Meeting with the local authorities on June 20, during her working trip to the province, the senior legislator praised the local development and acknowledged the Mekong Delta province’s difficulties, such as weak socio-economic infrastructure and climate change impacts.
She said a national highway is planned to reach Can Tho by 2021 and Bac Lieu subsequently, suggesting that the province upgrades its current roads to ensure traffic safety while waiting for the new route.
NA Chairwoman Ngan recommended that the local authorities closely follow the Party’s guidelines and Government’s policies and resolution on economic development, particularly in the private sector.
Highlighting its potential for sea tourism and long-time practice of the art of Don Ca Tai Tu (southern folk music), she said Bac Lieu should combine its economic development with the preservation of its traditional values.
The NA chief said Bac Lieu should set a goal to reduce its poverty rate to 3% from the current 8.43%, with attention paid to the rate of households becoming poor again after escaping poverty and the implementation of preferential policies targeting ethnic people and those living in mountainous and remote areas.
Local economic development must take into consideration people’s benefits, she said, asking the authorities to boost communications campaigns to raise public awareness of the Party’s policies and the State’s laws.
