the Hai Phong Economic Zone Management Board awarded investment registration certificates to FDI projects with a total investment capital of nearly 1.4 billion USD. With this value, Hai Phong’s total FDI capital in the first 9 months of the year increased to about 3 billion USD, an increase of over 140% over the same period.

2023 is also the year to summarize 30 years of attracting foreign investment into Hai Phong’s industrial and economic zones. During this period, Hai Phong attracted more than 1,000 FDI projects with a total investment capital of nearly 28 billion USD. The establishment of new industrial parks and industrial clusters is identified as an important lever for the city to attract investment and development.

Currently, the city has 14 industrial parks operating with an area of ​​more than 6,000 hectares and 13 industrial clusters operating with an area of ​​more than 500 hectares. But for one reason, most existing industrial parks have run out of land, and the remaining area to attract investment is very little. If progress is not quickly accelerated, Hai Phong will lack a clean land fund for investors. Therefore, the establishment of new industrial parks and industrial clusters is identified as an important lever for the city to attract investment and development.

After becoming the "king" of attracting FDI capital, Hai Phong also has a series of new developments related to industrial parks and industrial clusters. On October 23, Vice Chairman of the City People’s Committee Hoang Minh Cuong signed a decision approving the addition of 2 industrial clusters in An Duong district to the Industrial Cluster Development Plan of Hai Phong city until 2020, set looking forward to 2025 .

Specifically, Trang Due Supporting Industrial Cluster in Hong Phong and An Hoa communes, with an area of ​​about 58.8 hectares; and Le Thien - Dai Ban Industrial Cluster in Le Thien and Dai Ban communes about 59.33 hectares. Two projects with the nature of industrial clusters are high industry, mechanical industry, electrical equipment, electronics - information technology; Supporting industries (serving high-tech industries, mechanical industries, electrical equipment, electronics - mechanical information technology, electronics - information technology).

At a recent meeting with voters in Do Son district of the Hai Phong National Assembly Delegation with the participation of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, the representative of the Hai Phong National Assembly Delegation requested the Central Government to pay attention to allowing Hai Phong to establish an economic zone. Southern coastal area of ​​about 20,000 hectares with specific and outstanding policies to increase competitiveness and attract investment. It is expected to establish a free trade zone.

Information on Hai Phong City Information Portal, Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Dinh Thien said that in the whole country, there is currently no Free Trade Zone. If implemented, Hai Phong will continue to be a pioneering and pioneering locality, a " national testing coordinate ", a model of breakthrough reform and development for the whole country.

In addition, the city also said that Hai Phong has 4 industrial parks that are submitting applications for investment policy approval at the Ministry of Planning and Investment: Nam Trang Cat Industrial Park with 200 hectares, Thuy Nguyen Industrial Park with 319 hectares, Trang Industrial Park with 200 hectares. Due to expand 678 hectares; Giang Bien 2 Industrial Park has a scale of 350. In addition, 7 industrial parks with a total area of ​​3,161 hectares are taking steps to prepare for establishment : An Hung, Vinh Quang, Ngu Phuc, Tien Lang 1 and 2, Cai Trap Island, Nam Cau Kien.

Besides, Hai Phong is urgently completing procedures to establish and expand industrial cluster projects . Industrial complexes including Tien Cuong 2, Dai Thang, Giang Bien, Quang Phuc, An Tho, Dung Tien - Giang Bien are in the process of implementing investment and construction procedures, and can deploy technical infrastructure investment. and attract investment in the period up to 2025.

Hai Phong can attract 12 - 15 billion USD of foreign capital in the next 3 years

According to the Report on Hai Phong real estate market recently announced by the Vietnam Real Estate Brokers Association (VARS), the occupancy rate of industrial parks in Hai Phong in the third quarter reached over 90%, the average rental price average over 100 USD/m2 per rental cycle (about 2.4 million VND/m2), higher than Hung Yen, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong. It is expected that in the next 3 years, Hai Phong will attract 12 - 15 billion USD of FDI investment capital . This is also the striving level until 2025 of the Hai Phong Economic Zones Management Board. If this forecast is followed, the foreign capital flowing in in the next 3 years alone will be equal to half of this locality’s FDI over the past 30 years.

The Management Board of Hai Phong Economic Zones also said that by 2025, it is expected that by 2025, the occupancy rate of 14 established industrial parks will be over 70% and the establishment of 4-6 new industrial parks. The city plans to convert 2-3 industrial parks into ecological industrial parks and 1 high-tech industrial park. The average income of workers in economic zones and industrial parks is about 20 million VND/person per month; Complete 2-3 social housing and worker housing in Dinh Vu - Cat Hai Economic Zone.

In addition, in the future, VARS believes that Hai Phong, with the advantage of converging all 5 important types of transportation, is a trade bridge with all regions across the country and aims to become an economic center in the North Coast region. Ministry, the demand for industrial real estate here will continue to increase.

However, currently, in the context of increasing demand from Chinese and Korean investors, especially for projects with available warehouses and factories with a scale of less than 3 hectares in suburban areas, the locality has not fullfill the needs.