Joining hands to build a green, clean, and beautiful Ho Chi Minh City
On July 17, the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee (VFF) of Ho Chi Minh City held a conference to sign a coordination program to implement the "All people join hands to protect the environment, for a green - clean - beautiful Ho Chi Minh City" emulation movement in the period 2026-2030 and award prizes for contests implemented in the past time.
Attending the program were Ms. Truong Thi Bich Hanh - Member of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee, Standing Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City; Mr. Nguyen Van Dung - Member of the City Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council; Mr. Bui Minh Thanh - Member of the City Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee;...
Speaking at the program, Mr. Bui Minh Thanh - City Party Committee Member, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee said that today's conference is of great significance. This is not only a signing ceremony of a coordination program between Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee and the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, but also shows the city's political determination in promoting the strength of great national unity, mobilizing the participation of the political system, the business community and people to jointly act for a green, clean, beautiful and sustainable Ho Chi Minh City.
In the new development stage, when Ho Chi Minh City is striving to become a modern, smart city, an economic, financial, and service center of the region, the requirement for environmental protection is not only the task of one sector or one level of government, but must become a common responsibility of the whole society.
Rapid development must go hand in hand with sustainable development; economic growth must be linked to environmental protection; the quality of the living environment must become one of the important criteria reflecting the quality of city development.
Building a great solidarity garden associated with green space development
Mr. Pham Minh Tuan - Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City said that in the period 2026 - 2030, the coordination program to implement the emulation movement "All people join hands to protect the environment, for a green - clean - beautiful Ho Chi Minh City" identifies key objectives.
In which, 100% of neighborhoods and hamlets include environmental protection content in community conventions; build and maintain at least 1 self-management model on environmental protection.
Each commune, ward, and special zone builds and maintains at least 1 great solidarity garden or green building, associated with the development of green spaces, improving the green coverage and implementing the program of planting 1 million trees; building at least 5,000 colorful city projects.
In addition, 100% of communes, wards, and special zones organize propaganda and mobilize people to participate in ensuring water security; establish and maintain the operation of the Community Environmental Monitoring Team;...
Responding to the "All people join hands to protect the environment, for a green - clean - beautiful Ho Chi Minh City" emulation movement in the period 2026 - 2030 and promoting the role of residential area self-management in environmental protection, Tan My ward has been and is implementing many practical models such as community green spots - exchanging garbage for gifts; garbage-free roads and canals...
Within the framework of the ceremony, delegates participated in planting giáng hương trees to implement the great solidarity garden project.
