General Secretary and President To Lam chairs Politburo meeting on Ho Chi Minh City planning

General Secretary and President To Lam stated that the planning of Ho Chi Minh City must clearly demonstrate the city's especially important role and position as the economic, cultural, educational - training, scientific - technological center of the whole country.

General Secretary and President To Lam chaired a Politburo meeting to give opinions on Ho Chi Minh City's planning for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050 - Photo: Nhan Dan Newspaper

On August 23, General Secretary and President To Lam chaired a meeting of the Politburo to give opinions on the planning of Ho Chi Minh City for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050. After listening to the report of the representative of the Party Committee's leadership requesting opinions on the planning of Ho Chi Minh City for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050, and the opinions of agencies contributing to the planning project, the Politburo focused on discussing and basically agreed on the major and important policies and viewpoints guiding the planning of Ho Chi Minh City. In his concluding remarks, General Secretary and President To Lam noted that the planning must concretize the policies and guidelines of the Party, the resolutions of the Party Central Committee, the Politburo, and the Secretariat issued in the past. Especially Resolution 31 of the Politburo on the direction and tasks of developing Ho Chi Minh City until 2030, with a vision to 2045. At the same time, it must comply with the provisions of the law, especially the Law on Planning; consistent with the national master plan, regional planning, sectoral planning, not conflicting with each other, if there are conflicts, they must be adjusted to ensure consistency. The planning must clearly demonstrate the role and especially important position of Ho Chi Minh City, as the economic, cultural, educational - training, scientific - technological center of the whole country. Aiming to be the economic, financial, service, cultural, educational - training, scientific - technological and innovation center of Southeast Asia and Asia, with global competitiveness.

View of the meeting - Photo: Nhan Dan Newspaper

General Secretary and President To Lam emphasized the need to effectively exploit ground space, water surface, underground space, and airspace. Organize urban, service, industrial, and rural spaces appropriately; orientate modern transportation methods, commensurate with the appearance of a global city in the future. The General Secretary and President noted the balance between economic and cultural development, taking people as the central subject of development. The Politburo requested the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee to focus on leadership to urgently complete the planning. After the planning is approved, it is necessary to be determined, drastic, have mechanisms and policies to open up and activate all resources for effective implementation, building Ho Chi Minh City worthy of the wishes of the Party Central Committee, the Politburo, and the people of the whole country.

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