On April 28, the Long An Provincial Electronic Information Portal published a set of documents to promote Q&A on the arrangement and reorganization of commune-level administrative units; merging the administrative units of Tay Ninh province and Long An province. This document was issued by the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Committee.
The document sets out in detail 16 contents that are of interest to the people regarding the arrangement of commune-level administrative units and the arrangement of merging Long An province with Tay Ninh province.
In addition to the basic contents such as purpose, meaning, principles, standards, order, procedures... in the arrangement of administrative units, the document also published a detailed list of the arrangement plan for 60 communes and wards in Long An province.
The document also stated the reason why Long An province was merged with Tay Ninh province and not another province so that people and voters can understand.
Accordingly, Long An province was merged with Tay Ninh province based on the following factors: Regarding the history of formation: Long An and Tay Ninh were once part of the government of the reign of King Minh Mang; Regarding tradition and culture: The two provinces have similarities in the history of revolutionary struggle "Trung Dung, resilient"; Regarding geographical location: Both provinces have the Vam Co Dong river flowing through before joining with Vam Co Tay River to form the Vam Co River; Economic: Long An and Tay Ninh provinces are two provinces with similar economic structure, located in the southern key economic region; Regarding national defense and security: Both provinces are located in the important defensive area of Military Region 7, adjacent to each other and are the border provinces adjacent to the Kingdom of Cambodia.
In addition, the document also published detailed issues related to the daily activities of the people such as the location of the political - administrative center of the provincial level and 60 communes and wards; The arrangement and handling of headquarters, finance and public property after arranging new administrative units; The conversion of papers and seals for individuals and organizations after arrangement; The implementation of specific regimes and policies for new administrative units after arranging ...
