Merge to grow

From the positive results of the arrangement and merger of administrative units at district, city and commune levels, when the socio-economic situation, material and spiritual life of people in the administrative units after the merger are constantly improved, infrastructure is invested, Quang Ninh province continues to implement the arrangement of administrative units at commune level in the coming time. The arrangement plans have been built by the province and localities in accordance with regulations, aiming at the highest goal of bringing new development to the locality and benefits to the people.

Surely the people of Quang Ninh in general and Ha Long in particular cannot forget December 17, 2019, when the National Assembly Standing Committee officially issued Resolution No. 837/NQ-UBTVQH14 on merging district and commune-level administrative units of the province, in which Hoanh Bo district was merged into Ha Long city.

After the merger, with open development space, Quang Ninh province has prioritized investment in infrastructure, especially regional and inter-regional connectivity infrastructure towards the old Hoanh Bo district. Typical examples include Tinh Yeu bridge, Binh Minh bridge; Project to upgrade and renovate the Son Duong - Dong Son connecting road; Project to invest in upgrading, renovating and expanding provincial road 342 from the Ha Long - Van Don expressway overpass intersection to Dong Tra village, Dong Lam commune...

Since Hoanh Bo district merged into Ha Long city, Ha Long city has prioritized investment resources in over 60 projects with a total investment of over 4,000 billion VND to develop infrastructure, especially transportation, culture, education, clean water... in mountainous communes, highlands, remote areas. The city plans to invest in about 40 more projects from now until 2025, thereby creating momentum and expanding new development space for Ha Long.

A corner of Dai Duc highland commune, Tien Yen district seen from above. Photo: Ha An

Regarding the merger of commune-level administrative units, the merger of Dai Thanh commune into Dai Duc commune (Tien Yen district) has created a large development space, exploited and awakened new potentials and new driving forces for local socio-economic development, improving people's lives. The average income per capita in 2023 reached over 64 million VND/person/year, far exceeding that of 2022 at 54.5 million VND/person/year. The commune no longer has poor households according to national standards for the period 2021-2025. After the merger, the province and Tien Yen district have paid attention to investing in infrastructure, typically the traffic route connecting the center of Dai Duc commune to the old center of Dai Thanh commune, 7.08km long, has been completed, replacing the previous road which was more than 17km long, with many steep and bumpy slopes. The new route not only reduces distance and travel time but also narrows the development gap between Dai Duc and the lowland.

From the extremely positive results of the previous arrangement and merger of administrative units, Quang Ninh province continued to merge 12 commune-level units. Of which, for Ba Che district, the entire natural area and population of Minh Cam commune were merged into Luong Mong commune to form Luong Minh commune. After the arrangement, Ba Che district has 7 commune-level administrative units, including: 6 communes of Luong Minh, Don Dac, Dap Thanh, Thanh Lam, Thanh Son, Nam Son and Ba Che town. For Cam Pha city, the entire natural area and population of Cam Hai commune were merged into Cong Hoa commune to form Hai Hoa commune. After the arrangement, Cam Pha city has 15 commune-level administrative units, including: 2 communes of Hai Hoa, Duong Huy and 13 wards: Quang Hanh, Cam Thach, Cam Thuy, Cam Trung, Cam Thanh, Cam Binh, Cam Tay, Cam Dong, Cam Son, Cam Phu, Cam Thinh, Cua Ong, Mong Duong.

For Dong Trieu town, merge the entire natural area and population of Tan Viet commune into Viet Dan commune to form Viet Dan commune; merge the entire natural area and population of Dong Trieu ward into Duc Chinh ward to form Duc Chinh ward. After the arrangement, Dong Trieu town has 19 commune-level administrative units, including: 10 communes: Viet Dan, Binh Khe, Hong Thai Tay, Binh Duong, An Sinh, Hong Thai Dong, Nguyen Hue, Thuy An, Trang Luong, Yen Duc and 9 wards: Duc Chinh, Mao Khe, Xuan Son, Hoang Que, Hung Dao, Hong Phong, Kim Son, Yen Tho, Trang An.

For Mong Cai City, the entire natural area and population of Hoa Lac Ward will be merged into Tran Phu Ward to form Tran Phu Ward. After the arrangement, Mong Cai City will have 16 commune-level administrative units, including: 9 communes: Hai Xuan, Hai Dong, Quang Nghia, Hai Tien, Van Ninh, Vinh Trung, Vinh Thuc, Hai Son, Bac Son and 7 wards: Tran Phu, Ka Long, Hai Yen, Hai Hoa, Tra Co, Binh Ngoc, Ninh Duong.

For Ha Long City, the entire natural area and population of Tran Hung Dao Ward will be merged into Yet Kieu Ward to form Tran Hung Dao Ward. After the arrangement, Ha Long City will have 32 commune-level administrative units, including: 12 communes: Le Loi, Thong Nhat, Son Duong, Dan Chu, Quang La, Bang Ca, Tan Dan, Vu Oai, Hoa Binh, Dong Lam, Dong Son, Ky Thuong and 20 wards: Tran Hung Dao, Hong Gai, Bach Dang, Cao Thang, Cao Xanh, Ha Khanh, Ha Lam, Ha Trung, Hong Hai, Hong Ha, Ha Tu, Ha Phong, Bai Chay, Gieng Day, Ha Khau, Hung Thang, Tuan Chau, Viet Hung, Dai Yen, Hoanh Bo.

After implementing the arrangement and merger of commune-level administrative units, Quang Ninh province has 171 commune-level administrative units, including: 95 communes, 69 wards and 7 towns, reducing 6 commune-level administrative units (including 3 communes and 3 wards).

The development of the plan to reorganize commune-level administrative units has been carried out by Quang Ninh province in accordance with the correct procedures and in compliance with current legal regulations. In particular, it creates consensus and unity among cadres, party members and people, does not cause disruption, and ensures political stability and social order and safety.

It can be seen that the arrangement and merger of administrative units has brought a new wind, creating motivation for the merged units to develop rapidly. It is believed that, with the right and accurate policy, the merged commune-level units will have a new step of socio-economic development, and people's lives will continue to be improved.

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