of
inspection work in Party organisations and strictly handling cadres
and Party members who violate the Party’s discipline and State laws.
According to the political report of the municipal Party Committee, over the
last five years the main socio-economic targets set out in the Resolution of
the 15th Party Congress of the city have been completed, of which 12 of 20
targets were exceeded both in terms of timeline and growth quality.
The city’s economy has recorded strong growth and its size has increased 2.1-fold
since 2015. Its technical infrastructure has been modernised, while the fields
of industry, trade, tourism, seaports, and transport infrastructure have witnessed
significant breakthroughs.
Hai Phong is striving to become a modern industrialised city, a key maritime economic
hub, and an international tourist centre by 2025.
PM Phuc also presented the Ho Chi Minh Order - a noble award from the Party and
the State - to the Party Organisation, authorities, and people of Hai Phong
city./.