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It took many years for Ho Chi Minh City to formulate a strategy to establish a highly interactive and innovative eastern zone in Districts 2, 9 and Thu Duc, but has not yet been approved by the central government.
The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has just established a Steering Committee to build innovative and highly interactive cities in preparation for their formation. Eastern city have appreciated for years. This idea was shown the first time Ho Chi Minh City presented Urban governance scheme in 2013: 4 satellite cities were established in 4 directions, including the eastern city, but without central approval.
The reorganization of Eastern Creative Urban districts 2, 9 and Thu Duc towards the establishment of “Ho Chi Minh City” is also part of Pilot project of urban governance model. For the second time, the city urgently completes it for submission to the central government in the third quarter of this year.
District 2 with the center of Thu Thiem New Urban Area will be part of Ciudad del Este according to the HCMC plan. Photos: Quynh Tran.
Waited after being prepared, Eastern city It covers an area of more than 22,000 ha, more than 1.1 million people. This is also an innovative and highly interactive urban area that targets the existing pillars of the High-Tech Park in District 9, the National University of Ho Chi Minh City in the Thu Duc District and the New Thu Thiem Urban Area in the District. 2)
In particular, the National University of Ho Chi Minh City with 18 member universities and research institutes. Ho Chi Minh City’s high-tech park covers approximately 1,066 hectares with 13 operating high-tech corporations and companies. The financial and commercial center in Thu Thiem New Urban Area has an area of 657 ha. In addition, this area also has industrial and export processing zones including Linh Trung 1, Linh Trung 2, Cat Lai, and Binh Chieu.
According to HCM City President Nguyen Thanh Phong, Eastern city It will be the nucleus to promote the economy of the city of Ho Chi Minh and the key economic region of the south in the context of the industrial revolution 4.0 based on the available platforms, connecting 3 functions: Center for Research and Application of Science – technology; high-quality, qualified human resources education and training center; Manufacturing and marketing center for high-tech products and goods.
The area is also expected to contribute to the establishment of value-added chains based on high technology, modern technical and social infrastructure in accordance with international standards, and effective financial support for companies. At the same time, it plays a central role, deploying models of closed scientific and technical applications; link scientific and technical research and technology with the application of commercial product development to serve people’s lives and reach the international level.
Due to the Merging three prefectures to establish “city directly below the city” is unprecedentedIn early April, Ho Chi Minh City sent a written request to the Ministry of Construction for comments on the implementation of archives, classification schemes, and urban development programs.
However, the Ministry of Construction said that “there is no legal basis” in Resolution 54 of the National Assembly on piloting Specific mechanisms and policies for the development of HCM City There are no regulations on the establishment of municipal cities. In addition, Ho Chi Minh City has not completed construction and submitted to the competent authorities for approval the draft disposition of district and communal administrative units in the period 2019-2021.
The Ministry of Construction also stated that the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee had an orientation for urban development planning in the East, but did not specify the area for urban formation that had a common urban planning and development program. have been studied, submitted for approval or not. Meanwhile, the general planning for Ho Chi Minh City approved by the Prime Minister in Decision 24 does not yet contain this guidance.
Once again, planning to form a “city in the city” of Ho Chi Minh City was “tangled”. Urban planning expert – Ngo Viet Nam Son architect Given that, this is the correct Ho Chi Minh City policy with good guidance in urban areas. In the world, urban areas are often not very large, but in principle, the size of small and medium-sized cities will have a better quality of life, by meeting the needs of people, preserving the identity of the urban area as heritage , the financial economy, industry …
“In order to successfully implement this model, it is necessary to be clear in terms of the mechanism. That is, cities in the city will have an appropriate apparatus, direction of development and legal basis, but they will follow the general direction and strategy of supermarkets, big cities and small cities have smooth coordination, “Son said.
The Steering Committee for the construction of the Eastern Creative Urban Area, made up of 22 members headed by the President of the Popular People’s Committee, Nguyen Thanh Phong, is responsible for the study of the general planning of the development of the eastern creative urban area; formulate strategies to develop the knowledge economy, programs that require investments in urban development and attract talented people to live and work; research policies, solutions, resources to plan implementation and development …
The Board is also responsible for directing the work of strengthening administrative reform, renewing state management, building a coordination mechanism between 3 districts (2, 9 and Thu Duc); at the same time, to study experiences in the world to propose mechanisms, policies and solutions to develop creative ecosystems, improve the competitiveness of urban areas, with the aim of preparing for the establishment of an administrative apparatus. this zone
Another task of the Steering Committee is to build and develop a centralized urban database system (including data on land, transportation, channels, structures) of the three districts and to promote technology to improve resource management.
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