NSEC Symposium (Presentation IV 02 VIE Laocai)

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NSEC SYMPOSIUM

LAO CAI PROVINCE OF VIETNAM

Kunming ,19-20 May 2011

LAO CAIS POSITION ALONG THE CORRIDOROF KUNMING LAO CAI HANOI HAI

PHONG QUANG NINH

Presenter: L NGC HNGDirector of DOIT, Lao Cai Province, Vietnam

The views expressed in this paper/presentation are the views of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views or

policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), or its Board of Governors, or the governments they represent. ADB doesnot guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this paper and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their

use. Terminology used may not necessarily be consistent with ADB official terms.


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LAO CAIS FEATURE, POSITION, AND ROLE ALONG THE

ECONOMIC CORRIDOR OF KUNMING LAO CAI HAI

PHONG QUANG NINH

- In the north west of Vietnam

- 203 km of border line with Yunnan PRC

- 1 international border checkpoint

- 1 national border checkpoint

- Some open routes

LAO CAIS FEATURE, POSITION, ROLE

- A lot of potential in industry, trade and tourism

- An important geo-economic advantage as Lao Cai isthe bridge between VN and ASEAN countries andYunnan and the south west of PRC

- Located along the central sub-corridor in the NSECin the GMS cooperation.


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LAO CAIS FEATURE, POSITION AND ROLE

- International border checkpoint Lao Cai - Hakouis 296 km north of Hanoi by rail and 345 km byroad

- Connectivity to Kunming by 447km express way

- After completion of Noi Bai-Lao Cai high way,the distance between Lao Cai and Hanoi andHai Phong will be shortened significantly.


- Lao Cai international border checkpoint hasthe opportunity to play an important part inpromoting the NSEC in the GMS context ingeneral and between VN and PRC inparticular


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Policy: Prime Minister allows special financial

regimes in Lao Cai border checkpoint economic

zone with many attractive investment and trade

incentives


Infrastructure:

- April 2009: began construction of high way fromHanoi to Lao Cai within GMS cooperation

- Upgrading and renovation of Hanoi-Lao Cai railwayin progress

- With better infrastructure comes new opportunities

of development along this important economiccorridor

- Lao Cai ICD port with area of nearly 5 hectres hasbeen completed and given permission by MOF toestablish custom clearance point.


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Proposed action plan for Lao Cai andYunnan

First:

- Develop an enabling policy framework which furtherpromotes import-export activities

- Two provinces need to collaborate to harmonize tradepolicies, immigration procedures and tariff incentives atLao Cai international border checkpoint

- Improve activities to capitalize on the advantages of

geographical location and non-tariff policies applicablefor Kim Thanh industrial park (Lao cai, VN) and Bac sonpark (Hakou, China).


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Proposed action plan......

Second:- Improve goods transportation capacity by road and

rail from Hanoi to Lao Cai

- Provinces along the Kunming Lao Cai Hanoi Hai Phong Quang Ninh need to work together tourge central government of VN and other provincesalong the Noi Bai-Lao Cai high way to speed up theconstruction of the high way

- Urge Vietnam Rail Corporation to quickly upgrade

and renovate the rail way between Hanoi and LaoCai

Proposed action plan...

Third:

- ADB to consider supporting the developmentof infrastructure to improve connectivity withsurrounding areas/communities to ensuredesirable spill-over effects, promotingregional socio-economic development


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Proposed action plan...

Fourth:

- Develop master plan, linking NSEC with Twocorridors, one belt

- Establish information sharing mechanismbetween provinces along the corridor,between government agencies and thecorporate sector

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