Vietnam’s territorial waters and coastal area in gulf of Thailand include territorial waters and continental shelf under sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction of Vietnam on gulf of Thailand and islands and coastal mainland: 02 cities of Ca Mau, Rach Gia, 13 coastal districts and towns U Minh, Tran Van Thoi, Phu Tan, Cai Nuoc, Nam Can, Ngoc Hien (Ca Mau), Ha Tien town, Kien Luong, Hon Land, Chau Thanh, U Minh Thuong, An Bien, An Minh (Kien Giang) and 02 island districts: Phu Quoc, Kien Hai (Kien Giang), with a population of 193,500 people, accounting for 67.3% of population of two provinces of Ca Mau and Kien Giang.

II. Development goals 

 - Develop Vietnam’s territorial waters and coastal area in gulf of Thailand into a dynamic economic sector, contributing to general prosperity of marine and coastal area southwest of the country, and connect with coastal area across the country to form an coastal economic belt from Mong Cai to Ha Tien developing rapidly , promoting and engaging in mainland areas to develop together. - To establish coastal economic corridor along gulf of Thailand as a pillar to promote development of the whole region and create basis to develop trade and expand relations with the outside world in an active and effective manner. - Construct Phu Quoc island into a dynamic development region, a huge and modern sea economic center ( in short-term, high-class sea-island eco-tourism zone), a "bright spot" economy of Vietnam and and Southeast Asia. - and develop some key marine economic sectors including aquatic product exploitation, breeding and processing, sea tourism, gas exploitation and processing ... to have relatively modern development level to keep pace with other countries in the region. - To achieve economic growth rate higher than from 1.35 to 1.4 times GDP growth rate of the country. In 2020 to raise material living standards of people in the region over 5 fold-times now, contributing about 5.0 - 5.5% in GDP; about 18-19% in aquatic production and 22-23% in seafood export turnover of the country. Reducing poverty rate (according to new standard) from current 14% to below 10% in 2010 and less than 3% in 2020.

 To achieve these goals, development direction and economic space organization of region by 2020 as follows:

- Develop infrastructure towards modern to meet requirements of developing islands, focusing on tourism, high-level service and security and defense. Build quickly transportation systems, airports on islands and seaport system ... Focus on building a main road connecting An Thoi - Duong Dong - Bai Thom; roads around islands and branch line to tourism zones, residential areas. Construct a tourism port in gulf of Dat Do, Dong Duong , Bai Vong ports, cargo port of An Thoi, Vinh Dam and several other passenger ports with appropriate scale to serve, to welcome tourists. Build an international airport in Duong To(of around 2 million passengers per year) to put into operation in 2010. Build diesel power plant, develop wind power, solar power, build underground cable to transfer power to island and uniform grid system on the island ... Develop synchronous other technical infrastructure such as water supply, telecommunications ... to meet requirements of rapid development and maintain security and defense on the island. c) Development of coastal urban systems:

- Plan to develop rationally other urban areas. Combine with upgrading and expanding existing district capitals to build new coastal urban areas such as: Tan An, Dat Mui, Ham Rong and Khanh Hoi, Hon Da Bac (Ca Mau), U Minh, Xeo Noni, Ba Hon (Kien Giang )... create growth clue of each region.   more small and medium –scale urban areas, gradually form a network of coastal urban tightly linking together and connecting coastal areas with inland regions, accelerating process of agricultural and rural industrialization and modernization. Development of urban systems in the region must have foresight ( after 2020) to have enough space for upgrading and expanding urban in next stages.

1.3. Develop island economic in accordance with role, function and potential advantages of each island: Further promote migration to islands, especially islands locating in important outpost position such as Tho Chu, Nam Du and some islands in southwest pole adjacent to Cambodia ... to develop island economic and protecting sea sovereignty and security. Concentrate in investing in building infrastructure on islands, especially essential infrastructure projects to encourage settled residential developing economic of islands. Restructure economic islands towards giving priority to develop advantage sectors such as exploitation, breeding and fishery services, tourism and marine services ... Construct rapidly and uniform urban infrastructure in Hon Tre island, ensure functions of district capital of Kien Hai district. Invest in constructing Tho Chu island become major fishing service center of the region. Plan large and important islands such as Hon Tre, Hon Rai, Hon Nghe, Nam Du, Hon Khoai ... into islands with developed economic and a solid base to ensure national defense, security and sovereignty of territorial waters and islands of the homeland.

- Develop comprehensively and modernize fisheries, construct coastal area and territorial waters of Vietnam in Gulf of Thailand become key fisheries economic zone of the country and reach advanced level in the region. Continue modernization of fisheries in all sector. Transfer rationally production restructure between breeding and exploitation associating with processing, product consumption and resource protection, ensuring sustainable development. By 2020, aquaculture production in the region reaches approximately 800,000 – 850,000 tons, accounting for 18-19% national aquatic production, out of which exploitation output are 400,000-420,000 tons ( exploitation in Gulf of Thailand is about 250,000 tons), offshore production accounts for more than 70%; breeding area is about 350,000 hectares (an specialized breeding area is about 300,000 hectares), breeding production reaches 400,000 tons, exports reaches over USD 2 billion. Switch up structure of production from inshore fishing to offshore fishing associating with resource protection and development. Investment in developing a large fleet (over 100 CV) and synchronized fishery logistics facilities along coastal area and on some islands to expand exploitation of offshore waters, especially overlapping area combining with security, defense and national sovereignty on sea. Promote aquaculture breeding in all types of watersurface in direction of friendly environment ecological breeding. Prioritize to develop and industrial breeding and semi-industrial breeding where have suitable conditions. Develop mollusks and fish breeding associating with tourism. Continue to invest in modernization of seafood processing facilities, building a modern processing facilities in convenient areas on infrastructure, marketing and commerce and waste treatment in industrial zones: Tac Cau, An Thoi, Hoa Trung and other industrial zone... to create high quality products for export. two seafood processing center at regional scale in city of Ca Mau and Tac Cau (Kien Giang).  

Rational develope seaport system in region. Upgrade and expand port of Nam Can (Ca Mau), Hon Chong (Kien Giang) to reach a capacity of 700,000-800,000 tons per year and Binh Tri port of cement from 1.8 to 2 million tons per year. Construct newly port of Bai No (Ha Tien) with a size of 500,000 tons per year and specialized ports of Nam Du for Kien Luong thermal power center. Construct synchronous sea port in Phu Quoc island: An Thoi port (receiving 3,000 DWT ships and a floating dock receiving ships up to 30,000 DWT); port of Vinh Dam (receiving 3,000 DWT ships and passenger ships 2,000 passengers), passenger port of Duong Dong, Dat Do (receiving ships with a capacity of 2,000 passengers) and wharf parking for tourism ships and sailing boats ... to meet requirements of rapid development of the island. Gradually build in Phu Quoc a large center of ports and maritime services in gulf of Thailand. Establish ship teams having appropriate structures to meet transportation needs of goods and passengers in region. Promote coastal transportation to all regions of the country, forming a sea transport routes to islands, create tight cohesion between islands and mainland. Develop sea transport to Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia. Open lines of high speed passenger transport from Ca Mau and Nam Can, Rach Gia, Ha Tien ... to Phu Quoc and from Phu Quoc, Ha Tien to coastal big cities of countries around gulf of Thailand to promote tourism development. Develop synchronous infrastructure of other services such as port service logistics systems, crew service, ship supply, system of maritime safety information, radar control systems and marine realms system, lighthouses, buoys and salvage and rescue ... to meet development requirements of marine economic and security and defense.

- Develop a variety of service to promote development of production and serve living of the people. Give priority to develop marine services and field having high added value such as export import service, travel services, fishing services, oil services, transportation services, financial, banking, telecommunications ... help services to truly become a dynamic economy sector, creating more jobs and a great contribution to economy of the region. Develop synchronous trade system in region towards modern and meet integration requirements. two trade centers of areas in city of Ca Mau and Rach Gia city. Build modern commercial center in Phu Quoc and Ha Tien border economic zone associating with tourism development. Construct other shopping centers in towns, district centers, coastal economic clusters ... playing role as hub for each region. Renovate, upgrade and build system of market, commercial points in townships and rural areas Promote export-import activities. Build completely Ha Tien border economic zone associating with investment of Xa Xia international border gate; upgrade Giang Thanh border gate to expand goods exchange between coastal area and territorial waters of Vietnam in gulf of Thailand with Cambodia and other countries in region. Develop financial and banking services. Create favorable conditions to attract large financial companies to invest finance and open branch of operation in the region, particularly in Phu Quoc. Mobilize countries around gulf of Thailand and international organizations to build development funds of fulf of Thailand to develop rapidly, link economic corridors in the region. Diversify and improve quality of transport services, port services, air services, fishing services, telecommunication services, information technology and other services. a number of new service industries such as oil services, search and rescue services ... to create conditions to promote marine economic in the region.

- Build completely and modernize road traffic system, especially coastal transport axis and routes connecting with inland, facilitate trade exchange in region and necessary precondition for attracting strong development investment in the coming period. Build southern coastal transportation axis Nam Can - Ca Mau - Rach Gia - Ha Tien in scope of coastal economic corridor along gulf of Thailand. Build new roads adjoining sea Nam Can -Song Doc-Rach Gia for sea economic development associating with security and defense. Renovate, upgrade and expand roads connecting coastal area and territorial waters of Vietnam in gulf of Thailand with inland areas (national highway 1A, 61, 63, 80 and N1, N2) to reach standard grade III and all of roads to district centers, industrial zones, new urban areas and coastal economic clusters to achieve level III or level IV, create continuous connection network in the entire region to promote trade exchange and goods production. Mobilize all resources for rural transportation development. By 2010 all communes in the region have roads to communal centers (except islet communes), percentage of solid roads to reach 70%; basically abolish foot bridge. After 2010, continue to invest in upgrading road to communal centers to reach delta grade V, out of which, a number of routes which are important on economic, security and national defense reaching grade IV. Maintain and improve river waterways, especially inter-regional river routes from Ho Chi Minh city to Ca Mau and Rach Gia - Kien Luong to promote effectively advantages of inland waterway transport of the region. Renovate and upgrade airport of Ca Mau, Rach Gia to achieve scale of 300,000 passengers per year, maintain airport of Duong Dong (Phu Quoc) with a capacity of 300,000 passengers per year to serve domestic flights. Build an international airport in Duong To (Phu Quoc) at 4E grade, which can receive medium-range aircraft such as 767 or equivalent; scale of the first phase is about 2 million passengers per year and after 2020 continue to expand investment in accordance with progress of development of economic zones. Build completely power supply networks in the region. Invest in new construction of important lines such as: Kien Giang – Thot Not, Kien Giang - Duc Hoa, Ca Mau - Rach Gia and Ca Mau - Bac Lieu, Ca Mau - Cai Nuoc, Rach Gia - Kien Luong and low-voltage stations for cities, towns and industrial centers ... Develop electricity grid to coastal economic cluster. By 2010, approximately 90% of households in the region will have electricity and 100% by 2015. Build underground cable to transmit electricity from mainland to island of Phu Quoc, to be put into use after 2010. Invest in constructing synchronous system of water supply and drainage, infrastructure of telecommunications and information technology ... to meet requirements of socio-economic development - in the region. Complete clean water plants at Rach Gia, Ca Mau, Tan Hiep, Chau Thanh ...Upgrade Duong Dong water plant (Phu Quoc). Build some water reservoirs and concentrated water supply stations in small islands. Develop sea and coastal modern information system, ensure regular communication, keep time, meet requirement of boosting sea exploitation and promote security and defense of island and territorial waters .

- Build defense and security firm in terms of manpower and means to maintain peace, stability and development of coastal area and territorial waters of Vietnam of Gulf of Thailand. Repell risk of armed conflict and prevent timely and effectively activities of encroaching, infringe upon sovereignty and national interests at sea. Develop synchronous and modern force of management, protection of sea, island and together with coastal defensive , realm system. Promote general strength of armed forces and militia, self defense ... form national defense posture, the people's security to protect firmly islands and territorial waters of the homeland. Build functional force to manage, protect sea and islands (Navy, Border Guard, Coast Guard Vietnam, Air Force ...) synchronous, modern, suitable defense measures to be ready meet when any event occurs. Upgrade and construct newly works of coastal defense, security and on islands for combat duty at sea.Construction of coastal defense base, on the islands (such as docks, boat repair facilities, security systems, marine medicine ...) just to be able to serve national defense and security and serveeconomic development of sea. Closely combine economic development with strengthening national defense, maritime security and defense, security and economy, contributing actively to promote process of industrialization and modernization of the country in general and development of coastal area and territorial waters of Vietnam in Gulf of Thailand in particular.

- From now until 2020, coastal area and territorial waters of Vietnam in Gulf of Thailand will be invested and developed strongly to promote potential and advantages of the region, especially potential and advantages of coast and marine. To ensure prompt, effective and sustainable development, it requires positive and synchronous measures in both techniques, mechanisms and policies. Specifically: - Closely manage fishing activities, especially in tidal areas and coastal areas. Specify number of ships and boats, job category and maximum production output for each region and each season to protect and develop resources. - Establish sustainable and stable protection forest system. Restore and develop mangrove forests, especially in U Minh, Dam Doi and Ca Mau peninsula. Strictly protect existing national parks; building several other reservation parks to protect and restore unique ecosystem of the region. - Strictly control use of pesticides, chemical fertilizers in agriculture and aquaculture to limit pollution. Strengthen system of plant protection stations, centers to ensure ability to control input and output of food, fertilizer and plant protection chemical. - Enhance environmental protection in urban and industrial areas. Quickly move heavily polluting factories out of central areas of cities such as Ca Mau, Rach Gia; also thoroughly treat waste for environmental protection, construct synchronous and step by step modernize drainage systems and wastewater treatment in urban areas, industrial parks, resorts, ensure all wastewater must be treated under standard of Vietnam before discharging into sewerage system . Plan location and size of garbage disposal areas suitable for cities, towns, townships, industrial zones ... For waste of hospital, it is required incinerators with suitable scale to handle spot. Have special policies and regulations on protection of natural resources, environment of Phu Quoc island to ensure sustainable development. - Promote protection of coastal and marine environment. Closely manage discharge of transportation ships operating on sea. Build a specialized force of rescuing oil spill on sea, coastal area and territorial waters of Vietnam under Gulf of Thailand. Strengthen prevention of coastal erosion and on island, especially in area from Rach Hao to Rach Goc ... Build a complete system of sea dykes. There are plans for dyke protection, migration, protection of lives and property of people living in critical coast before storm season. - Enhance the State management capacity on environmental protection at various levels and branches. Strictly rule assessment of plan on environmental protection in process of approving development projects, especially works may cause pollution such as chemicals, ports, shipbuilding , thermal power ... Strengthen and effectively use budget allocations for environmental protection. Mobilize enterprises in the region to contribute fund for construction of waste treatment system on principle "who benefit should pay, polluter must invest to overcome pollution" . Step up propaganda and education, raising awareness for people about environmental protection.

- Promote international cooperation towards multilateral and diversify forms of cooperation and fields of cooperation. Strengthen cooperation on sea with neighboring countries in areas such as:

2. Period 2011 - 2020: continue to invest in developing synchronously and modernize infrastructure system in the region; complete and put into operation important item of the region under plan, develop special zone of administrative-economic of Phu Quoc island under plan.

- Step up basic investigation and marine technology - scientific research to have enough scientific foundation for constructing long-term, effective and sustainable marine exploitation plan. Promote establishment of an Institute (or station)to research sea on Gulf of Thailand. Expand cooperation with countries around Gulf of Thailand in areas of marine investigation and research. Have incentive policies to attract qualification scientists to work in the region. 5. Mobilization and efficient use of capital investment for development It is forecasted that investment capital demand of the region from now to 2020 is around VND 550 trillion (current prices), out of which, in the first phase (from now to 2010) is VND 70 trillion; in a period of 2011 - 2010 is VND 480 trillion. To meet above-mentioned capital requirement, it is necessary to implement synchronous and positive solutions to attract any possible capital resource, under any form, which focuses on following major measures: