Dialogue with Thu Thiem people failed

On the afternoon of June 17, Deputy Inspector General of the Government (TTCP) Le Sy Bay chaired a dialogue with 20 representatives of households still filing complaints related to the planning boundaries of 5 neighborhoods in 3 wards An Khanh, Binh An, and

Previously, on November 27, 2020, Deputy General Secretary Dang Cong Huan chaired the first dialogue with 50 households in the above land area, but did not achieve the desired results.

At the dialogue, representatives of households once again expressed disagreement with the content of conclusion 1169. Their main argument is still the 1/5000 scale planning map (according to Decision 367 of the Prime Minister dated April 4).

Ms. Le Thi The burst into tears when speaking at the dialogue this afternoon.

People asked a series of questions such as: the cause of map loss and requests to handle violations, if any;

The confrontation was interrupted many times because the people and the organizers clashed over the method of dialogue.

Head of the Central Citizen Reception Committee (TTCP) Nguyen Hong Diep repeatedly asked people to respect the chairman and asked to turn off the microphone to interrupt, giving time for the authorities to answer.

Mr. Le Van Lang, Deputy Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Construction, said that having just received more documents and criticism from the people, the Ministry representative will absorb and report further to superiors.

The representative of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment reaffirmed that only the 4.3 ha area is outside the planning boundary, while 5 neighborhoods and 3 wards are within the boundary.

A representative of the Government Office said that some of the people’s questions could not be answered, but the ministries took notes, received documents, and listened.

For the first time attending a dialogue with Thu Thiem residents, Mr. Luu Binh Nhuong, Deputy Head of the People’s Prayer Committee, Standing Committee of the National Assembly, said that before this session, he had received 30 people representing 115 households in 5 neighborhoods who filed lawsuits.

According to Mr. Nhuong, the incident in Thu Thiem lasted 5 terms, through many generations of leaders with different thinking and ways of working.

`No one has said that today’s problem will end. For more than 20 years, people have tried to wait. If signs of violations or violations of the law are truly discovered, it can be transferred to an investigation agency if necessary,`

Representative of the Ho Chi Minh City government, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee Ngo Minh Chau, said that the TTCP’s conclusion `may be correct in terms of law, but in terms of situation, it does not satisfy the people`.

Deputy Inspector General of the Government Le Sy Bay chaired this afternoon’s dialogue.

Concluding the dialogue, Deputy General Secretary Le Sy Bay shared with the people’s frustrations and accepted responsibility for the slow resolution of their complaints.

Mr. Bay affirmed that he has recorded all the comments and will answer the people on two major issues related to the issue of planning boundaries and maps.

The dialogue ended after three hours with many disagreements between Thu Thiem people and the government.

Previously, during a working session with the Standing Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee on the afternoon of April 14, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Committee Phan Dinh Trac asked the Government Prime Minister to preside over and coordinate closely with relevant ministries and branches to unify and participate.

With cases showing signs of specific violations at the Thu Thiem New Urban Area project, the TTCP has transferred them to the Investigation Agency of the Ministry of Public Security.

Thu Thiem new urban area was planned by the Prime Minister in 1996 with a scale of 930 hectares (of which: 770 hectares of new urban area, 160 hectares of resettlement area), population of about 200,000 people, resettlement area of about

This is expected to be the most beautiful and modern urban area in Southeast Asia, however, due to many violations, after more than 20 years of implementation, the urban area has not been completed because of opposition from the people here.