The Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee has just issued a decision to establish a Steering Committee to implement Resolution 02 of the Executive Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee on improving the effectiveness of crime prevention and combat and drug evils, towards the goal of building a drug-free Ho Chi Minh City by 2030 (referred to as Steering Committee 26).
Steering Committee 26 includes one Head, one Standing Deputy Head, 7 Deputy Heads and 19 members.
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Tran Luu Quang was assigned to be the Head of the Steering Committee.
Lieutenant General Mai Hoang - Director of Ho Chi Minh City Police becomes Standing Deputy Head of the Committee.
The 7 Deputy Heads include: Standing Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Le Quoc Phong; Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Van Duoc; Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council Vo Van Minh; Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Phuoc Loc; Major General Ngo Thanh Binh - Director of the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department (Ministry of Public Security); Head of the Internal Affairs Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Tran Van Tuan; Major General Vu Van Dien - Commander of the Ho Chi Minh City Command.
Steering Committee 26 has the task of advising and proposing to the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee to develop and promulgate leadership and direction documents to concretize and effectively organize the implementation of the Party's guidelines, policies and laws of the State on crime prevention and control and drug evils.
According to Resolution 02 of the Executive Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, the roadmap for building a drug-free city is clearly defined by year.
In 2026, Ho Chi Minh City strives to have 30% of commune-level areas and at least 30% of neighborhoods, hamlets, and residential areas in the remaining areas meet drug-free areas criteria; at the same time, 100% of educational institutions, health facilities, mass organizations, agencies, and businesses meet drug-free criteria.
In 2027, the city will continue to build an additional 20% of commune-level areas, raising the total to 50% of commune-level areas meeting drug-free criteria; at least 60% of neighborhoods, hamlets, and residential areas in the remaining areas meet standards. All educational institutions, health facilities, mass organizations, agencies, and businesses continue to maintain drug-free criteria.
By the end of 2028, Ho Chi Minh City aims for 80% of commune-level areas and 90% of neighborhoods, hamlets, and residential areas to meet drug-free criteria.
In 2029, the city will complete the goal of 100% of commune-level areas, 100% of neighborhoods, hamlets, and residential areas meeting the criteria of drug-free areas; all educational and health facilities, mass organizations, agencies, and businesses will no longer have drugs.
In 2030, Ho Chi Minh City will continue to lead and synchronously implement tasks and solutions to sustainably maintain a drug-free city, contributing to ensuring security and social order, social safety and quality of life for people.
