Ho Chi Minh City Secretary talks about merging with Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau provinces

The 39th thematic conference of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Executive Committee, term XI (term 2020 - 2025) was held on the afternoon of April 15 to discuss and give opinions on the plan to reorganize and reorganize administrative units at the commune and district levels, aiming to build a model of two-level local government organization.

Along with that, the conference also considered the Project to merge and consolidate provincial-level administrative units...

According to Resolution No. 60-NQ/TW of the 11th Conference, the 13th Party Central Committee, the three localities of Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau will be merged into a single administrative unit named Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City Party Secretary Nguyen Van Nen emphasized that it is necessary to pay special attention to close coordination with the two provinces of Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau.

This is to ensure consistency, compatibleness and harmony in the process of rearranging departments, specialized agencies, administrative agencies and public service units between the three localities.

According to Mr. Nguyen Van Nen, this is a very new and extremely important issue. The requirement of the Politburo is that the arrangement must bring more obvious efficiency, organize the apparatus better than at present, be consensus among the people and create positive changes in management and service.

" anything that is still stuck and can have a negative impact must be discussed carefully to avoid it. Only then can the implementation process take place quickly, effectively and sustainably. The ultimate goal is to build a streamlined and efficient apparatus, shifting from passive administration to proactive service to the people better" - Mr. Nguyen Van Nen emphasized.

The Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee also noted that in the process of coordination, the authorities of Ho Chi Minh City and the two provinces need to work in a rhythmic manner, unifying the number, names of administrative units... to avoid overlap or unnecessary problems.

Ho Chi Minh City Party Secretary Nguyen Van Nen also suggested that the conference focus on giving opinions on a number of key issues such as: arrangement plan, implementation steps and roadmap for reorganizing commune-level administrative units in Ho Chi Minh City.

In this process, special attention should be paid to the scale, quantity and names of communes and wards after the arrangement. The merger must both ensure the requirements of population, area, and development conditions, and must be consistent with the aspirations and aspirations of the people.

Mr. Nguyen Van Nen emphasized that many places in Ho Chi Minh City have been preserved in poetry, history, culture, becoming a part of the memory and identity of the community - such as the place of Ba Diem in Hoc Mon district. Therefore, renaming cannot be done through speakers or simply.

"The naming may be met with criticism, that is normal. We cannot expect absolute consensus from the beginning, because we still have a step to get widespread opinions from the people. Above, we do not evaluate whether that name is beautiful or bad, but evaluate how the way we name it shows responsibility, awareness and importance" - Mr. Nguyen Van Nen said.

The Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee said: "Comrades, just thinking and naming a person is difficult, a family when having a child is also hesitant and thinking a lot. So how can you name a commune, a ward - associated with tens of thousands of people - superficially and simply do it?

Mr. Nguyen Van Nen also requested relevant agencies to consider rearranging personnel, facilities, administrative headquarters, and document documents when converting the model from three-level local government to two-level government.

At the same time, it is necessary to pay attention to policies for affected cadres, civil servants, and public employees, and specifically each person to ensure their rights.

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