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Tightening management of industrial zonesm (27/8)

27/08/2012 - 14 Lượt xem

At a conference of the Industry and Trade sector, Hai Duong Department of Industry and Trade director Vu Doan Quang said that Hai Duong had 40 IZs approved planning till the end of last year. However, in the process of development to match actual needs, five IZs were converted purpose and function. Therefore, the province currently has 35 IZs covering on a total planning area of nearly 1,544 hectares. Of which, 28 IZs have put into operation, attracting 285 investment projects with total registered capital of over VND6.63 trillion. In addition, the IZs system has brought socioeconomic benefits to Hai Duong, industrial production value generated from businesses in IZs in 2011 accounted for 31.5 percent of the total industrial production value of the province, attracting and creating permanent jobs for 59,000 workers.
In addition to positive contributions, the development of IZs in the province is inadequate. The environmental pollution, especially water pollution in IZs has not been overcome for many years. Attracting businesses to invest in IZs infrastructure is also difficult. Only two businesses in the province have been granted certificates of IZs infrastructure business and investment.
A number of IZs have not been invested in, such as Tu Cuong, Doan Tung (Thanh Mien), Dong Tam (Ninh Giang), Hong Lac (Thanh Ha) and Nhan Quyen (Binh Giang) IZs. This is a large waste, creating pressure to social security in the province.
Vu Doan Quang said that shortcomings in the development of the IZs system in Hai Duong are mainly from the weakness in management. Due to Decision 3194/2007/QD-UBND dated September 7, 2007, the people's committee in the districts and cities must establish IZs management board. However, most localities have not established management board, leading to difficulties in managing projects and checking businesses in IZs. Statistics and reports of IZs infrastructure investment projects as well as secondary investment projects in IZs have not been focused on.
Due to the trendy development, most IZs have been approved detailed construction planning but have not been decided to set up in accordance with regulation on IZs management. In addition, the unclear specification of infrastructure investors and no minimum infrastructure built before approving businesses in manufacturing and trading lead to the lack of synchronous infrastructure and investment attraction as well as environmental pollution.
Tightening operational management of IZs is an essential solution that will be implemented by Hai Duong Department of Industry and Trade to restrict the shortcomings in the development of IZs. Hai Duong Department of Industry and Trade is finalizing the draft of IZs planning until 2020, with the orientation of strictly controlling IZs to ensure the effective operation.
To facilitate the operational management of IZs, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and involved ministries and sectors should specifically guide regulation on IZ development center. Moreover, it should be considered allowing the establishment of the provincial IZ development center to enhance the feasibility./.

Source: VEN