Ho Chi Minh City: Residents protest alleged incorrect land compensation for National Highway 13; Hiep Binh ward responds

Residents along National Highway 13 in Ho Chi Minh City are expressing strong dissatisfaction with the compensation and resettlement process for the road expansion project. They accuse the Hiep Binh Ward People's Committee of failing to adhere to proper procedures for land acquisition and compensation, misclassifying land, and applying incorrect limits. Furthermore, residents claim their legal documents are being ignored and that the committee is slow and negligent in addressing their complaints.

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The ward committee is accused of not following regulations on procedures for compensation and land acquisition; misclassifying land; applying limits contrary to regulations; ignoring legal documents related to land compensation; and showing signs of slow, negligent handling of complaints.

During a press conference on June 11, a representative from the Hiep Binh Ward People's Committee, Huynh Duc Phuong, deputy head of the Ward's Economic, Infrastructure, and Urban Development Department, addressed these allegations. He asserted that the project's implementation is based on Resolution No. 16 regarding the investment policy for upgrading and expanding National Highway 13 and Decision No. 3137, which approves the compensation, support, and resettlement component. Phuong stated that the ward committee, in coordination with the Ho Chi Minh City Compensation and Site Clearance Board, is following a 20-step process outlined by the city's Department of Agriculture and Environment.

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The project implementation is based on Resolution No. 16 on the investment policy for upgrading and expanding National Highway 13 and Decision No. 3137 approving the component on compensation, support, and resettlement.

Regarding the claims of incorrect land classification and compensation limits, Phuong explained that land classification follows Article 10 of the 2024 Land Law and Article 7 of Government Decree No. 102. Housing land limits are determined by Decisions No. 69 and 71 of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee. He also affirmed that compensation procedures comply with the 2024 Land Law, Decree No. 88, Decision No. 68, and the compensation plan approved by the ward committee under Decision No. 5606.

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The ward committee, in coordination with the Ho Chi Minh City Compensation and Site Clearance Board, is implementing compensation, support, and resettlement according to the 20-step process of the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Ho Chi Minh City.

Phuong further clarified that financial obligations for land acquisition are calculated based on various legal grounds, including Decree No. 88 on compensation and resettlement, Decree No. 103 on land use fees, city decisions on housing land limits, land use rights certificates, and other relevant legal documents. The compensation and support amounts also consider legal confirmations of property rights issued by the ward committee.

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The determination of land type is carried out according to Article 10 of the 2024 Land Law and Article 7 of Government Decree No. 102.