Decree No. 74/2017/NĐ-CP on special mechanisms and policies for Hoa Lac High-Tech Park

DECREE

Article 24stipulating the mechanism, c Qu"b) In addition to the lists of public services issued according to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 4 of this Decree, specialized agencies under provincial People's Committees shall report to the provincial People's Committee for decision-making on amending, supplementing, or issuing the list of public services funded by the state budget within their jurisdiction and consistent with the local budget capacity within the approved budget by the Provincial People's Assembly, and send it to the Ministry of Finance and relevant ministries and sectors for supervision during implementation."list of special regimes for Zone CngHigh-Tech Park Hoa Lac

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WHEREAS Pursuant to the Law on Thrift and Combating Wastefulness dated November 26, 2013;

Pursuant to the High Technology Law dated November 13, 2008;

Pursuant to the Law on Science and Technology dated June 18, 2013;

On the basis of the Land Law dated November 29amendJune 2,

Pursuant to the Law on Public Investment dated June 18, 2014;

Pursuant to the Construction Law dated June 18, 2014;

Pursuant to the Investment Law dated November 26, 2014;

Pursuant to the State Budget Law dated June 25, 2015;

Pursuant to the Law on Fees and Registration Fees dated November 25, 2015;

Pursuant to the Tax Administration Law on November 29, 2006 and the Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of the Tax Administration Law on November 20, 2012;

On the basis of the Law on Corporate Income Tax dated June 3, 2008 and the Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of the Law on Corporate Income Tax dated June 19, 2013;

Pursuant to the Law amending and supplementing certain Articles of Laws on Taxation dated November 26, 2014;

Pursuant to the proposal of the Minister of Science and Technology;

The Government promulgates this Decree stipulating the mechanism, c Qu"b) In addition to the lists of public services issued according to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 4 of this Decree, specialized agencies under provincial People's Committees shall report to the provincial People's Committee for decision-making on amending, supplementing, or issuing the list of public services funded by the state budget within their jurisdiction and consistent with the local budget capacity within the approved budget by the Provincial People's Assembly, and send it to the Ministry of Finance and relevant ministries and sectors for supervision during implementation."list of special regimes for Zone Cngfor the High-Tech Park Hoa Lac.

PART I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of Regulation

This Decree stipulates certain mechanisms and special policies for the High-Tech Park Hoa Lac (the High-Tech Park). Other mechanisms and policies not specified in this Decree shall be implemented in accordance with current laws.

Article 2. Applicability

1. Domestic and foreign organizations and individuals investing and working at the High-Tech Park.

2. Management Board of the Hoa Lac High-Tech Park (Management Board).

3. Relevant state management agencies and specialized agencies.

Chapter II

INVESTMENT, CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE HIGH-TECH PARK

Article 3. Investment in construction and development of infrastructure for the High-Tech Park

1. Technical infrastructure (excluding technical infrastructure invested by enterprises) and public green areas according to the general planning of the High-Tech Park, internal technical infrastructure of the Research and Development Zone and the Education and Training Zone shall be implemented using central government budget funds by the Management Board and other lawful sources of capital.

2. Power supply, water supply, and telecommunications infrastructure of the High-Tech Park shall be constructed and operated by enterprises. For technical infrastructure projects that have difficulty recovering costs, the Prime Minister decides on support policies for enterprises based on the proposal of the Ministry of Science and Technology.

3. As for internal technical infrastructure of functional zones outside the provisions of Clause 1 of this Article, the Ministry of Science and Technology decides on investment plans and capital mobilization methods for constructing such infrastructure based on the Management Board's proposal. In cases where there are difficulties in investing in technical infrastructure for residential areas and public cultural facilities, reports shall be submitted. consideration and decision by the Prime Minister.

4. Public cultural works, public green spaces are encouraged to be invested in through the public-private partnership (PPP) model and other forms of socialization.

4. Public cultural facilities and public green areas are encouraged to be invested in through public-private partnership (PPP) models and other socialized forms.

5. The Ministry of Science and Technology decides on investment policies, authorizing the Management Board to decide on investments and exercise the powers of the investment decision-maker for infrastructure technical projects in the High-Tech Park funded by state budget belonging to Groups B and C.

6. Units investing in infrastructure as stipulated in this Article and related units shall be responsible for coordinating to invest in and complete the technical infrastructure system of the High-Tech Park synchronously by the latest year 2020.

Article 4. Land clearance and resettlement

1. The People's Committee of Hanoi City shall stipulate policies and measures to support compensation, assistance, and resettlement for land clearance for the High-Tech Park in accordance with the actual situation of land management in the locality, ensuring the stability of the overall project policy and the progress of land clearance for the High-Tech Park.

2. Investment in projects for compensation, assistance, and resettlement for land clearance for the High-Tech Park shall be carried out as follows:

a) The Chairman of the People's Committee of Hanoi City shall decide on investment policies and make investment decisions for compensation, assistance, and resettlement projects. The investment capital for these projects shall be determined in accordance with Clauses 2 and 3 of Article 16 of this Decree.

b) For compensation, assistance, and resettlement projects that have been decided on investment by the People's Committee of Hanoi City before the Law on Public Investment takes effect, the People's Committee of Hanoi City shall approve adjustments to the projects, designs, and budgets (if applicable).

c) The People's Committees of Thach That and Quoc Oai Districts, Hanoi City, shall be the investors of compensation, assistance, and resettlement projects. 3. The People's Committee of Hanoi City shall be responsible for continuing to invest in and complete resettlement areas serving land clearance for the Bac Phu Cat Industrial Zone (which has been merged into the High-Tech Park pursuant to Decision No. 1748/QĐ-TTg dated November 2, 2009 of the

Prime Minister) using the city's budget funds.

4. Land use fees collected from households in resettlement areas and service land plots invested with central government funds shall be deposited into the Hanoi City budget. Annually, the People's Committee of Hanoi City shall be responsible for allocating corresponding funds from the land use fees collected to serve land clearance work for the High-Tech Park.

Article 5. Investment in Science and Technology Development

1. New investment projects or expansion of research bases, large-scale laboratories in the northern region in fields such as information technology, biotechnology, automation technology, and new materials technology shall be encouraged to be implemented within the High-Tech Zone using science and technology funds from the central budget.

2. The Ministry of Science and Technology prioritizes allocating resources from national programs on science and technology for investment in high-tech infrastructure development, incubation, training, technology transfer, attracting scientific and technological human resources, supporting the development of high-tech products, and high-tech technologies in the High-Tech Zone.

Article 6. Planning Management and Construction

1. The Management Board organizes the implementation of the general construction planning and prepares detailed construction planning for functional areas within the High-Tech Zone. Detailed construction planning for the High-Tech Zone is developed according to specific investment projects.

2. The Ministry of Construction approves adjustments to the general construction planning upon delegation by the Prime Minister in cases where the adjusted planning does not change the boundaries, nature, or land use function of the High-Tech Zone.

3. The People's Committee of Hanoi City, state management agencies, and specialized agencies on construction have the responsibility to delegate and authorize the Management Board to manage planning and construction within the High-Tech Zone.

Article 7. Management and Operation of Technical Infrastructure Projects

1. The Management Board organizes the management, operation, maintenance, and operation of the entire technical infrastructure system of the High-Tech Zone, except for projects specified in Clause 2 of Article 3 of this Decree.

2. The People's Committee of Hanoi City is responsible for coordinating and supporting the Management Board in managing, operating, maintaining, and operating the urban technical infrastructure project system of the High-Tech Zone.

3. Infrastructure usage fees and wastewater treatment fees

a) Infrastructure usage fees for technical infrastructure projects invested by the state are revenue aimed at covering operational, maintenance, and repair costs.

b) Infrastructure usage fees for technical infrastructure projects invested by infrastructure investors are revenue aimed at covering construction costs and operational, maintenance, and repair costs.

c) Wastewater treatment fees for wastewater treatment systems invested by the state are revenue aimed at covering operational, maintenance, and repair costs.

d) The Management Board decides on the collection rates for infrastructure usage fees and wastewater treatment fees as stipulated in points a and c of this clause. For wastewater treatment fees as stipulated in point c of this clause, the Management Board seeks opinions from the state management agency on drainage and the price management agency at the local level before making a decision. The infrastructure investor decides on the collection rate for infrastructure usage fees as stipulated in point b of this clause based on approval from the Management Board.

e) Investors pay infrastructure usage fees and wastewater treatment fees as stipulated in points a, b, and c of this clause.

4. The funding source for the maintenance, repair, and operation of technical infrastructure projects and wastewater treatment systems invested by the state is derived from infrastructure usage fees and wastewater treatment fees collected from organizations and individuals operating in the High-Tech Zone and subsidies from the state budget until sufficient revenue is generated to cover costs. Based on the actual annual revenue from infrastructure usage fees and wastewater treatment fees, the Ministry of Finance determines the state budget subsidy amount.

Chapter III

LAND MANAGEMENT

Article 8. Determination of Land Rent, Handling of Compensation for Land Clearance and Development Incentives in the High-Tech Zone

1. The People's Committee of Hanoi shall issue detailed land price lists for various types of land in the High-Tech Zone based on the approved master plan of the High-Tech Zone and specific conditions regarding technical infrastructure.

2. The specific land prices for collecting land rent in the High-Tech Zone shall be determined using the land price adjustment coefficient method and decided by the Management Board. The Management Board shall issue the land price adjustment coefficient and the annual rental rate percentage after soliciting opinions from the People's Committee of Hanoi.

3. Land Incentives

a) For cases where land is directly leased from the Management Board and cases where land has been allocated without payment of land use fees and must be converted to lease according to Clause 2, Article 60 of the Land Law, incentives for exemption and reduction of land rent shall be implemented in accordance with Article 14 of Decree No. 35/2017/NĐ-CP dated April 3, 2017 of the Government on the collection of land use fees, land rents, and water surface rents in economic zones and high-tech zones.

b) For cases where land is subleased from the infrastructure investor, exemptions and reductions of land rent shall be implemented in accordance with point a, Clause 2, Article 18 of this Decree.

c) For cases where land is used for construction of facilities serving management and exploitation of infrastructure, the land user shall be exempted from land rent for the entire lease period.

d) The land user shall be exempted from non-agricultural land use tax for the entire period of land use.

4. For functional areas with infrastructure investors, if the infrastructure investor advances funds to implement compensation and clearance for the area of land directly leased to investors by the Management Board, the investor shall be responsible for repaying the infrastructure investor the amount of compensation and clearance that the infrastructure investor has advanced according to the approved plan, which can be deducted from the compensation and clearance repayment and land rent that the investor must pay to the state.

5. The Management Board shall organize the handling of the remaining value of investments made in land or attached assets (if any) in cases where land is reclaimed due to violations of land laws in the High-Tech Zone, following the current legal procedures.

6. Other relevant provisions concerning the determination of land rent and water surface rent, handling of compensation for land clearance, and exemptions and reductions of land rent in the High-Tech Zone not specified in this Decree shall be implemented in accordance with current laws.

Article 9. Ensuring Implementation of Investment Projects

1. Investors who are granted land leases by the Management Board to implement projects in the High-Tech Zone must deposit a guarantee fund to ensure project implementation in accordance with laws on land and investment.

2. If the investor breaches commitments or has their investment decision/capital registration certificate revoked, the entire guarantee fund deposited for project implementation shall be used in accordance with point c, Clause 1, Article 17 of this Decree.

Article 10. Land Management for Functional Areas with Infrastructure Developers (Infrastructure Investors)

1. In cases where infrastructure investors are granted land leases by the Management Board after this Decree takes effect

a) The infrastructure investor shall lease land for construction of transportation works and technical infrastructure, water bodies, and public green spaces according to the approved general construction master plan and district construction plans.

b) Based on the progress of infrastructure development by the infrastructure investor, the Management Board shall transfer land to the infrastructure investor (excluding the area specified in point a of this clause) for land leveling. After completing land leveling, the infrastructure investor shall return the land to the Management Board.

c) Investors directly granted land or leased land by the Management Board for the area specified in point b of this clause shall be responsible for paying the infrastructure investor for land leveling costs and other fees as stipulated in this Decree.

2. In cases where infrastructure investors have been granted land leases by the Management Board before this Decree takes effect and have not yet received land use rights certificates, they shall convert to land management forms as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article.

3. In cases where infrastructure investors have been granted land leases by the Management Board before this Decree takes effect and have already received land use rights certificates, they shall continue to implement the land lease decisions issued and shall fulfill financial obligations regarding land rent to the state as stipulated in Clause 2, Article 18 of this Decree.

4. The Management Board shall approve the level of infrastructure usage fees; the recovery of land leveling costs; and the rental rates for subleasing land to investors leasing land from infrastructure investors as stipulated in Clause 3 of this Article based on proposals from the infrastructure investor.

Chapter IV

INVESTMENT INCENTIVES AND SUPPORT

Article 11. Tax Incentives

1. Investment projects in the High-Tech Zone shall enjoy the highest incentives as provided for by laws on investment and tax laws.

2. For new investment projects in the High-Tech Zone with a capital scale of VND 4,000 billion or more, the corporate income tax rate shall be applied at 10% for a period of 30 years.

3. For projects that have been granted investment permits by the provincial People's Committee before the Prime Minister approved the general planning for construction of the High-Tech Zone (May 23, 2008) and are currently operating in the High-Tech Zone, they shall enjoy tax incentives as stipulated in their Investment Certificate/Investment License/Investment Preference Certificate issued.

Article 12. Housing Development Policy for Workers in the High-Tech Zone

1. The People's Committee of Hanoi City shall prioritize allocating sufficient land to build housing for workers employed in the High-Tech Zone. The State encourages and supports organizations and individuals to invest in building and developing housing (including technical infrastructure, social infrastructure, and residential buildings).

2. Measures to support housing development

a) Organizations and individuals implementing housing projects for workers in the High-Tech Zone shall enjoy tax incentives, land lease fees, and land use fees according to current laws and regulations set forth in this Decree.

b) Organizations and individuals implementing housing projects shall not include state-invested funds, support, and tax incentives, land lease fees, and land use fees in the selling price or rental price of houses.

3. The Management Board shall issue regulations on the management and use of housing for workers employed in the High-Tech Zone.

4. The Ministry of Science and Technology shall submit to the Prime Minister for approval additional incentive and support policies suitable for each development stage of the High-Tech Zone to develop housing for workers employed there.

Article 13. Entry and Exit and Foreign Worker Management

1. Investors, experts, and Vietnamese citizens residing abroad, foreigners, and family members (including parents, spouse, biological or adopted children under 18 years old) working directly in the High-Tech Zone shall be considered for issuance of multiple-entry exit and entry visas valid for the duration of their work.

2. The Director of the Management Board shall approve the issuance of APEC Business Travel Cards to Vietnamese businesspeople working in enterprises established under the Enterprise Law and Investment Law operating in the High-Tech Zone.

3. The Management Board shall issue Work Permits for Vietnamese citizens residing abroad and foreign experts working in the High-Tech Zone through delegation from the Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs following simplified procedures.

4. The Director of the Management Board shall decide to approve plans for using foreign workers by enterprises operating in the High-Tech Zone and permit contractors in the High-Tech Zone to recruit foreign workers for positions where Vietnamese workers cannot be hired, through delegation from the Chairman of the Hanoi City People's Committee.

Article 14. Other Preferential Policies and Support

1. In addition to the investment preferential policies and support stipulated in this Decree, the subjects specified in Clause 1, Article 2 of this Decree shall also enjoy other preferential policies and support as prescribed by law when they meet the conditions for enjoying such preferences and support.

2. For projects that require special attraction of investment in the High-Tech Zone, the Ministry of Science and Technology shall submit to the Government or the Prime Minister to decide on additional investment incentives and support.

Chapter V

OTHER POLICIES

Article 15. State Management of the High-Tech Zone

1. The Management Board shall apply the "one-stop" mechanism in handling administrative procedures within its jurisdiction, and the "interconnected one-stop" mechanism in handling administrative procedures within the jurisdiction of state management agencies and specialized agencies in the fields of investment, business registration, land, construction, labor, and other fields.

2. The Management Board shall be the leading agency and the focal point for coordinating with state management agencies and specialized agencies related to the handling of administrative procedures under the "one-stop" and "interconnected one-stop" mechanisms as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article; issue regulations on land management and usage to ensure proper and effective use of land for the intended purposes, for the appropriate subjects, and in accordance with the specific characteristics of the High-Tech Zone; issue regulations on managing activities in functional zones with infrastructure investors.

3. Ministries, sectors, the People's Committee of Hanoi City, and related agencies shall have the responsibility to delegate authority to the Management Board, issue guiding documents within their jurisdiction for the Management Board to perform state management functions over the High-Tech Zone, and coordinate with the Management Board during implementation.

4. The Management Board shall record administrative violations in the fields of planning, construction, land, environment, investment, and labor in the High-Tech Zone and transfer the records to the competent authority for administrative penalties to handle them according to regulations.

Article 16. Investment Capital for Building Technical Infrastructure and Land Clearance in the High-Tech Zone

1. The central budget shall prioritize allocating sufficient funds for the Management Board in the medium-term public investment plan for the period 2016-2020 and other legitimate sources of capital to ensure the completion of land clearance work and technical infrastructure construction in the High-Tech Zone according to the schedule specified in Clause 6, Article 3 of this Decree. The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall submit to the Prime Minister the plan for allocating capital to the Management Board.

2. The central budget shall authorize the People's Committee of Hanoi City to allocate funds for implementing compensation, support, and resettlement projects serving land clearance in the High-Tech Zone through the annual budget plan of the Management Board.

3. The People's Committee of Hanoi City shall allocate city capital in the medium-term public investment plan for the period 2016-2020 and other legitimate sources of capital to complete the works specified in Clause 3, Article 4 and points b and c, Clause 3, Article 21 of this Decree; allocate funds to implement land clearance in the High-Tech Zone as stipulated in Clause 4, Article 4 of this Decree.

Article 17. Collection, payment, and use of land rental fees; compensation and surface clearance refund funds; infrastructure usage fees; wastewater treatment fees; project implementation guarantee deposits in cases where investors violate regulations.

1. Land rental fees, compensation and surface clearance refund funds, project implementation guarantee deposits

a) Compensation and surface clearance refund funds paid by land users shall be deposited into the central budget and deducted from the land rental fees payable. The remaining land rental fees shall be deposited into the local budget in accordance with the laws on state budget.

b) The Management Board shall organize the collection of compensation and surface clearance refund funds specified in point a of this clause and other related revenues of land users within the High-Tech Zone and deposit them into a separate account of the Management Board at the national treasury.

c) The amount collected under point b of this clause and the project implementation guarantee deposits stipulated in Clause 2, Article 9 of this Decree shall be used to continue surface clearance, reinvest for the development of the High-Tech Zone, and deposited into the state budget.

d) Annually, the Management Board shall compile the amounts collected under points b and c of this clause, report to the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Planning and Investment for submission to the Prime Minister to decide on the utilization plan to continue surface clearance and reinvestment for the development of the High-Tech Zone.

2. Infrastructure usage fees and wastewater treatment fees

The Management Board shall organize the collection of infrastructure usage fees for technical infrastructure works invested by the state and wastewater treatment fees to implement operation, maintenance, and preservation activities for technical infrastructure works and wastewater treatment systems.

Chapter VI

IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS

Article 18. Transitional provisions regarding financial obligations concerning land use for cases that have used land before this Decree takes effect but have not yet paid land rental fees.

1. Investors who have used land before this Decree takes effect but have not yet received a Decision on land lease and have not paid land rental fees

a) Shall enjoy exemptions and reductions in land rental fees as provided for in Clause 3, Article 8 of this Decree. The period for enjoying such exemptions and reductions in land rental fees shall be calculated from the date of actual land handover.

b) Shall not be required to repay compensation and surface clearance funds if they fall within the scope defined in Government Decree No. 35/2017/NĐ-CP dated April 3, 2017 on the collection of land use fees, land rental fees, and water surface rental fees in economic zones and high-tech zones.

c) Shall comply with the current laws to pay land rental fees and repay compensation and surface clearance funds when the Management Board issues a Decision on land lease. The compensation and surface clearance funds to be repaid shall be deducted from the land rental fees in cases of one-time payment of land rental fees or converted into the number of years or months to complete financial obligations regarding land rental fees according to the land price policy at the time of issuance of the Decision on land lease in cases of annual payment of land rental fees.

2. Infrastructure developers who were leased land by the Management Board before this Decree took effect, have been issued Land Use Right Certificates, and have not yet paid land rental fees

a) Infrastructure developers leasing land on an annual basis shall be exempt from land rental fees for 15 years from the date of the Decision on land lease and shall be responsible for exempting land rental fees for investors leasing back land corresponding to the level of benefits provided by the infrastructure developer as stipulated in this Point.

b) Infrastructure developers must pay a one-time land rental fee for the area of land leased out before July 1, 2014, in the form of a one-time payment for the entire lease period. The amount of the one-time land rental fee that the infrastructure developer must pay shall be determined by multiplying the annual land rental rate specified in Document No. 2703/UBND-KT dated June 20, 2006 of the People's Committee of Ha Tay Province by (x) the lease period minus the remaining exemption period as stipulated in point a of Clause 2 of this Article from the date of leasing out the land multiplied by (x) the area of land leased out. The infrastructure developer must pay late payment interest on this amount from the date of leasing out the land until the date of payment of the land rental fee into the state budget.

3. Investors shall be responsible for paying infrastructure usage fees as provided for in Clause 3, Article 7 of this Decree.

Article 19. Transitional provisions for projects that have already utilized land in the expanded planning area of the High-Tech Zone pursuant to Decision No. 621/QĐ-TTg dated May 23, 2008 of the Prime Minister (the southern area of Thang Long Avenue and the eastern area of the High-Tech Zone within Ha Bang Commune, Thach That District, Hanoi City).

1. For the land area that the infrastructure investor had sublet before the integration of Bac Phu Cat Industrial Park into the High-Tech Zone but the infrastructure investor has not yet paid the land lease fee.

a) The infrastructure investor leasing land on an annual payment basis shall be exempted from paying the land lease fee for 15 years starting from the date of the Land Lease Decision.

b) The infrastructure investor must pay the land lease fee in one lump sum for the sublet land area based on the annual land lease rate specified in Decision No. 896/QĐ-TC dated December 8, 2006 of Ha Tay Department of Finance multiplied (x) by the remaining lease period after deducting the exemption period stipulated in point a of this clause from the sublease date multiplied (x) by the sublet land area. The infrastructure investor must pay late fees for this amount from the sublease date until the payment is made into the state budget.

2. For the land area that was leased by the People's Committee of Ha Tay Province prior to the time when the Prime Minister approved the adjustment of the overall construction planning of the High-Tech Zone (May 23, 2008)

a) The Management Board continues to manage and use the land for the construction and development of the High-Tech Zone. In case of necessity, the Management Board adjusts the land lease decisions already issued to align with the High-Tech Zone's planning and actual land usage needs of the project.

b) The investor enjoys incentives regarding exemptions and reductions in land lease fees according to the provisions of the Land Lease Decision/Investment Certificate/Investment Permit/Investment Preference Certificate already issued and the laws at the time of state land lease.

c) Based on the land price policy of each period, the People's Committee of Hanoi City determines and announces the land lease fee that the investor must pay for the actual land usage period from the date of the People's Committee of Ha Tay Province's Land Lease Decision or from the date of physical land handover until the end of 2016, the Management Board determines and announces the land lease fee that the investor must pay in subsequent years. The land lease fee is paid into the local budget in accordance with the state budget law regulations.

d) The handling of the advance compensation and land clearance funds by the investor according to the approved plan by the competent authority shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Government Decree No. 35/2017/NĐ-CP dated April 3, 2017 on collecting land use fees, land lease fees, and water surface lease fees in economic zones and high-tech zones.

3. Investors using land under paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall not expand the scale of construction and shall not extend the land usage period. When there is a land use plan for developing the High-Tech Zone according to the planning, the Management Board requests the People's Committee of Hanoi City to reclaim the land in accordance with the regulations.

4. Cases that have used land before this Decree takes effect and do not fall under the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall be implemented in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 18 of this Decree.

Article 20. Responsibilities of the Ministry of Science and Technology

The Ministry of Science and Technology is responsible for organizing the implementation of this Decree.

Article 21. Responsibilities of Ministries, Sectors, and the People's Committee of Hanoi City

1. The Ministry of Finance shall be responsible for:

a) Guide the implementation of the contents prescribed in Clause 4, Clause 5, Article 4; Clause 3, Clause 4, Article 7; Article 8; Point c, Clause 1 and Clause 4, Article 10; Article 11; Article 17; Article 18 and Article 19 of this Decree.

b) Take the lead and coordinate with the Ministry of Science and Technology to report to the Prime Minister for deciding on the handling plan for projects currently operating in the High-Tech Zone Ku that have not yet enjoyed tax incentives..

2. The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall be responsible for implementing the contents prescribed in Clause 1, Article 16 and Point d, Clause 1, Article 17 of this Decree.

3. The People's Committee of Hanoi City shall be responsible:

a) Implementing the contents prescribed in Clauses: 1, 2, 3 and 4, Article 4; Clause 3, Article 6; Clause 2, Article 7; Clause 1, Clause 2, Article 8; Clause 1, Article 12; Clause 4, Article 13; Clause 2, Clause 3, Article 15; Clause 3, Article 16; Point c, Clause 2, Article 19 of this Decree.

b) Investing in constructing transportation systems, water supply, and drainage systems outside the boundaries of the High-Tech Zone and connecting to the High-Tech Zone using city funds, to be completed no later than 2020.

c) Investing in constructing facilities to replace the irrigation functions of rivers, streams, and reservoirs within the planning of the High-Tech Zone, ensuring synchronization with the local water management system. Transfer the entire water surface area to the Management Board for management, exploitation, and operation no later than 2020.

d) Supplement land funds and allocate land outside the High-Tech Zone to organizations and individuals implementing housing projects for workers employed at the High-Tech Zone.

4. Ministries, sectors, the People's Committee of Hanoi City, and related agencies shall be responsible for organizing the implementation of tasks assigned in this Decree.

Article 22. Effectiveness

1. This Decree takes effect from August 5, 2017.

2. The Minister, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of government-affiliated agencies, Chairman of the People's Committee of Hanoi City, Director of the Management Board of Hoa Lac High-Tech Park, and Heads of related agencies shall be responsible for enforcing this Decree./.