(AG Provincial E-Portal) - On the afternoon of September 4, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of An Giang Province Ho Van Mung and a working delegation conducted a field inspection at Hon Chong Port, Bai Gieng hamlet, Kien Luong commune.
At the inspection, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Ho Van Mung said the province unanimously agrees on attracting and calling for socialized investment to build the seaport system, maximizing advantages in geographical location, sea area and ability to connect economic corridors. To remove legal obstacles of Hon Chong Port, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Ho Van Mung directed the Department of Finance to take the lead in coordinating with relevant units to closely review the inspection conclusions of Kien Giang province (before merger) to clarify the legality of investment policy approval, investor selection and conditions for project implementation in the past.
The Department of Finance, presiding and coordinating with relevant units urgently reviews and carries out procedures to remove legal obstacles for Hon Chong Port in accordance with legal regulations; strives to complete the procedures within 2026.
Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Ho Van Mung said the province is focusing on upgrading and expanding National Route N1 from Chau Doc to synchronously connect to 4 important international land border gates including: Khanh Binh, Tinh Bien, Vinh Xuong and Ha Tien. Hon Chong Port will play the role of an "extended arm" to develop border-region logistics.
Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Ho Van Mung directed the Department of Finance to coordinate with relevant units to urgently complete a detailed consolidated report to submit to the leaders of the Provincial People's Committee no later than the end of September for a review meeting.
The Department of Construction shall coordinate and advise the Provincial People's Committee on the planning of Hon Chong Port. Since the general planning is already available, the province directs that detailed construction planning needs to be quickly implemented and direct investors are encouraged to participate and jointly implement to accelerate the project progress.
According to the report of the Department of Construction, Hon Chong Port was approved for investment by the People's Committee of Kien Giang Province (before the merger) in Decision No. 1349/QD-UBND dated June 22, 2017 approving the investment policy and designating Tan Cang Kien Giang Joint Stock Company as the investor to implement the Hon Chong Port construction investment project at No. 5, Bai Gieng hamlet, Binh An commune, Kien Luong district. Accordingly, investment in Hon Chong wharf is capable of receiving cargo ships up to 10,000 DWT for the completion phase, cargo throughput of 3.5 - 4.0 million tons/year, passenger volume of 1 million passengers/year (divided into 4 investment phases).
In the afternoon of the same day, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Ho Van Mung and the working delegation offered incense to the heroic martyrs and surveyed the Mo So National Historical and Scenic Site.
News by Nhu Ngoc
