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The Role of Chiangrai in North‐South

Economic Corridor

Presented by

Mr. Phinij HarnphanichChiangrai’ s Vice Governor

GEOGRAPHY

Chiang Rai is Thailand’s most northernmost province

and a beauty it really is. It is situated on the Kok River

basin well above sea level with an area of some 11678

square kilometres. It is about 829 kilometres from

Bangkok. Mostly mountainous, it reaches the mae Khong

River to the north and borders on both Myanmar and

Loas.

The views expressed in this paper/presentation are the views of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views or

policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), or its Board of Governors, or the governments they represent. ADB doesnot guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this paper and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their

use. Terminology used may not necessarily be consistent with ADB official terms.



Chiangrai’s Border Trade Value

Year 2008 Year 2009 Year 2010

Value Growth Rate

%

Value Growth Rate

%

Value Growth Rate

%

Imports 2,505 -0.08 2,603 3.91 3,071 17.98

Exports 11,208 12.02 11,797 5.25 18,006 52.63

Total

Value

13,713 9.6 14,400 5.00 21,077 46.31

Unit : Million Baths

Border Trade Value of Chiangrai with Other countries

During January to December 2010

Unit : Million Baht

Country

Trade Value During January to December 2010

Jan-Dec.

2009

Percentage

Comparison

Between 2009

and 2010Import Export Balance of

Trade

Total

China 2,255.51 3,4250.02 1,169.51 5,680.53 5,156.73 10.16 %

Myanmar 219.79 9,969.56 9,749.77 10,189.35 6,335.11 60.84 %

Laos 507.75 2,459.13 1,951.38 2,966.88 2,626.23 79.04 %

Total 3,071.42 18,005.73 14,934 21,077.15 14,400.21 46.37 %



Yangon

Lao PDR

PRC Kunming

Danang

Gulf of

Thailand

Andaman Sea

Vietnam

Myanmar

BKK.

Special EconomicZone in Chiangrai

Special Economic

Zone in savannakhet

Special Economic

Zone in Tak

Industrial Estate Hochiminh City

Cambodia

Hai Phong

India

Malaysia

• GMS เช อมโยงภมภาคผาน Economic

Corridor ภายใตยทธศาสตร 3 C

Connectivity

Competitiveness

Community

SBEZ

Southern Economic Corridor

East-West Economic Corridor

N- S Economic Corridor

special economic zone setting in ACMECS และ GMS

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JinghongJinghong

chiangraichiangrai

KhunmingKhunming

Contact route Myanmar, Laos, ChinaContact route Myanmar, Laos, China

393 KM.393 KM.260 km. - Myanmar border.260 km. - Myanmar border.

493 km.493 km.

Luang Nam Tha

R3A

Luang Nam Tha

R3A

Chiang tungR3B

Chiang tungR3B

344 km. – Jinghong Port344 km. – Jinghong Port

700 km.700 km.

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Chiangrai Province

needs

to

take

the

role

as

“the leader” of the provincial group”

Co-plan the developmental strategies together amongthe involved provinces for developing the route as astandard trading track

Chiangrai Province is the pioneer of thisdevelopmental movement. Therefore, the previous

experiences can be transferred to other regions



The important obstacles for the development of

Western Route of Chiangrai Province

•The relevancy of policy and agreement among the

countries.

•The relevancy of the developmental strategies at

national level.

•The emphasis of infrastructures without management,

public policy, and the connection of those

infrastructures.

•The infeasible investment of private sectors - private

organizations lack confidence and have some limitations of their

capabilities in various aspects, especially those of the local investors.

•Limited human resources at provincial level – this causes the

investment opportunity to change to the more capable sectors.

The important problems affecting long‐term

development

•The lack of developmental working plan integration,

including the systemic evaluation.

•The affect on national securities.

•The lack of balanced income and benefit distribution

between the investors and the natural resources

owners, for example, the use of land and forest.

•Social problems caused by the urgent development

leading to materialism and urbanization and it

probably cause the extinction of traditional cultures of

Chiangrai.



investment promotion plans

a. Agricultural industry

b. Tourism

c. Logistics

Boosting the high quality of agricultural products andtransforming of agricultural products emphasizing greenindustrialization

development emphasize the natural tourism, historical tourism,and cultural tourism with the completed infrastructures,services and facilities and promotion of tourism connection

The promotion of logistics networks within the province tolink with the transportation networks in Greater Mekong

Sub-region areas in order to be well prepared for thedistribution of business sectors and tourist to other sectionsof North-South economic corridor is focused

Supporting and facility

for the development of the Western Route

(connection between Kunming –Bangkok)

● The investment promotion or investing conditions inorder to increase the region capabilities and makeChiangrai become “the most convenient gate toregional areas”

● The grant of special right and the promotion of thegoods and products of Chiangrai

● Academic assistance and related information foreconomic development in the region



The appropriate strategy for initiating the close corporation

between the organizations located in the Western Route of the province

drawing up the committee as working

members from related organizations situatedin the North-South economic corridor

The first strategy

The appropriate strategy for initiating the close corporation

between the organizations located in the Western Route of the province

The establishment of working section is implanted to be

responsible for public relations with the authority indrawing coordination from the provincial working

sections and those from the neighboring countries orthe members of GMS.

The second strategy

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