From a purely agricultural province, low-income to comprehensive development
On April 30, 1975, the entire Kien Giang province - from the mainland to the islands - was completely liberated. After the liberation of the South, Kien Giang province had a very low starting point in all aspects: backward agricultural economy, weak infrastructure, low education level, high poverty rate, having to directly participate in the Southwestern border war... making the capital province more difficult, even more difficult.
With a tradition of heroic fighting against foreign invaders, a diligent and creative spirit in production and labor, after 50 years of Liberation, Kien Giang has risen to become one of the provinces with the top economic scale in the Mekong Delta.
In 2024, GRDP per capita will reach more than 80 million VND; rice output will be 4.7 million tons, leading the country; seafood output will be more than 800 thousand tons, an increase of more than 4.5 times compared to the first years of liberation.
From a purely agricultural province, the proportion of service sector now accounts for 38%, industrial - construction sector accounts for more than 20%. In particular, tourism services have developed strongly to become a spearhead economic sector of the province, attracting more than 9.8 million visitors in the past year, including nearly 1 million international visitors.
The urbanization rate accounts for over 36%, including 2 type I urban areas (Rach Gia City, Phu Quoc City), 1 type III urban area (Ha Tien City). The province has 2 airports; 12 seaports and inland waterway ports; nearly 350km of national highways, more than 860km of provincial roads, 100% of rural traffic routes are solidified; 100% of households use electricity; communication is smooth. If in 1976, poor households accounted for over 50%, now there are only 0.99%;
In terms of national defense, the province's security has always been maintained and enhanced, the sea area and southwestern border of the Fatherland have been consolidated more firmly. Foreign affairs and international integration continue to be expanded. The province signed international agreements with 12 localities of 6 countries; cooperated/operated commercially with 50 markets of countries and territories. In particular, the province maintains good cooperative relations with the authorities and armed forces of border provinces and cities in Cambodia.
More breakthroughs in the era of growth
At the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and the reunification of the country, Kien Giang Provincial Party Committee Secretary Nguyen Tien Hai said that the province is speeding up to fulfill the goals and tasks of the Resolution of the 11th Party Congress of the Provincial Party Committee, creating a solid premise with the whole country to enter the new era, the era of rising, developing and prosperous and prosperous of the Vietnamese people.
Kien Giang Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Tien Hai emphasized: The province will continue to promote the building and rectification of the Party and the clean, strong and comprehensive political system. Promote economic restructuring, associated with growth model innovation; enhance digital transformation, green transformation, develop a green economy, circular economy, and respond to climate change. Focus on developing the province into a national marine economic center.
The Secretary of the Kien Giang Provincial Party Committee also requested to promote the application of new scientific advances in management, production, and development of digital connectivity technical infrastructure and smart cities. Focus on developing and improving the quality of human resources, especially high-quality human resources; take care of the comprehensive development of Kien Giang culture and people.
In addition, strengthen national defense and security, firmly protect sovereignty, territory, borders, and national islands; improve the effectiveness of foreign affairs activities and international integration to increase the attraction of resources for sustainable development of the province.
The Secretary of the Kien Giang Provincial Party Committee emotionally shared that although the war has been postponed for 50 years, the glorious feats and noble sacrifices of generations of ancestors for this land have been forever engraved in the history of the nation and the province.
“I urge all people, officials and soldiers in the province to continue promoting the patriotic tradition, revolutionary spirit, strengthening the great unity bloc of the whole nation, upholding the will to self -reliant self -reliance, to strive to emulate labor, production, economic, social development, build culture, build the Party, successfully implement the task of building and defending the Fatherland in the new period, contributing to the new people in the new period of the country, contributing to the whole country, contributing. clan ”, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Tien Hai emphasized.
