Long Thanh area must be planned in the best possible way, entrusted to the most capable investors, and implemented at the fastest pace

On the afternoon of August 18, Comrade Vu Hong Van, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Dong Nai Province, and Comrade Vo Tan Duc, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People’s Committee, and Secretary of the Party Committee of the People’s Committee of Dong Nai Province, conducted a field survey of the planned urban area and traffic connections to Long Thanh International Airport.

Also joining the survey were Comrade Nguyen Kim Long, Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Dong Nai Provincial People’s Committee; Comrade Duong Minh Dung, Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People’s Council of Long Thanh Commune; and the Directors of the Departments of Finance, Construction, Agriculture, and Environment.

Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Vu Hong Van and Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Dong Nai Provincial People’s Committee Vo Tan Duc inspect the planned Long Thanh urban area in Long Thanh Commune. Photo: Cong Nghia

Comrade Vu Hong Van and the delegation surveyed several locations within the planned Long Thanh Airport urban area, near the Long Thanh Airport Project in Long Thanh and Binh An communes.

During the survey, Secretary Vu Hong Van spent considerable time learning, exchanging, and noting with the leadership of the Provincial People’s Committee and relevant departments, sectors, and localities about the current planning work and existing difficulties and obstacles. He requested the Provincial People’s Committee, departments, sectors, and related localities to strictly review planning and land management in the Long Thanh urban area.

Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Vu Hong Van emphasized: In the context that Long Thanh Airport is nearing completion and will soon be put into operation, the Long Thanh area will become highly attractive to investors while creating significant added value in land resources and development for the province. Therefore, it is essential to prepare the best possible conditions in planning and infrastructure so that the Long Thanh area can attract large and reputable investors, thereby contributing to the rapid and sustainable development of the province in the new era.

He stressed that in the process of reviewing the planning of the Long Thanh area, relevant units must focus on enhancing the value of land resources, and particularly ensure that planning is comprehensive, modern, and strategically forward-looking so that the Long Thanh Airport urban area can develop to its full potential.

The delegation conduct a survey in Binh An Commune. Photo: Cong Nghia

Secretary Vu Hong Van strongly emphasized to the leadership of the Provincial People’s Committee, departments, sectors, and localities that: “The Long Thanh area must have the best planning, the best investors, and the fastest implementation.”

Regarding existing difficulties and obstacles in Long Thanh area planning, Comrade Vu Hong Van requested proactive, complete, and timely reports to the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial People’s Committee for submission to the Central Government to consider and appropriately adjust the approved master plan.

Concerning the establishment of the Free Trade Zone, Secretary Vu Hong Van requested that the Provincial People’s Committee and relevant departments and sectors continue to closely follow the Central Government’s guidelines, while also studying the implementation of free trade zones in Da Nang City and some regional countries that have been operating effectively, to adopt new and practical approaches for the province.

Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Vu Hong Van, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Dong Nai Province, conducts a survey on Route T1 connecting to Long Thanh Airport. Photo: Cong Nghia

According to the Dong Nai Free Trade Zone Project, with a total area of 8,528 hectares, linked with Long Thanh International Airport and Phuoc An Seaport, the total investment is about USD 16 billion. Of this, public investment accounts for about 5%, domestic private investment accounts for 40%, and the remaining 55% is foreign direct investment (FDI). The Dong Nai Free Trade Zone will be connected with the Cai Mep Ha Free Trade Zone in Ho Chi Minh City to form a mega free trade zone with a synchronized and superior policy mechanism, enabling it to compete regionally and internationally.

On the same afternoon, Secretary Vu Hong Van and the delegation conducted a survey of Route T1 connecting to Long Thanh Airport.

By: Cong Nghia

Translated by: Trieu Ngan - Thu Ha