(HBO) – The provincial Management Board of Industrial Zones (IZs) held a conference to review activities of 2017 and launch tasks for 2018. Attending the event was Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Bui Van Khanh.
Bui Van Khanh, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, presents the government’s flag of emulation to Midori Vietnam Ltd company.
In 2017, the IZ Management Board worked with departments and agencies on effective State management of industrial zones, exceeding the set targets. Enterprises in the industrial zones operated smoothly, achieving the targets of higher industrial production and export values compared to the previous year. In 2017, there were 14 new investment projects, reaching 233.3 percent of the plan, three of them went into operation. Firms earned 12.050 trillion VND (530.2 million USD) in revenue and 511 million USD from exports, added 136 billion VND to the State budget, generated jobs to 1,800 workers, raising the total number of workers to 16,320. Last year, the board’s trade union activities improved with better working conditions and welfares to workers.
In 2018, the board will strive to completely fill occupancy of Luong Son industrial park and the left bank of Da River and 30 percent of occupancy of Mong Hoa, Yen Quang and Nam Luong Son industrial zones while completing necessary infrastructure items in Mong Hoa industrial park and offering 50 ha of land for investment attraction. It will also provide help for firms to do business effectively.
Speaking at the event, Vice Chairman Khanh hailed the board and enterprises in industrial parks for their contributions to the provincial socio-economic development.
He asked the board to partner with departments and agencies to clear difficulties and attract resources to invest in IZ infrastructure, create land base for investment attraction, well manage planning in service of shifting to sustainable economic structure./.
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