Hai Phong removes 'tiger cages' (illegal extensions/enclosures).

Vice Chairman of Hai Phong City, Nguyen Duc Tho, requested that districts complete the dismantling of "tiger cages" and iron enclosures at state-owned apartment buildings by December.

Mr. Tho instructed the authorities of Le Chan, Ngo Quyen, Hong Bang, Kien An, and Hai An districts to send notices to households, requesting them to voluntarily dismantle all illegally constructed iron cages and extensions. If households do not comply or procrastinate, the districts will organize the dismantling. Hai Phong Housing Management and Business Company Limited will terminate the rental contracts and reclaim the rented properties.

The "tiger cage" at the five-story building on To Hieu Street, Le Chan District, has been dismantled. Photo: Le Tan

Hai Phong City has 205 apartment buildings with 8,000 apartments, most of which are decades old. Due to cramped living conditions and to prevent accidents and theft, thousands of households have illegally expanded and constructed "tiger cages," affecting fire prevention, firefighting, and rescue operations.

To address this issue, from November 17th to 30th, the Urban Management Department of Le Chan District, along with 15 wards, simultaneously organized the dismantling of iron cages in residential complexes. The district currently has approximately 2,000 households in apartment buildings and individual houses. The authorities affirmed that the dismantling would be thorough, and security forces would be deployed to monitor the process.

Due to cramped living conditions and to prevent accidents and theft, thousands of households have illegally expanded and constructed "tiger cages" (makeshift extensions). Photo: Le Tan

Ngo Quyen District has 120 old apartment buildings, of which Van My Ward has 10 blocks of buildings constructed between 1975 and 1980, with 1,288 apartments and over 4,200 residents. This area has the highest number of illegal "tiger cages" (illegible houses) in the city, with 938 households violating regulations.

Authorities are urging residents to partially open up the "tiger cages" (illegible structures) to create emergency exits, and are addressing cases of encroachment on roads and sidewalks to ensure fire and rescue vehicles can access the area. In the near future, Hai Phong City will demolish this area and relocate residents to social housing currently under construction.

Le Tan

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