Take advantage of new opportunities to turn Hai Phong into a modern, developed industrial city and an exemplary city of the whole country.

Speaking at the 16th Congress of the City Party Committee (term 2020-2025) this morning, October 14, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed his joy about attending the 16th Congress of the Party Committee of Hai Phong city.

“Hai Phong is a place that I always have deep affection for in my heart. I am also honored to be elected and trusted by the people of the city as a National Assembly representative; in the important position of the Party and the state and with the sincere and enthusiastic feelings of a representative attached to the people of Hai Phong, I would like to send this message to the heroic Vietnamese Mothers, comrades, and all Party members, people, soldiers, and the city's armed forces. Hai Phong, deeply cordial greetings and best congratulations, wishing the 16th Party Congress of Hai Phong city great success," the Prime Minister emphasized.

On behalf of the Politburo, the Prime Minister highly appreciated the Hai Phong City Party Committee for well organizing the work of Party Congresses at all levels and strictly following the Central regulations in preparation for the city's 16th Congress today. The Political Report and documents have been prepared with high quality, seriously absorbing the guidance of the Politburo, Central agencies, people from all walks of life, especially the city leaders through the periods, comprehensively and objectively reflecting the reality of the work results achieved in the past term and clearly defining the direction of tasks and solutions in the coming term.

The Prime Minister clearly stated that in the past 5 years, the world and regional situation has had favorable and difficult factors, complicated and unpredictable developments, competition between great powers has become increasingly fierce, especially since the beginning of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, causing economic recession, strongly impacting the development of countries and people around the globe. New difficulties and challenges have appeared in the country, along with the existing limitations of the economy. Unusual natural disasters and droughts have had a strong impact, causing many difficulties for socio-economic development and environmental protection.

In that context, under the leadership of the Party, the participation of the political system and the efforts of the entire Party, the entire people, the entire army and the business community, the whole country has achieved many very important achievements, the country continues to develop rapidly and quite comprehensively in many fields. The macroeconomy maintains solid stability, inflation is controlled, creating a favorable environment and confidence to attract investment, the rate of socio-economic development continues to increase, reaching a high level... In 2020, despite many difficulties, it still achieved positive growth GDP increased from 2.5 -3%; Social culture is guaranteed, people's lives are improved; International diplomacy is strengthened, national defense and security are maintained...

“In the country's overall achievements, there is a significant contribution from the Party Committee of the military government and people of Hai Phong city. Comrades overcame many difficulties and challenges to well implement the Resolution of the 12th National Party Congress and the Resolution of the 15th City Party Congress. Hai Phong has affirmed its position as an international port city, a major industrial center of the country, an important traffic hub and the main gateway to the sea of the region. In the North, the seaport system and transportation infrastructure are invested heavily, synchronously and modernly" - the Prime Minister stated.

The Prime Minister was pleased to see the Party Committee, military government and people of Hai Phong city promoting well the tradition of Trung Dung - Determined to Win Port city, achieving many great achievements in the 2015 - 2020 term, the socio-economic situation completed and exceeded the set targets. Hai Phong has positioned its image, role and reputation to be increasingly enhanced domestically and internationally. The city has overcome the "quiet" period, spreading a new atmosphere of development with strong breakthroughs, achieving many important achievements that bring a strong mark of dynamism and development in the right direction, comprehensively developing the 3rd largest city in the country.

Commenting on the city's socio-economic development results in the recent 2015 - 2020 term, the Prime Minister assessed that Hai Phong leads the country in economic growth rate, making an important contribution to the country's development achievements. The economic scale increased 2.2 times in 2015, the average per capita in 2010 was estimated at 5,863 USD, 1.95 times higher than the national average. Domestic budget revenue in 2020 is 2.32 times that of 2015. The economy develops in depth, quality and efficiency are improved. Industry develops strongly in the direction of high technology and environmental friendliness. Many economic corporations, large investors, and modern technology invest in the manufacturing sector, turning Hai Phong into an economic and service center, especiallyis a strongly developed and effective seaport and tourism service. Total investment resources for developing transport infrastructure reached a record level of nearly 44 trillion VND, making Hai Phong a locality with relatively synchronous, modern, and highly connected transport infrastructure. Over the past term, the city has built 44 new bridges of all types connecting with Quang Ninh, Thai Binh, and Hai Duong.

Hai Phong has 13 new industrial parks ready to welcome new investment flows; forming many new civilized and modern urban areas. The national target program on new rural construction is implemented creatively and effectively with outstanding policy mechanisms. Hai Phong's countryside has completely changed its appearance; People's lives and working conditions have clearly improved.

The Prime Minister highly appreciated the management of Hai Phong's land and mineral resources strictly according to planning, promoting efficiency. Site clearance work was highly focused and supported by the people, making an important contribution to speeding up project implementation progress, speeding up capital construction investment, and creating clean ground in attracting investment. During the past term, Hai Phong recovered 10,488 hectares of land from more than 600 organizations and nearly 54,000 individual households; Of which, nearly 11,000 households had to be resettled but no complicated problems occurred. This also demonstrates the harmonious connection between the Party's will and the people's hearts. The people support the city's policy of being willing to relocate to serve the implementation of economic and social development projects.#8211; city ​​society. With the aspiration to become a modern, civilized city with extensive and brilliant development, Port people are willing to sacrifice their rights to contribute to building a Port city that is even more imbued with the color of the homeland's red poinciana flowers.

The fields of social culture, health, education and training, arts, physical education, sports, science, technology, and social security receive great investment attention, with many outstanding mechanisms and policies achieving outstanding comprehensive results.

Appreciating the City Party Committee's policy "Investment in social security must be ahead of economic development", the city has increased the level of support for policy beneficiaries 1.4 times higher than the Government's regulations; support for brick and cement supply; providing financial support to build and repair houses for nearly 18,000 policy families; The poverty rate decreased to only 0.22%, this shows great humanity bearing the mark of the comprehensive direction of the city's leaders, not only focusing on superficial achievements, not only investing in infrastructure but also paying attention to remote rural areas...

The work of building the Party and the political system has achieved many important results; leadership capacity and fighting strength of the Party Committee; The activities of the Party Committee and the government have had many effective and efficient innovations. The people were excited and excited to believe in the Party's leadership and the bright future of their hometown.

Most impressive is that the work of building the Party and the political system has achieved many important results. The leadership capacity and fighting power of party committees and authorities have many innovations, become more effective and efficient. The comprehensive leadership role of the City Party Committee and Party Committees at all levels is guaranteed, and the Party's leadership methods have many innovations; Democratic centralism, criticism, and self-criticism are promoted; The staff at all levels has matured and met task requirements. Solidarity within the Party and the great solidarity of the entire people has been strengthened. The people's material and spiritual lives have been improved and enhanced. The people are excited and confident in the Party's leadership and the bright future of their hometown.

The Prime Minister said that during this term, the Prime Minister returned to work in Hai Phong 22 times to meet with voters and work with the City Party Committee and People's Committee, and attended the groundbreaking and inauguration ceremonies of many major projects of the city. The Prime Minister realized that Hai Phong is not only concerned with economic development and increasing job creation, but is also very interested in developing social issues, especially practical issues with people's lives such as education, health care, and culture. The city is conscious of preserving the culture, history, and revolutionary traditions of its locality, which has a long history of fighting to preserve and protect the Fatherland.

These comprehensive efforts have transformed Hai Phong, initially showing the shape of a civilized, rich in identity and modern city that is strongly forming. With the above results and achievements, the Politburo evaluates that, in the past term, the Executive Committee and Standing Committee of Hai Phong City Party Committee have consolidated and promoted the spirit of solidarity and determination in leadership, direction, daring to think, daring to do, knowing how to do, daring to take responsibility for the development of the city and the happiness of the People. Organizing and implementing work decisively and effectively, building people's trust in the political system, is a typical example of overcoming difficulties and achieving comprehensive socio-economic development, building the Party, making important contributions to the development of the whole country.

On behalf of the Politburo, the Prime Minister welcomed and warmly praised the important and outstanding achievements achieved by officials, soldiers and people of Hai Phong city during the past term.

The Prime Minister proposed that the Congress discuss and deeply analyze the subjective causes of the limitations and weaknesses stated in the Congress documents, in order to have high determination to overcome them in the coming time. The Prime Minister emphasized that the city should not be satisfied with the achievements of the past term but should see that Hai Phong's development is not commensurate with its potential advantages. In Resolution 45, the Politburo assessed Hai Phong not only as the driving force of the entire region and the North but also as the driving force for development of the whole country. This huge task poses many challenges for Hai Phong in terms of socio-economic infrastructure development associated with attracting resources, innovating the investment environment, improving competitiveness, and developing largecomprehensive and sustainable in culture, education, health, ensuring social security, building a strong Party and government, and developing human resources. All are aimed at the goal of building Hai Phong into a city of stature in the ASEAN and Asia regions in the near future.

In the next term, our country's development process will face many difficulties and challenges, face many fluctuations in the world and regional situation, especially the COVID-19 epidemic, which is still unpredictable, trade competition, protectionist trends, regional and world recession, climate change, natural disasters are harsh and unpredictable... However, we also have favorable opportunities when the level of globalization and national integration increases. The economy continues to be promoted, the spread of scientific and technological progress and innovation in the 4.0 industrial revolution is the most important goal to improve the competitiveness of each locality and the whole country. Our country's participation in free trade agreements opens up many opportunities and marketsNew street on a large scale. Together with the whole country, the Party Committee and people of the city need to continue to unite and unite in action, striving very hard to realize the development goals of the 16th Congress of the City Party Committee.

The Prime Minister agrees and agrees with the stated development directions, tasks, solutions and strategic breakthroughs. To successfully implement the Congress's Resolution and Politburo Resolution 45, the Prime Minister proposed that the city implement a number of solutions:

One is, along with the three pillars the city has identified in the next term as high-tech industry; marine economy, logistic seaport and tourism and trade, Hai Phong needs to have creative ways to attract many development resources, including many large corporations in the country and around the world to do business, invest in high-tech development, attract selective foreign direct investment associated with the development of high-tech ecological industrial parks, ensuring harmony between industry, services and environmental protection.

The city needs to maximize the potential and advantages of domestic investment, foreign investment, and marine economic development, becoming a modern, prestigious, highly commercial international port city, associated with the development of logistic services, on a digital platform according to the 4.0 revolution, becoming a strong locality in the sea, rich from the sea and seaports, developing tourism, trade, and services with a focus on effectively connecting the tourism triangle. Do Son - Cat Ba - Ha Long tour with key economic areas of Hanoi, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh. In the future, Hai Phong will become an international tourism center with diverse high-quality services, shopping, and entertainment that attract tourists around the world.

Second, Hai Phong strives to become the center of education, training, health, culture, science and technology of the Northern coastal region, an important traffic hub of the country, and the main gateway to the sea of ​​northern localities. Hai Phong people, people of Hoa Phuong Do city, are proud to promote their strong, enthusiastic, and dynamic personality in developing a civilized, modern city. In the immediate future, it is necessary to focus on well implementing COVID-19 epidemic prevention and socio-economic recovery and development.

Third, in urban development, it is necessary to focus on regional connectivity, building Hai Phong into a green, smart, modern urban area, a livable city, building a digital technology system and green industry of the 4.0 revolution. By 2030, Hai Phong's development will meet the criteria of a special urban area, and after 2030, it will complete the criteria of a modern urban area. Vision to 2045, Hai Phong has a high level of development among the leading cities in Asia. Hai Phong will become a livable city, a civilized and modern city. Hai Phong needs to spend a lot of investment resources in the fields of culture, society, green living environment, safety, security, and urban civilization. The city needs to pay more attention to these needsIt is very practical for the people, which is to improve people's quality of life in the trend of sustainable development, traffic safety, environmental protection, water supply and drainage, wastewater treatment, garbage, population management, water environment, air environment. At the same time, focus on ensuring housing for workers, along with cultural life service projects in industrial parks.

Fourth, continue to promote improvement of the business investment environment. The city needs to listen, share, and accompany businesses and cooperatives to gain their trust in business investment decisions, which is the foundation for rapid and sustainable development. The city needs to strongly develop all types of businesses, attract large corporations with high technology, create industrial pillars, position the image of a modern port city with smart digital technology such as robots, electric cars, smart cities... At the same time, promote startups, innovation, develop small and medium-sized enterprises, supporting industries, services, promote administrative reform so that the city's PCI index leads the country, and build government policies.e-rights transparency, integrity, professionalism, action, service.

Fifth is, with a key position, Hai Phong firmly ensures the tasks of national defense, political security, social order and safety, absolutely not allowing subjects to take advantage of it; Strengthen fire and explosion prevention and rescue; Resolutely fight against all types of crime, social evils, organized crime, drugs, and black credit.

Sixth, the most important task that our Party pays great attention to is the work of building and rectifying the Party. Immediately after the Congress, it is necessary to deploy an action program to further innovate leadership methods, improve the leadership capacity and fighting power of the Party Committee, and build a political system at all levels that is clean, strong, streamlined, operates effectively and efficiently, and is closely connected to the people. Officials must work well but must also resist negativity. Promoting the leadership role of party committees at all levels, improving the management and administration capacity of governments at all levels, innovating the content and operating methods of the Fatherland Front and people's organizations, meeting the requirements of the new situation. Concentrate on doing the main ideological work wellgovernance, promoting learning and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, ethics, and style; Pay attention to doing a good job of mass mobilization, promoting ownership and great national unity. Build a team of officials at all levels, especially key leaders with outstanding qualities, capabilities, reputation, strategic vision, aspiration for development, innovative thinking, creativity, daring to think, daring to do, daring to make breakthroughs, daring to take responsibility. Improve the effectiveness and efficiency of inspection and supervision of Party discipline; Strictly handle cadres and Party members who violate Party discipline and State law, strengthen people's trust in party committees and authorities at all levels.