Bai Chay ward is a key tourist area of Quang Ninh province, according to forecasts, the number of visitors to Ha Long Bay during the weekend is about 10,000 visitors.
To ensure the rights and obligations of voters, Bai Chay ward has coordinated with accommodation establishments to review the number of tourists, propagate and guide tourists on the process and nearest polling location; and at the same time compile a list of itinerant voters who need to participate in the election of National Assembly deputies of the 16th term and People's Council deputies at all levels for the 2026 - 2031 term.
According to a representative of Citadines Hotel (Bai Chay ward), based on room booking information and the actual needs of tourists, the unit will compile the voter list before 3 pm on March 14 to send to the ward election committee, ensuring the rights of voters.
Election teams are also trained in skills to guide passersby, especially the registration of changes in voting locations through the VNeID electronic identification application.
Mr. Dao Dinh Chi - Secretary, Head of neighborhood 9A, Head of Election Team No. 8, Bai Chay ward - said that the election team will arrange forces ready to welcome and guide tourists to participate in voting. If necessary, mobile ballot boxes will be used to create favorable conditions for voters.
Mr. Le Van Thang - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee, Member of the Bai Chay Ward Election Committee - said that the locality has prepared 18 auxiliary ballot boxes at 18 polling stations and 6 additional reserve ballot boxes to serve cases where voters cannot come to the polling station, such as voters being treated as inpatients at Bai Chay Hospital or tourists who need to vote at hotels and ports.
The locality also arranged support forces to ensure that voters exercise their voting rights smoothly, without affecting their travel schedules. As of noon on March 14, through a review, there were more than 1,700 Vietnamese tourists staying at 32 hotels and accommodation establishments in the area for two days, March 14-15. 3.
Previously, on March 10, the Quang Ninh Provincial Election Commission requested localities to develop plans to serve voters who are fishermen, workers and tourists on election day.
Localities strengthen propaganda at accommodation establishments, tourist areas, ports, and entertainment areas about voting time and locations; establish support teams to directly guide passersby to carry out necessary procedures.
Besides Bai Chay ward, tourist areas such as Yen Tu and Van Don have also established support teams at tourist attractions, ready to guide tourists to participate in elections.
