Within the ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Doan Toan presented certificates of the ‘Hanoi's key industrial product’ title to 30 units.
Speaking at the event, the Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee stated that the key industrial product development programme is given special attention by the Hanoi Party Committee, the municipal People's Council and the municipal People's Committee in order to promote the development of the city's industry in a manner that is worthy of the capital's role and central position.
On behalf of the city leaders, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Doan Toan praised the efforts of the Department of Industry and Trade and the departments, agencies, People's Committees of districts and towns in effectively implementing and achieving the goals set by the programme.
He asked the municipal Department of Industry and Trade to coordinate with other departments and agencies to review and evaluate the achieved results; and to build specific support mechanisms and policies for enterprises whose products are recognized as key industrial products of the city.
Last year, Hanoi recognised 61 key industrial products and selected its top 10. Total revenue from the 61 products has reached VND 40 trillion, up 28.4 percent year-on-year, accounting for 32.5 percent of the total for industrial production. Exports surged 74 percent to upwards of VND 10 trillion.