Ho Chi Minh City Chairman: Synchronized Infrastructure Investment Will Change the Face of the Hóc Môn Area
Translated from Vietnamese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Ho Chi Minh City Chairman Nguyen Van Duong met with constituents in Hóc Môn district to discuss local development.
- Residents expressed strong support for the city's new Food Safety Department, viewing it as a breakthrough for public health.
- Duong pledged to address concerns regarding urban planning, infrastructure, and social issues, promising coordinated efforts with relevant departments.
Ho Chi Minh City Chairman Nguyen Van Duong emphasized the need for synchronized infrastructure investment to transform the Hóc Môn district during a meeting with local constituents.
During the gathering, residents of Xuân Thới Sơn, Hóc Môn, and Bà Điểm communes voiced their opinions and concerns. A significant point of discussion was the establishment of the city's new Food Safety Department. Voters expressed strong approval and enthusiasm for this specialized agency, seeing it as a crucial step towards ensuring the safety of food supplies, particularly given Hóc Môn's role as a major agricultural and food market.
Là địa bàn nằm sát cạnh chợ đầu mối nông sản thực phẩm Hóc Môn - nguồn cung ứng nông sản, thịt heo lớn nhất phía tây bắc thành phố, cử tri chúng tôi đặc biệt quan tâm đến chất lượng nguồn thực phẩm đầu vào trước khi len lỏi vào các chợ truyền thống và đặc biệt là các bếp ăn trường học - nơi con em chúng tôi đang học tập hằng ngày
Chairman Duong acknowledged the active participation of the voters and assured them that their feedback would be addressed. He highlighted that issues falling under the purview of local communes were directly answered by commune leaders. For matters concerning city-level departments, the head of the City People's Committee Office provided clear information. Duong committed to forwarding specific departmental issues to the relevant authorities for further review and integration into the city's development plans.
The chairman also addressed broader concerns raised by constituents, including urban planning, transportation, digital infrastructure, drainage systems, drug abuse, school violence, and social policies. He specifically noted the request for the drafting of a special urban law to facilitate the city's development, promising that the city would consider these inputs to better serve the three communes and enhance the overall development of Hóc Môn.
Những vấn đề cụ thể của cấp sở ngành, chúng tôi sẽ tiếp thu và sẽ có chỉ đạo các sở ngành để có những trả lời, hoặc là cập nhật, bổ sung vào quy hoạch cũng như kế hoạch của thành phố, của các sở ngành để làm sao phục vụ tốt hơn sự phát triển của ba xã
Originally published by Tuổi Trẻ in Vietnamese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.