President Vo Van Thuong speaks at the ceremony. (Photo: VNA) Lao Cai (VNA) – President Vo Van Thuong on September 23 attendeda ceremony in Lao Cai to celebrate 65 years since Uncle Ho’svisit to the northern mountainous province.
During his visit to the province on September 23, 1958, Uncle Ho askedthe provincial Party Organisation and ethnic groups to promote solidarity, step up production, ensure social order, protect their cultural identity, and make effortsto turn Lao Cai into a more prosperous and happier province.
More than 30 years since its re-establishment, Lao Cai has been developing strongly, from a war-ravaged locality and one of the country's six poorest provinces, to lead theNorthwestern region in terms of socio-economic development, with average economicgrowth during 1991-2022 reaching nearly 10%, and GRPD per capita hitting nearly 90million VND (3,690 USD) per year.
CongratulatingLao Cai on its major achievements over the past years, President Thuong asked the province to exert greater efforts to realise its set goals as theachievements have yet to be commensurate with its potential and strengths.
Weak competitive capacity, asynchronous socio-economic infrastructure,and poor structure and quality of human resources and environmental protection have failed to meetsustainable development requirements, he said, adding that more work should be done to narrow income gap between ruraland urban areas, improve livelihoods of people in mountainous areas, and stabilise local security and order.
He asked local officials, party members and people to follow PresidentHo Chi Minh’s thought, morality and lifestyle, and strive to build Lao Caiinto a developed province in the nation by 2045.
Due attention should be paid to bolstering socio-economicdevelopment, enhancing the application of scientific-technological advancements, and capitalising on local potential and strengths to build Lao Cai into a growth pole of thenorthern mountainous and midland region, a centre to connect trade andinvestment between Vietnam and other ASEAN countries with China’s southwesternregion, and a key area for tourism development, border gate services, metallurgicaland chemical industries, and medicinal materials, he said.
Additionally, the province should focus on the preservation andpromotion of ethnic cultures and healthcare, reduction of the number of poorhouseholds, and boosting environmental protection.
He particularly stressed that the province must pay heed to the partybuilding work; enhance party rectification, criticism and self-criticism;promote the responsibility for setting examples of officials and party members;and strengthen anti-corruption work.
Atthe event, 65 typical individuals in following President Ho Chi Minh’s thought,morality and lifestyle were commended and rewarded.
The same day, President Thuong visited and presented gifts to teachers andstudents of Lao Cai boarding high school for ethnic minorities./.
During his visit to the province on September 23, 1958, Uncle Ho askedthe provincial Party Organisation and ethnic groups to promote solidarity, step up production, ensure social order, protect their cultural identity, and make effortsto turn Lao Cai into a more prosperous and happier province.
More than 30 years since its re-establishment, Lao Cai has been developing strongly, from a war-ravaged locality and one of the country's six poorest provinces, to lead theNorthwestern region in terms of socio-economic development, with average economicgrowth during 1991-2022 reaching nearly 10%, and GRPD per capita hitting nearly 90million VND (3,690 USD) per year.
CongratulatingLao Cai on its major achievements over the past years, President Thuong asked the province to exert greater efforts to realise its set goals as theachievements have yet to be commensurate with its potential and strengths.
Weak competitive capacity, asynchronous socio-economic infrastructure,and poor structure and quality of human resources and environmental protection have failed to meetsustainable development requirements, he said, adding that more work should be done to narrow income gap between ruraland urban areas, improve livelihoods of people in mountainous areas, and stabilise local security and order.
He asked local officials, party members and people to follow PresidentHo Chi Minh’s thought, morality and lifestyle, and strive to build Lao Caiinto a developed province in the nation by 2045.
Due attention should be paid to bolstering socio-economicdevelopment, enhancing the application of scientific-technological advancements, and capitalising on local potential and strengths to build Lao Cai into a growth pole of thenorthern mountainous and midland region, a centre to connect trade andinvestment between Vietnam and other ASEAN countries with China’s southwesternregion, and a key area for tourism development, border gate services, metallurgicaland chemical industries, and medicinal materials, he said.
Additionally, the province should focus on the preservation andpromotion of ethnic cultures and healthcare, reduction of the number of poorhouseholds, and boosting environmental protection.
He particularly stressed that the province must pay heed to the partybuilding work; enhance party rectification, criticism and self-criticism;promote the responsibility for setting examples of officials and party members;and strengthen anti-corruption work.
Atthe event, 65 typical individuals in following President Ho Chi Minh’s thought,morality and lifestyle were commended and rewarded.
The same day, President Thuong visited and presented gifts to teachers andstudents of Lao Cai boarding high school for ethnic minorities./.
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