Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has just sent a document to the Ministry of Home Affairs summarizing the results of collecting people's opinions on the establishment of urban administrative units in the city.
29 communes in Ho Chi Minh City meet the criteria to be converted into wards, including: An Nhon Tay, Binh Hung, Binh Chanh, Ba Diem, Binh Loi, Binh My, Dong Thanh, Hoc Mon, Hung Long, Long Hai, Long Dien, Nha Be, Ho Tram, Ngai Giao, Tan An Hoi, Tan Nhut, Tan Vinh Loc, Vinh Loc, Xuan Thoi Son, Thai My, Cu Chi, Dat Do, Can Gio, Hiep Phuoc, Phu Hoa Dong, Chau Pha, Long Son, Bau Bang and Bac Tan Uyen.
The results of the opinion poll showed very high consensus from the people. Out of a total of 763,915 households in 29 communes, 724,638 households participated in contributing opinions, reaching 94.85%.
Among these, 721,728 households agreed with the policy of establishing wards, accounting for 94.48% of the total number of households. Only 2,802 households disagreed (0.37%) and 108 votes had other opinions or were invalid, equivalent to 0.014%.
Notably, by June 27, 2026, the People's Councils of all 29 communes had issued resolutions approving the policy of establishing wards based on maintaining the current status of administrative boundaries, reaching a rate of 100%.
Although highly agreeing with the policy, people still expressed some concerns when converting communes into wards.
Among them, the most concerned issue is the conversion of administrative documents. People request functional agencies to have unified guidance, support and create favorable conditions for the adjustment of information on documents to take place quickly, avoiding inconvenience.
In addition, many opinions suggested that the city needs to have solutions to strengthen security and order, social security and environmental sanitation in new administrative units, in the context of rapid urbanization and continued population growth.
Some people also expressed concern about the tax collection policy after transferring from commune to ward, and at the same time requested functional agencies to provide clear information to reassure people.
In addition, many opinions suggested that when establishing wards, it is necessary to pay more attention to urban order management, handle the situation of encroaching on roads and sidewalks for trading, and at the same time invest in and upgrade drainage systems to solve the flooding situation in some areas.
According to the procedure, after completing the project, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee will submit it to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council for consideration and approval. The dossier will then be sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs for appraisal and submitted to the Government to report to the National Assembly Standing Committee for consideration and decision on the establishment of new wards in the city.
After merging with Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Ho Chi Minh City currently has 168 commune-level administrative units, including 113 wards, 54 communes and 1 special zone.
