After Lao Dong Newspaper reported " Proposal to retain nearly 2,000 people working in Bac Lieu when merging with Ca Mau", many readers wondered why Bac Lieu retained too many cadres and employees, what jobs they did while the political and administrative agencies were located in Ca Mau province.
The proposal of the Advisory and Support Team of the Steering Committee for the Merger of Bac Lieu and Ca Mau provinces explains the reason for retaining many people.
For example, the Head of the Office of Bac Lieu Provincial People's Committee stayed to: Directly handle the work under the direction of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Committee in Bac Lieu area. The Center for the Official Gazette - Informatics (under the People's Committee of Bac Lieu Province), 7 people stayed to do the task: directly editing files and articles; operate the computer system and serve meetings and conferences at the provincial Convention Center.

The Department of Finance retains one Deputy Director to: Run, direct in general and promptly handle urgent cases of departments working in the province. The Department of Finance Office has 3 people, including 1 leader and 2 specialists to: Ensure administrative, financial and office management work of the department working in Bac Lieu.
The Department of Agriculture and Environment, the Department Office and the Legal Department of each unit will stay with two people to: Protect the agency's assets and serve the people better at Headquarters No. 8 Nguyen Tat Thanh Street, Ward 1, Bac Lieu City.
The Department of Science and Technology would like to keep 39 people, including 1 civil servant leading the Department, with the reason: Resolving administrative procedures related to the people. Currently, there are still some administrative procedures that have not been performed online, requiring direct document submission; people do not have equipment to submit documents online...
In addition, Bac Lieu also proposed to keep the current status in Bac Lieu with the Project Management Boards, Real Estate Fund Development Centers, Bac Lieu University...