Eighth GMS Economic Corridors Forum

Strengthening Connectivity and Enhancing Competitiveness in the GMS Corridors

3-4 August 2016 Phnom Penh, Cambodia

BRIEFING ON THE OUTCOMES OF CBTA JOINT COMMITTEE RETREAT AND

NATIONAL TRANSPORT FACILITATION COMMITTEE (NTFC) SOM MEETING
AND DEVELOPMENT OF SSI/SWI AT LAO BAO DANSAVANH
(Presented by Mr. Nguyen Van Binh Deputy Head of the Board of Quang Tri Economic Zone,
Director of Bordergate Management Center of Quang Tri province, Vietnam)

Phnom Penh, 4 August 2016

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The Ministers decision to launch the issuance of GMS Road

Transport permits under CBTA Protocol 3, with common Temporary
Admission Documents (TADs) under CBTA Annex 8 starting on 1
January 2017 is a welcome first step towards the GMS vision of an
integrated subregional transport market

It complements work undertaken by some GMS countries (e.g.

Lao PDR, Thailand and Vietnam) to facilitate frontier crossing
formalities by implementing Single Stop/Single Window inspection
under IICBTA-type MOUs in compliance with CBTA Annex 4

The challenge we face is to maintain this momentum,

implementing the CBTA throughout the GMS subregion, including
the Agreements key transit provisions under CBTA Annex 6 to
further speed border clearance, reduce costs and facilitate trade

Lao Bao border checkpoint was established in 1978 and

upgraded to International Border gate in 1994

As one 15 border checkpoint pairs (alongside Dansavanh in

Lao PDR) included under CBTA Protocol 1, Lao Bao border
checkpoint expects the CBTA once implemented by all
Parties to significantly increase the volume of traffic and
economic opportunities along GMS corridors

5 sector agencies operate at Lao Bao: Border Guard

(Immigration), Customs, Human Health Quarantine, Animal
Quarantine and Plant Quarantine, plus 2 service agencies: a
Bank and Insurance company and a Public Service Provider:
the Bordergate Management Center (BMC)
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1. BACKGROUND OF LAO BAO INTERNATIONAL BORDER GATE

Lao Bao Dansavanh

International Border
Gates along the
East West Economic
Corridor (EWEC)

The Master Plan of Lao Bao border extending sector belong to Lao Bao special economic - commercial area
(Lao Bao SECA), Quang Tri province

Lao Bao Special Economic Zone and Dansavanh Border Trade Zone on the EWEC

Gate A of Dansavanh

Gate B of Dansavanh

Gate A of Lao Bao

Gate B of Lao Bao

Effective agreements and documents:

Under the GMS framework, in 2003 Laos PDR, Thailand, Cambodia,
Vietnam, China and Myanmar signed the GMS-CBTA, effective from
31/12/2003 (an ADB initiative)
The signatories of the GMS-CBTA are committed to apply SWI/SSI at
the International Checkpoints along the GMS corridors, including the
EWEC based on CBTA Annex 4
On 25/3/2005 Vietnam and Lao PDR signed an MOU on initial
implementation of GMS-CBTA, agreeing to pilot the SSI/SWI model at the
Lao Bao Dansavanh International Bordergate Checkpoints

Vietnams Ministry of National Defense and Laos Ministry of Public Security

signed an MOU on joint control to provide legal foundation for joint control and
examination and assigning staff for joint work at the Lao Bao Dansavanh;
The Vietnamese and Lao Ministries of Finance signed an MOU on the
implementation of Stage 4 for Customs at Lao Bao Dansavanh;
Vietnams Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development and Lao PDRs Ministry
of Agriculture and Forestry signed MOUs on SWI/SSI for Plant and Animal
Quarantine;
Vietnams and Lao PDRs Ministries of Health exchanged discussions on Human
Health Quarantine;
Quang Tri Provincial Peoples Committee (Quang Tri PPC) issued Decision
No.1382/Q-UBND dated 7/7/2014 re-establishing the provincial Steering
Committee to oversee the implementation of SSI/SWI at Lao Bao and Decision
1395/Q-UBND on 01/7/2015 on strengthening the Steering Committee to meet the
new requirements. In addition, Quang Tri PPC issued Decision No. 155/Q-UBND
dated 27/01/2016 establishing Assistant Group for above Steering Committee.

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The SSI and SWI Pilot carried out at the Lao BaoDansavanh
border crossings consisted of 4 phases (with phases 2 and 3
combined)
* Stage 1: The Contracting Parties of the MOU coordinate to
jointly inspect commodities at the CCA (Common Control
Area) of the country of entry (from 30.June.2005).
* Stage 2 & 3: Customs Agencies and Quarantine Agencies of
the two countries coordinate to work together to carry out all
the procedures concerned at the country of entry (from 1st July
2005 to 5th February 2015)
* Stage 4: Fully carry out all the procedures by all border
agencies for SSI and SWI. All the competent agencies
coordinate to implement their duties (from 6th February 2015
up to now)

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Vietnam Border Checkpoint Diagrams

Lao Bao Border
Checkpoint,
Vietnam

Truck

Cars/Buses

Walking/Bicycles

Immigration

G6

Lao
PDR

Health

E5

S
t
a
i
r
s

Customs
For
Vehicles

Quarantine
(Plant)

D
4

C3

Quarantine
(Animal)

Customs for
Goods

B2

A1

Cashier
(Upstairs)

Waiting
Room

Waiting
Room
Lao Bao Border Checkpoint

Immigration

Health

Customs
For
Vehicles

G1

E2

D3

Quarantine
(Plant)

C4

Quarantine
(Animal)

B5

Walking/Bicycles

Cars/Buses

Truck

Common Control Area

(CCA)

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S
t
a
i
r
s

Lao
Customs
Working
Room

Customs

A6

Vietnam

Stage 1
Step I: Joint Customs Inspection in Common Control Area (CCA) at Country of Entry

Lao PDR

Viet Nam

C-L

C-V

No-Mans Zone

Physical Inspection

CCA
Export/Transit Cargo

As required

Submission of
documents

Submission of
documents

As required

Export/Transit Cargo
C-L

C-V

Physical Inspection

CCA
Legend:
C-Customs; Q-Quarantine; I-Immigration; L-Lao PDR; V-Viet Nam

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Stage 2 & 3
Step 2 & 3: Joint Customs and Quarantine Inspection in Common Control Area (CCA) and
Clearance/Processing of Customs and Quarantine Documents at Country of Entry

Lao PDR
C-L,C-V

Viet Nam

Q-L,Q-V

No-Mans Zone

Physical Inspection

CCA
Export/Transit Cargo

As required

C-L
C-V

Q-L
Q-V

Submission
of documents

Export/Transit Cargo

Submission of
documents

Q-L C-L

As required

C-L,C-V
Live animals will be inspected jointly at the
Country of Exit

Q-V C-V

Q-L,Q-V

Physical Inspection

CCA
Legend:
C-Customs; Q-Quarantine; I-Immigration; L-Lao PDR; V-Viet Nam

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Stage 4
Step 4: Single Window and Single Stop: Joint Customs and Quarantine Inspection in Common Control Area
(CCA) and Clearance/Processing of Customs, Quarantine, and Immigration Documents
at Country of Entry

Lao PDR
C-L,C-V

Viet Nam

Q-L,Q-V

No-Mans Zone

Physical Inspection

CCA
Export/Transit Cargo

As required

C-L

Q-L

I-L

C-V

Q-V

I-V

Submission
of
documents

Export/Transit Cargo

Submission
of
documents

I-V

Q-V

C-V

I-L

Q-L

C-L

As required

C-L,C-V
Live animals will be inspected jointly at the
Country of Exit

Q-L,Q-V

Physical Inspection

CCA
Legend:
C-Customs; Q-Quarantine; I-Immigration; L-Lao PDR; V-Viet Nam

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Local agencies agreed on the Coordination Regulations for SSI/SWI:

Leaders of Customs of
Quang Tr - Savanakhet
signing the coordination
regulations
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Leaders of Immigration of
Quang Tr - Savannakhet
signing the coordination
regulations

Quang Tri Provincial Peoples Committee issued Decision No. 520/Q-UBND dated
25/3/2015 establishing Bordergate Managemnet Center (BMC) of Quang Tri province
in line with implementation of Decision No.45/2013/Q-TTg dated 25/7/2013 by the
Prime Minister issuing Regulations on Operations at Inland Bordergates of Vietnam.

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Implementing the working plans of 2

countries, the agencies at Lao Bao
Dansavanh have discussed, advised
and been directly involved in:
Commissioning the operation in
Laos on 25/12/2014;
Commissioning the operation in
Vietnam on 05/01/2015;
Arrangement of the offices and
boxes for functional working and
checking in accordance with
SSI/SWI procedures.
Officially launching the Stage 4 of
SSI/SWI (jointly hosted by Quang
Tri Government and Savanakhet
Government, co-chaired by 02
Deputy Prime Ministers of the 2
countries) on 06/02/2015.
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Vietnams Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Lao PDRs Deputy PM

Somsavat Lengsavad together with representatives of government and local
authorities of Vietnam and Lao visited SSI/SWI model at Lao Bao Dansavanh
on the day of Launching Stage 4 (06/02/2015)

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2.3 Infrastructures:
1. Renovation of the Interagency
Control Complex in the middle of
Lao Bao International Bordergate
Terminal: approved by Quang Tri
PPC, carried out by Provincial
customs Department with the total
budget of VND10.64 billion, put into
operation on 25/01/2015 (timely for
the launch of stage 4 - SWI/SSI).
2. Renovation/rehabilitation of key
facilities of Lao Bao Terminal by
BMC (completed period 1 on
01/02/2015 and period 2 is now
under construction) with the total
budget of VND2.6 billion.
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3. Renovation of the
Interagency Control
Complex for Entry by
rehabilitating and upgrading
the old Millennium
Supermaket Building to
make new Lao Bao Entry
Terminal: Funding by
Ministry of finance, carrying
out by Provincial Customs
Department with the amout
of VND35 billion, now is
under construction.

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Number of people, vehicles and trade value through Lao Bao

International Bordergate between 2010 - 2016
2016
Indicators

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

(First 7
months)

1. No of people
(000)

288

308

297

771

783

553

334

Of which: - Exiting

146

159

153

392

386

265

166

142

149

144

379

297

288

168

2. No of vehicles (000)

57

65

62

79

89

62

37

Of which: - Exiting

29

33

31

40

42

31

18

- Entering

28

32

31

39

47

31

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3. Total trade value

(million USD)

254

391

342

436

530

181

66

Of which: - Exports

33

57

72

48

185

42

34

- Imports

221

334

270

388

345

139

32

- Entering

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II. PERFORMANCE
AGENCIES

BY

SECTOR

1. Customs:
* Performance in 2015:

- 4,515 customs declarations were processed,

totaling 343.154 tons of goods at USD181 mil
(Exports: USD42.423; Imports: USD138.943 ),
of which:
+ Joint examination: 2,098 declaration forms;
26,537 tons of goods, USD31mil.
+ VNs Customs examination: 2,417
declaration forms; 316,617 tons of goods,
USD146 mil.
* Performance in first 6 months of 2016:
1,456 customs declarations were processed,
totaling 59,403 tons of goods at USD48.967 mil
(Exports: USD22.697; Imports: USD26.170).
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2. Immigration:
* Performance in 2015:
- Total number of people through
the bordergate: 553,000 (Exit:
265,000; Entry: 288,000)
-Total

number of vehicles: 62,000

(exit: 31,000; entry: 31,000)
* Performance in first 6 monhs
of 2016:
- Total number of people through
the bordergate: 203,000 (Exit:
102,000; Entry: 103,000)
-Total

number of vehicles:
26,000 (exit: 12,000 ; entry:
14,000)
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Vietnamese border guard and Lao police are working

together in one cabin

3. Human Health Quarantine:

-Goods processed for import/export: 320,641
tons.
-People processed for immigration: 376,393.
- Vehicles processed for immigration: 68,373.
-4. Animal Quarantine:
+ Goods processed for import/export: 698 tons
(export: 46 tons, import: 652 tons).
+ Number of (animal quarantine) declarations:
282 (export: 16, import: 266).
5. Plant Quarantine
- Number of lots/batches of goods processed for
plant quarantine: 1,784 lots, weighing 106,866
tons/m3;
+ Exports: 110 lots, weighing 10,047 tons/m3;
+ Imports: 1,584 lots, weighing 96,819 tons/m3.
+ Food safety control : conducted on 90 lots,
weighing 2,454 tons/m3.
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6. Bordergate Management Center (BMC):

Quang Tri BMC is a public service provider, under Quang Tri

Economic Zone Management Board, responsible for
coordinating the operations of state administrative agencies
and other functional bodies at Lao Bao and La Lay
International checkpoints; providing trade-facilitating
services at the bordergates and working with the local
government and bordergate management body of Lao PDR.
At present, Quang Tri BMC has total 42 staff, including 13
part-time staff and 29 full-time ones working at two
international border checkpoints of Lao Bao and La Lay.
(La Lay National border checkpoint was established in 1995 and
being upgraded to the International Border gate in 6/2014. It is
110 km from Lao Bao, located on PARA-EWEC)

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Key responsibilities include:

Working with other agencies at Lao Bao to receive study
delegations, as well as planning and organizing work under the
SSI/SWI model at the Common Control Areas (CCA) on the
both sides of the border.

Implementing Peoples Council's on levying, managing and

spending proceeds from fees and charges of using bodergate
structure infrastructure facilities in Quang Tri province
(starting collection of fees on 20/01/2015 in Lao Bao and La Lay
up to now reached VND25,4 billion, or VND50-60million/day on
average from both checkpoints).

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In addition, between 12-16/3/2016 and 20-21/8/2016 the BMC has

been working with the border control agencies and ADB to : (i)
finalize an Operational Manual for joint processes and
procedures and specific procedures for each sector agency at the
2 checkpoints; (ii) finalize lists of equipment requested for
procurement; and (iii) develop a language training program to
support SWI/SSI operations.

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Assessment:
* Strengths:

Thanks to implementing 04 stages of SWI/SSI simultaneously, the

processing time has reduced for people and goods. Example: one stop is
required for people and goods for formalities at the border checkpoint,
reducing 40 50 % of time to wait, move and do formalities.
Thanks to joint procedures at the CCA in the country of entry,
communication becomes quick, work processing better coordinated.
Promoting economic development, trade, movement of goods and people
through the border; improved transparency.
Enhancing confidence, capacity and coordination among border control
agencies;
New investments made in development and renovation of facilities,
facilitating management and operationalization of the SSI/SWI model,
providing better services for traders and people.

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* Weaknesses/challenges:

Incomplete sync among all border agencies, gaps in

regulations/procedures within each sector of the two countries results in
incomplete SSI/SWI.
Differences in regulations on goods/items subject to plant quarantine
between the two countries. Laos plant quarantine does not issue Plant
Quarantine Certificate for goods exported to Vietnam (only Plant
Quarantine Registration Document for national use), which is not in
compliance with international standards, causing gaps in required
documents for imports to VN.
Lack of facilities despite investments (lack of CCTV, passenger luggage
scanner, stable supply of electricity... in Dansavanh side).
Simultaneous implementation of SSI/SAWI and long working hours (722hrs) stretch the resources of all agencies.
Challenges in trade, people and vehicles crossing the border:
Despite the full implementation of the Stage 4 of SSI/SWI at Lao Bao
started in 6/02/2015, but the above Table shows that: trade performance
and the movement of people and vehicles through Lao Bao have decreased
in comparision with 2014. Reasons are included as followings:
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- Exports: Despite incentives, exports from Vietnam to Laos have been limited
due to limited market and low income, focusing on low value goods:
construction materials, consumption goods Exchange of goods among local
residents are at low value and not recorded as formal trade.
- Imports: Traditional higher value goods from Laos to Vietnam through Lao
Bao include: woods, copper, gypsum, rubber, coffee beans, fruits, home
appliances, electrical and electronic goods ... The import of such goods fell
sharply in 2015: woods reduced from 65% to 47% of total revenues (recentlly,
Lao government has issued a instruction to forbid export natural woods to
oversea, the volume of woods exchanged between the borgers will be limitted
in the future); copper from 26% to almost zero; import of gypsum decreased
sharply due to high transportation costs and low price of selling in the market;
fruits transportation has changed the routes, via other border crossings.
- Savanakhet Provincial Government introduced policies to protect local
vehicles (motorized vehicles) to pass the borders. This in contrary to the
Bilateral Road Traffic Agreement between the two countries, limiting trade
and exchange between the two sides, especially activities among the local
people on the 2 sides of the border.

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- As reported by Vietnamese and Laotian businesses, on Route

No.9, in both sides there have emerged several checking stations to
check goods and vehicles before and after clearance through Lao
Bao - Densavanh, causing delays, congestion and increasing costs
for traders. Number of such stations in Vietnams side (from Lao
Bao to Dong Ha) has been reduced, but little improvement has been
made in Laos side.
- At Lao Bao Special Economic Zone, an intermediate location for
imported goods into Vietnam, since the issuance of Circular
109/2014/TT-BTC dated 15/8/2014 of MOF guiding implementation of
Decision 72/2013/Q-TTg dated 26/11/2013 of the Prime Minister
providing financial regulations for bordergate economic zone, almost
all imported goods became subject to duties immediately (import Tax,
Vealue Addition Tax, Special consumsion Tax, Environmental Tax)
resulting in sharp reduction in goods consumed in this zone (only
USD5.1mil, down by 92.5% compared to 2014).

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LAO BAO SPECIAL ECONOMIC COMMERCIAL AREA

(Lao Bao SECA), QUANG TRI PROVINCE
Lao Bao SECA was established on 12/11/1998 according to Decision No 219/1998/
QD-TTg by Prime Minister. It has total natural areas 15.804 hectares, including 5
communes and 2 towns extend 25 km along the National Road No.9 (from Gate A
Lao Bao International Border to Gate B Tan Hop United Immigration);

Master plan of Lao Bao SECA and distance

Dong Ha City

60km

Da Nang City

260 km

Ho Chi Minh City

1,200
km

Ha Noi capital

680 km

Phu Bai airport

(Hue city)

110 km

My Thuy deep sea

port

125km

Border gate
between
Savanakhet &
Mukdahan

240 km

Vientiane

700 km

Bangkok

1000 km

INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION

After 18 years, the area basically
implemented the registered plans by
Central Committee and region, approached
to attract total investment capital over
1.650 billions VND in infrastructure of
area, including :

The national electricity system: transformer station

110 kV in Lao Bao

The State budget capital of Central

Committee and region : 900 billions VND
(of which: the State budget invested
directly: 820 billions VND , the regional
budget reciprocally added : 80 billions
VND)

The capital of sectors and enterprises

joined in investing infrastructure : 550
billions VND.
The ODA capital and the other
international asistance programs : 150
billions VND.
The other capital : 50 billions VND.
Transport system (No.9 connects Viet Nam with Lao)

INVESTMENT UPDATE

After 18 years, there are more 425 enterprises, 3.000 household families operating in
Lao Bao SECA (as compared to only 12 enterprises and around 1000 business families
before the establishment date)
So far, the area has attracted 67 investment project with a total register capital of over
VND 4.000 billions, the hired areas is 300 hectares,in which:
+ 04 FDI Projects with total investment capital of 36 millions USD.
+ 34 projects operated with total investment capital of 2.745 billions VND
+ 26 projects were issued Certificate of Investment with total investment capital of 857
biliions VND
+ 06 projects are being checked in investment with total investment capital of 160
billions VND.
Giving jobs for 5.000 workers.
CRV facory (FDI Thailand)

Mukdahan Supermaket

Superhorse facory (FDI

Thailand)

DENSAVANH TRADE BORDERING AREA (DENSAVANH TBA)

Distance to the key
locations
Center of
provincial
Savanakhet

230 Km

Ubon
Ratchathani
Airport

130 Km

Vientian

650 Km

Da Nang Port

655 Km

Ha Noi

750 Km

Phnompenh

892 Km

Bangkok

998 Km

Hai Phong Port 922 Km

Yangon

1,378Km

The second Mekong river Bridge

Savanakhet international border

check-point

HANG Motor Caravan crossing Lao

Bao Densavanh Savanakhet
Mukdahan Bordergate checkpoints

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SAVAN PARK (Site C) Commercial and Industrial Hub

Savan Pacifica Development Co. Ltd.

KM10, Nongdeun Village, Route No.9,
Kaisone Phomvihane District,
Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR.
www.savanpark.com

Distance to Global Market

Distance from SaSEZ to
Savannakhet Airport

8 Km

Ubon Ratchathani Airport

180 Km

Vientiane Capital

424 Km

Da Nang Port

540 Km

Hanoi

726 Km

Phnompenh

835 Km

Bangkok

661 Km

Hai Phong Port

722 Km

Laem Chabang Port

690 Km

Suvarnabhumi Airport

633 Km

Yangon

1,242Km

Land Lease Record

Total number of licensed Investors of Savan Park (Zone C) : 47
42

Lao PDR
Thailand
Malaysia
Japan
France
Holland
South Korea
Australia
Canada
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Belgium
J/V Lao-Australia
J/V Lao- Japan
J/V Lao-Malaysia
Total
(as at 30th March 2016)

12
8
5
5
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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DONG HA INDUSTRIAL ZONE

- Area : 99 ha
- Located in Dong Ha city center, about 1 kilometer from the National
Highway 1A, next to Dong Ha Railway Station, 80km from Lao Bao
border gate, about 120km from Chan May Port.
- Built in 2003, has so far completed basically infrastructure investment
with an investment of VND 100 billion.
- Attracted 35 projects with total investment capital of VND 2,200 billions

QUAN NGANG INDUSTRIAL ZONE

Area: 205 hectares belongs to Gio Linh, about 7km from the
northern Dong Ha city, 85km from Lao Bao
- Built in 2004, has so far basically completed in investing
infrastructure with an investment of VND 90 billions, attracted 20
investment projects with a total capital of VND 3,438 billions

HO XA NORTH WESTERN INDUSTRIAL ZONE

- Area : 294 ha
- Area: The, 35km north of Dong Ha City, a total area of 340
hectares, divided into 02 zones (Zone A: 201ha, Zone B: 139ha)
- Approved detailed plan, under construction with an amout of
VND 70 million to build infrastructure, attracting investment of
05 investment projects with an amout of VND 280 billion.

Khu A

Khu B

At present, there are 60 investment projects registered to

do investment with VND 6,918 billion, of which:
46 investment projects operated with VND 4,455 billion
10 investment projects were issued investment
certificates with VND 1,617 billion
04 investment projects are making investment
procedures with VND 846 billion
Providing jobs for over 6,000 workers

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QUANG TRI
SOUTH-EASTERN
ECONOMIC ZONE:
+ With My Thuy deep
seaport ;
+ Apart 125 km from Lao
Bao SECA;
+ Making EWEC shorter
than 150 km (in the total of
1.450 km)
+ Having area 237.71 km2
+ The focus is seaport
service, ship building and
repairing industry, building
materials industry,
electricity extraction and
processing industry,
logistics service business,

SCALE
QUANG
SOUTH-EASTERN
ZONE
Phm viOF
Khu
kinh tTRI
ng
Nam Qung Tr, ECONOMIC
tnh Qung Tr

Scale:
Consiting of 17
communes
and townships
belong to 03
districts, they
are:
- Gio Linh
- Trieu Phong

- Hai Lang

TECHNICAL DATA OF MY THUY SEAPORT

INCLUDING 4 MAIN AREAS

Petroleum port 53 Ha
General port 209Ha

Logistics area,
and port logistic service
86 Ha

Thermal power factory

158 Ha
The number of rows:
-Stage 1 to 2020 : 13,5 million tons per 1 year
- When port develops to 2030: 25 million tons per 1 year
including general goods,containers, leaves and liquefied gas
-the largest ship : 50.000 tons

Spaces for Functional Sectors

Spaces for Functional Sectors

TRANSPORTATION OF AREA

HCM

QL9
CNG
THY

CAM L - LA SN

QL
1
.Planning in the street from terminal 1A
width 70M, including railway planning line
from Ho Chi Minh 1A long road to 7,7 Km
Expansion of 4 lanes 1A, completed in 2016.

-Section road Cam Lo La Son lengthen

80km expected breaking 2015.
- Son La Tuy Loan has carried out
application of fitting highway - Quang Ngai.

Ga Din sanh

Role and position of Quang Tri province

In region and EWEC

EWEC)
International
shippng line

Para EWEC

First province of EWEC directing to the sea

Near the international shipping line

Complex transportation clue (road, railway, sea line,

airline

Advantages of
transportation of
Quang Tri to the
others:

South-Eastern economic
Zone
High -way 1A

+ End of the EWEC to the

sea direction;

+ Comfortable
transportation in roads, sea
lines and railway;
+ Rather flat land area with
7-10 m above sea level.
+ Trees and households
construction are not much
with low cost of
compensation.

Road N9 (EWEC) connect.ing

Lao Bao SECA to Cua Viet
port and South-Eastern Zone

Road connecting La Lay

economic area to My Thuy
deep sea port

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First:

Clearly identify each stage in detail, relevant agencies and

timeframe for implementation, responding to the specific local
circumstances.
Second:

Need to set up a body/mechanism to provide direction,

advice and coordination for implementation.
Third:

Invest full necessary infrastructures, facilities, equipment,

staff resources needed for implementation.
Fourth: Develop and strengthen comprehensive, mutually
beneficial cooperation between the two sides before, during and
after introduction of the model.

Fifth: Processes and procedures should be organized reasonably;

strengthening control and oversight and pilot of the model at both
border checkpoints before official launching of last stage (Stage 4.

Sixth: Raise awareness on coordination responsibilities to deliver

the SSI/SWI in its genuine sense.

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1. For ADB:
1.1 To provide consultant guidance and financial support to carry out the
forthcoming activities for SSI/SWI, such as: Making Operational Manual,
Providing necessary supplies and equipments suggested by the involved
agencies; Traning courses in English, Vietnamese and Laotian as proposed by
Vietnamese and Laotian concerning agencies.
1.2 To coordinate with government and ministries of Vietnam and Lao in
guidance and instruction the privincial departments and localities to build
and carry out a national common process as well as functional separate
process so that SSI/SWI can be put into practice with full enough meaning.
1.3 To provide financial support to communication activities: Developing
signage, edition and posting of information/images on LED screen to promote
the SSI/SWI at the border checkpoint; Producing reportage, publications on
mass media; Building and developing website for promotion and access to relevant
information on SSI/SWI process and procedures.

1.4 To provide financial support for study tours to countries/locations where

similar operations have been/are going to be introduced (such as: Study tours
in the other border checkpoints: Lao Cai (Viet Nam) Hekou (China), Moc Bai
(Viet Nam) Bavet (Camphuchia), Savanakhet (Lao) Mukdahan (Thailand) to
draw lessons and develop plan to improve SWI/SSI at Lao Bao Densavanh.
1.5 To continue granting fund for the both sides of Vietnam and Lao to complete
infractructure of the bordergates, so that can we can carry out activites of
SSI/SWI with better results.
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2. For Ministries:
2.1 To provide sources of Agreements, MOUs, relevant documents on GMS
CBTA and SSI/SWI, provide guidance to Quang Tri PPC and BMC in
development of SWI/SSI Operational Manual;
2.2 To coordinate with ADB, Office of Government to guide on procedures to seek
funding for equipment, language training and infractucture to complete the
facilities required for effective implementation of SWI/SSI.

2.3 To coordinate in organizing study tours to countries/locations where similar

operations have been/are going to be introduced.
2.4 To combine together studying carefully and solving all difficulties that
bordergate agencies facing with during last implemetion of SSI/SWI in Lao Bao
Densavanh.
2.5 Consulting the Government of the both sides feasible mechanism, policies of
export, import, goods exchanged between the two countries and borders in line
with measures to enhance the flow of people, vehicles and goods passing the
boders with bigger volumes day after day.
2.5 To provide adequate staffing to meet the highly-specialized control work under
the SWI/SSI regime at the border checkpoint.
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Contact:
MANAGEMENT BOARD OF
QUANG TRI ECONOMIC ZONE
Mr. Nguyen Van Binh
Deputy Chief of the Board,
Director of Bordergate Management Center
Add.: 06 Nguyen Hue - Lao Bao Town, Huong Hoa
District, Quang Tri Province
Mobile: (0084)913.408.515
Tel: (0084)533.877871; Fax: (0084)533.877870
Email: binhseca2011@gmail.com

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