Today (December 9), the National Assembly Standing Committee will consider and decide to establish Thu Duc city in Ho Chi Minh City and Phu Quoc city (Kien Giang province) and its affiliated wards.
Mr. Bui Van Xuyen, Standing Member of the National Assembly’s Law Committee, said that two projects to establish Thu Duc and Phu Quoc cities were examined by the Law Committee after the 10th National Assembly session.
`The majority of members of the Law Committee support the project because these two places meet the criteria and requirements to establish a city; meet new development requirements in the locality,` Mr. Xuyen said.
The project mainly focuses on administrative upgrading content.
District 2 with the center of Thu Thiem New Urban Area will be part of Thu Duc City.
Previously, speaking at the 10th National Assembly session in November, Minister of Home Affairs Le Vinh Tan said that establishing a city under a city or a city under a province is within the authority of the Standing Committee.
According to the plan to arrange administrative units in Ho Chi Minh City agreed by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the three eastern districts of the city, 2, 9 and Thu Duc, will merge into a new administrative unit, Thu Duc city.
Thu Duc has a population of more than one million people, an area of nearly 212 km2, and is expected to become an area leading the knowledge economy, an innovation center, promoting the development of Ho Chi Minh City and the Southeast region.
The eastern city will include three districts: 2, 9 and Thu Duc.
Mr. Nguyen Tien Dinh, former Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, said that Thu Duc is the first `city within a city` model in Vietnam.
Emphasizing that Ho Chi Minh City has met all the conditions in terms of population, nature, level of development… to build this model, Mr. Dinh believes that Thu Duc city will create a driving force for development for the entire Southeast region.
However, he noted, for Thu Duc to develop as expected, Ho Chi Minh City needs to increase decentralization and decentralization of power to `small cities`.
`This is a new model, although it has a legal basis, localities should be cautious when proposing replication. In the immediate future, it is necessary to focus on mechanisms and policies to develop Thu Duc. After a period of implementation
Mr. Nguyen Tien Dinh, former Deputy Minister of Home Affairs.
Architect Ngo Viet Nam Son also commented that the Thu Duc city model in Ho Chi Minh City is a new model in Vietnam.
He cited that today’s capital Paris (France) is a sub-region consisting of many cities, including the ancient city of Paris and three surrounding cities.
Shanghai city (China) also built Pudong area according to the `city within a city` model.
Architect Ngo Viet Nam Son.
Meanwhile, Thu Duc city belongs to Ho Chi Minh City, so decisions to develop this place still depend on Ho Chi Minh City.
Therefore, he proposed that Ho Chi Minh City should build a `city within a city` model like in Shanghai.
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