Speaking at the announcement ceremony of the Resolution and Decision of the Central and local governments on merging provincial and commune-level administrative units, establishing party organizations, appointing Party committees, People's Councils, People's Committees, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committees of cities, communes, wards, and special zones, Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man emphasized that the arrangement of administrative units is a major, consistent, and consistent policy and has been focused on by the Party Central Committee, the Politburo, the Secretariat, the National Assembly, the Government and agencies in the political system to lead, direct and organize the implementation synchronously, urgently, and drastically nationwide with the goal of officially putting the two-level local government into operation from July 1, 2025; ensuring the reduction of the intermediate layer, close to the people's government, flexible, flexible, delegated, delegated, delegated, and strongly, effectively, and effectively, and effectively promoting the development of the new, streamlined, efficient, and ineffective apparatus.
The National Assembly Chairman said that the arrangement of administrative units is a difficult, sensitive, and complicated task, greatly affecting the organization and operation of agencies and organizations in the political system, of cadres, civil servants, public employees, workers, and ideology, psychology, and cultural differences, long-standing customs and practices of the people of each locality.
In that context, the City Party Committee, Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, Fatherland Front Committee, National Assembly Delegations of the three localities of Can Tho, Hau Giang, and Soc Trang have focused on leading, directing, coordinating, and mobilizing the participation of the entire political system with a spirit of urgency, seriousness, determination, and high responsibility, conducting methodically, scientifically, firmly according to the Central's procedures and instructions and ensuring quality and progress; at the same time, creating unity among cadres, party members and high consensus and support from all classes of the people.
The National Assembly Chairman expressed his appreciation for the great and persistent contributions of Party committees, authorities, the Fatherland Front, and local unions, especially district and commune levels, before implementing the arrangement of administrative units; acknowledged and commended the contributions of generations of cadres, civil servants, public employees, and soldiers of the armed forces, people of all classes of Can Tho city, Hau Giang province, and Soc Trang province, who have made important contributions to the development of the land rich in revolutionary traditions.
According to the National Assembly Chairman, the historic merger of Can Tho, Hau Giang and Soc Trang provinces and cities not only marked a turning point in administrative organization work but also reminded these three localities that were once closely linked under the common roof named Hau Giang province.
"This is a favorable premise for implementing economic, cultural and social development linkages, ensuring national defense and security; expanding development space, clearly positioning the role of a regional economic center, capable of leading the entire Mekong Delta in accordance with the spirit of Resolution 59 of the Politburo; Resolution No. 45 of the National Assembly on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Can Tho city and being applied to the new Can Tho city", the National Assembly Chairman emphasized.
The National Assembly Chairman suggested that Can Tho City continue to promote information, propaganda, and thoroughly grasp the policies of the Party Central Committee, the Politburo, the Secretariat, the National Assembly, the Government, and the Prime Minister, especially the instructions of General Secretary To Lam at the meeting with the three localities on June 4, 2025, seriously, synchronously and effectively implementing the laws and resolutions passed by the 9th session of the 15th National Assembly.
Quickly stabilize the organization and reasonable arrangement of cadres, civil servants and public employees in new administrative units, ensuring smooth and uninterrupted transition in the provision of public services, wholeheartedly serving the people. Quickly and effectively arrange headquarters, working equipment, and serve the work of agencies, organizations, and units; handle surplus public assets after the merger, preventing loss and waste.
It is necessary to focus on socio-economic development, ensure national defense and security, strive to become a growth pole of the country, playing the role of development driver of the region; a center for trade, services, logistics and marine economy of the region; a center for startups, science and technology and innovation, artificial intelligence. Develop digital technology industry, processing industry and high-tech agriculture, synchronous and modern infrastructure system.
The National Assembly Chairman suggested that it is necessary to pay attention to developing culture and society in harmony with economic development; ensuring social security and welfare; constantly improving the material and spiritual life of the people. Strengthen and enhance national defense and security potential; maintain political stability, order, social safety, prevent corruption, waste and negativity; improve the effectiveness of foreign affairs and international integration. Can Tho city people must truly benefit worthyly from the achievements of socio-economic development; every neighborhood and rural area of Can Tho must be bright, green, clean, civilized, with a peaceful and happy environment.
At the same time, best prepare to successfully organize Party Congresses at all levels; promote achievements, lessons, and potentials of localities before the merger; political reports must clearly affirm the new vision, arousing the city's desire to rise strongly. "Cadres are the root of all work; all success or failure are due to good or bad cadres", so human resources work must be especially valued; build a team of cadres with sufficient qualities, intelligence, courage, daring to act, daring to take responsibility, taking practical capacity, public ethics and prestige among the people as the highest standard.
In addition, proactively and carefully prepare for the election of National Assembly deputies for the 16th term, People's Council deputies at all levels for the 2026 - 2031 term.
