Results of consulting with people on the merger of Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Ba Ria - Vung Tau

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has just reported the results of collecting voters' opinions on the merger of Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau.

In Binh Duong, out of a total of more than 352,000 voters representing households, 92.85% participated in collecting opinions, with about 92.15% of voters agreeing with the arrangement policy.

In Ba Ria - Vung Tau, out of a total of 296,303 voters representing households, 99.53% participated in collecting opinions, of which 99.32% supported the arrangement plan.

In Ho Chi Minh City alone, out of nearly 1.73 million voters representing households, 91.03% participated in collecting opinions, with a consensus rate of 88.9%.

Despite high consensus, in Binh Duong, many voters expressed concern that the area after the merger will become too large, making it difficult for people to travel and access administrative headquarters to resolve procedures.

Many people are concerned that longer geographical distances will affect convenience and cohesion between the government and the people. In addition, a part of voters want to keep the name of Binh Duong province because it has long been associated with the place name, and expressed concern about having to change related administrative documents when the local name changes.

Some opinions even propose merging Nhon Trach and Long Thanh districts of Dong Nai province into Ho Chi Minh City.

In Ba Ria - Vung Tau, voters are mainly concerned about the time it takes to complete procedures to change documents after the merger. Voters suggested keeping the current provincial name and expressed their desire for the administrative headquarters to be located at the old location to facilitate living and working.

In Ho Chi Minh City, voters clearly stated the difficulties in converting documents and addresses after the new administrative unit was formed. Voters requested the government to provide maximum support in the transition process to avoid disrupting life.

Voters also proposed that it is necessary to soon complete the organizational apparatus, ensure security, order, social security and environmental sanitation when the area and population are expanded.

Voters suggested considering the use of the People's Committee headquarters at the newly formed administrative unit after the arrangement to ensure convenience and suitability for people when contacting.

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has compiled a number of central recommendations, including proposing to allow Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau to proactively balance funding and resources to resolve policies and regimes for cadres, civil servants, public employees and workers affected by the reorganization.

The city also proposed to extend the implementation period of Resolution 98 on specific mechanisms for Ho Chi Minh City until the end of 2030 to ensure stability and development after the arrangement of administrative units.

The city will closely coordinate between agencies and units to provide maximum support to people and businesses in converting documents, maintaining stable administrative procedures, and at the same time developing a plan to rearrange cadres and civil servants in a public, transparent and appropriate manner.

Ho Chi Minh City also proposed to stipulate a roadmap for temporary use of old documents to avoid interruption of transaction and daily activities; establish a public asset management consultancy department to ensure no loss or waste during the arrangement process.

In addition, the city will also review the apartment fund to support officials and civil servants of Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau who need to work in Ho Chi Minh City.