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Scoring for more efficient investment (18/7)
18/07/2012 - 22 Lượt xem
These conditions were scored and based on the scored points, the Ministry of Planning and Investment has selected five groups of coastal EZs to prioritize investment in the period 2013-2015.
The
first group includes Chu Lai and Dung Quat EZs in the provinces of
Quang Nam and Quang Ngai. These two EZs are located next to each other
and can support each other. Dung Quat EZ has Oil Refinery 1 while Chu
Lai EZ has the Truong Hai Automobile Factory. Both EZs are located in
the central key economic zone.
The
second group includes Dinh Vu-Cat Hai EZ in Hai Phong which is regarded
as a multi-sectoral EZ, utilizing the Lach Huyen Port, and located in
the northern key economic zone.
The
third group includes Phu Quoc Island and An Thoi Archipelago EZ in Kien
Giang Province, with huge potential for tourism and related services.
The
fourth group includes Nghi Son EZ in Thanh Hoa Province, with potential
for heavy industrial development. One of its main focuses is the Oil
Refinery 2.
The
fifth group includes Vung Ang EZ in Ha Tinh Province, also with
potential for heavy industrial development. One of its main focuses is
the Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation that is using iron ores from the
Thach Khe Mine.
Ministry of Planning and Investment's Department of EZ Management Director Vu Dai Thang said, "In the near future, these five EZ groups are
prioritized with development-oriented mechanism, preferential policies
to attract investment in their development and operation, while the
remaining EZs will not be removed, but selected for reasonable
development in consistence with the Government's current available
resources and policies to cut public investment."
Representatives
from ministries and coastal EZs highly appreciated the Ministry of
Planning and Investment's initiative and regard it as an appropriate
solution to develop coastal economic zones under the condition that public investment funds are limited as at present.
However,
representatives of some coastal EZs argued that these conditions were
insufficient and need to add some more. Chief of Binh Dinh EZ
Management Board Man Ngoc Ly insisted, "In addition to these five
score-winning conditions, it is needed to add another one that any
province of lower budget revenues than other provinces will get a
higher score, in order to create more favorable conditions for
provinces still with difficult economic conditions.
He
suggested that the scoring periods should be short and diversified with
new criteria for evaluating coastal EZs so as to encourage them to
compete with one another. Besides, unselected EZs should be classified
into two groups: one included newly established EZs and one included long established EZs, to make it easier to give sensible priority.
Vice
Chairman of Quang Ninh Province Nguyen Van Thanh said, "The Ministry of
Planning and Investment's five given conditions mainly focus on heavy
industrial development without paying attention to the service and
tourism sectors, which seems unsuitable for all coastal EZs. For
example, our Van Don EZ in Quang Ninh Province has huge potential to
develop tourism as it is located in an area with the world natural
wonder Halong and regarded as having strategic position in the north's
tourism development plan. Therefore, it should be given priority in
this period."
Vice Chairman of Ca Mau EZ Management Board Nguyen Tan Kiet agreed, "Coastal EZ groups prioritized
by the Government are important. Our Nam Can Coastal EZ in Ca Mau
Province is not conditionally enough to get the Government's investment
priority now but surely to be able to fully meet these conditions in
the near future as we are favored with important seaways and a
deep-water port to be built.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Tran Dinh Thien from the Vietnam Institute of Economics
said that "The current state budget can not cover all the EZs' expenses
at this time and therefore we should perform a priority selection.
However, ineffectively operating coastal EZs can not be closed because
they are national precious property. The most difficult problem now is
how to deal with the remaining EZs so that they may continue to
effectively develop./.
Source: VEN
Source: VEN
