Industrial development is a priority, capitalizing on Hon La Economic Zone’s strengths. Key sectors include marine exploitation and port-related industries, power production, supporting industries, export-oriented and high-tech industries. The goal is to create high-impact, competitive industrial products for regional and international integration, laying the groundwork for long-term growth.
The focus remains on developing the Hon La Seaport Industrial Zone into a thermal power and shipbuilding hub with various industrial clusters. Economic development is harmonized with environmental protection.
Focus is on developing key services such as port and maritime transport services, tourism, trade, finance – banking, postal – telecommunications, etc.
a) Develop port and maritime transport services:
– For port services, diversify types of services such as maritime and shipping agency; pilotage; freight forwarding; ship supply and crewing; cargo handling and tallying; cargo loading and unloading, warehousing, import-export, transshipment; ship repair at port; marine environmental cleaning; maritime rescue, etc.
– For maritime transport, research and gradually develop a suitable fleet for participating in the import-export goods transportation through Hon La port area.
b) Develop tourism:
Invest in developing infrastructure for tourism; prioritize the development of modern, large-scale tourist areas; promote tourism images; educate to raise public awareness about tourism services; apply science and technology, especially information technology in tourism development; harmonize economic – social development, tourism development and environmental protection.
Diversify types of tourism products (mountain tourism, sightseeing, exploration, beach tourism, sports entertainment, resorts, sea bathing, etc.); link Hon La Economic Zone’s tourism development with Phong Nha – Ke Bang and other tourist spots in the region. Continue upgrading and gradually developing according to planning for Vung Chua – Yen Island tourist areas and other tourist spots. Create an environment to attract investment in tourism development.
c) Develop trade:
Exploit geographical position, natural landscape, traffic convenience, keep pace with market demand, promote trade development. Form commercial areas in new urban areas. Renovate and upgrade the market system at communes, wholesale markets, bus stations, etc. Prioritize the development of import-export activities, re-export, etc. Pay attention to developing trade infrastructure (markets, shopping centers, bonded warehouses, trade promotion centers, exhibitions, trade promotion, etc.).
d) Develop other services:
Develop other service industries such as finance – banking, securities, insurance, postal – telecommunications, legal consultancy, investment consultancy, business consultancy, science – technology services, notarization, appraisal, asset auction, etc.
e) Development orientation of the duty-free zone:
Establish a duty-free zone associated with a part of Hon La port with an area of 200-250ha belonging to Quang Dong commune, in the Northeast of Hon La Economic Zone. In the duty-free zone, develop activities of producing export goods and on-the-spot goods (including processing, recycling), trading goods (including export, import, transshipment, temporary import for re-export, distribution, retail supermarkets), service trade (sorting, packaging, transit goods transportation, warehousing, postal telecommunications, finance, banking, transport, insurance, entertainment, restaurants), trade promotion and other trade activities.
Form in the duty-free zone the following areas:
– Trade center area, transaction offices, representative offices, branches;
– Production, processing, recycling, assembly, repair area;
– Product introduction area, supermarkets, exhibitions, services;
– Transit goods area, bonded warehouses and other types of warehouses;
– Production, processing, recycling, assembly, repair area, etc.
3. Developing Agriculture – Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Occupations:
a) Developing Agriculture – Forestry:
Develop comprehensive agriculture in the direction of transforming the structure of high-value crops and livestock to provide safe food for Hon La Economic Zone and linking agricultural production with tourism. Enhance livestock farming by improving the quantity and quality of products to create goods for domestic consumption and export. Promote the application of science, technology, and biotechnology to improve crop varieties and livestock, aiming to increase productivity and improve product quality. Plant coastal protection forests; research and develop pine forests in line with planning; implement afforestation through cooperative projects, etc.
b) Developing Aquaculture:
Focus on farming, fishing, processing, and providing fishery services. Form an economic-technical cluster to support fishing and seafood processing at Roòn Lagoon. Transition the coastal extraction labor force to other sectors such as aquaculture, seafood processing, fishery services, and tourism services. Continue to invest in the development of means and enhance offshore seafood fishing based on consolidating and improving the effectiveness of offshore fishing fleets. Carry out the planning of aquaculture areas to form specialized aquaculture zones, serving the needs of the Hon La Economic Zone and providing raw materials for export processing.
