batdongsanvietnam
05-16-2008, 07:31 PM
The expansion of Hanoi needs better planning and clearer implementation of the roadmap, Vietnam legislators said Wednesday.
Most lawmakers showed their support for the government’s idea of expanding Hanoi in the National Assembly Wednesday, but criticized its poor planning and unclear roadmap for implementation.
In doing so, they almost echoed a report released Tuesday by the house legal affairs committee.
The report said while the government advocated the expansion to ensure Hanoi’s social and economic development, it failed to address the social and cultural impacts, especially on Ha Tay Province which would become part of the expanded Hanoi.
The government had not spelled out the financial outlay for the expansion, the report said, warning that since fiscal policies were being tightened to fight inflation, the budget for the expansion should be considered carefully.
It also suggested that the “consideration and adjustment of Hanoi’s boundary” be delayed.
According to the government’s expansion blueprint, which it submitted to the National Assembly on April 29, the capital will expand to 3.6 times its current size of 920 square kilometers by taking over Ha Tay Province entirely and parts of Vinh Phuc and Hoa Binh provinces.
The new administrative line-up of the expanded city is expected to be named on July 1.
At Wednesday’s house session, lawmakers were mostly concerned about Ha Tay’s merger with Hanoi, saying the government had not provided solid reasons for it.
Deputy from Ha Tay and a member of the National Assembly’s Committee for Social Affairs, Nguyen Dang Kinh, said the plan did not take into account or “appreciate” what the province had accomplished.
The plan says the new Hanoi government can manage Ha Tay’s green-vegetable growing areas better, reduce poverty and advance efforts to prevent natural disasters.
“Isn’t that like saying we’re not doing a good job right now?” Kinh asked.
Kinh, one of the most outspoken members on the issue, said just 7 percent of Ha Tay’s households were considered poor and the province had implemented programs to reduce poverty by 2 percent annually.
Nguyen Thi Tuyen, another member, said claims that merging Ha Tay would give the capital more land cut no ice.
“Has Hanoi used up its entire 920 square kilometers?” she said, adding she was concerned about Ha Tay, which was home to many current and former military sites, not being preserved after the merger.
Deputy Tran Thi Thanh Binh from the northern province of Cao Bang, voiced concern over the possible skyrocketing of land prices in Ha Tay, pointing out it could prompt farmers to sell off their agricultural land.
Capital region
The National Assembly committee urged the government to instruct the Hanoi and provincial administrations to also execute the capital region plan soon.
The plan, approved by the government last week, seeks to form a 13,500-square kilometer “capital region” comprising Hanoi and seven surrounding provinces.
The city itself will form the “nucleus” of the proposed super-city, and the surrounding provinces – Ha Tay, Vinh Phuc, Hung Yen, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong, Ha Nam and Hoa Binh – the “counterbalance.”
The plan calls for “expanding the boundary of Hanoi to secure land for developing projects of national importance." The National Assembly is scheduled to vote on this on May 22.
Contact: Mr Bill Nguyen
Email: contact@re24h.com
YM : hauthu81@yahoo.com
Most lawmakers showed their support for the government’s idea of expanding Hanoi in the National Assembly Wednesday, but criticized its poor planning and unclear roadmap for implementation.
In doing so, they almost echoed a report released Tuesday by the house legal affairs committee.
The report said while the government advocated the expansion to ensure Hanoi’s social and economic development, it failed to address the social and cultural impacts, especially on Ha Tay Province which would become part of the expanded Hanoi.
The government had not spelled out the financial outlay for the expansion, the report said, warning that since fiscal policies were being tightened to fight inflation, the budget for the expansion should be considered carefully.
It also suggested that the “consideration and adjustment of Hanoi’s boundary” be delayed.
According to the government’s expansion blueprint, which it submitted to the National Assembly on April 29, the capital will expand to 3.6 times its current size of 920 square kilometers by taking over Ha Tay Province entirely and parts of Vinh Phuc and Hoa Binh provinces.
The new administrative line-up of the expanded city is expected to be named on July 1.
At Wednesday’s house session, lawmakers were mostly concerned about Ha Tay’s merger with Hanoi, saying the government had not provided solid reasons for it.
Deputy from Ha Tay and a member of the National Assembly’s Committee for Social Affairs, Nguyen Dang Kinh, said the plan did not take into account or “appreciate” what the province had accomplished.
The plan says the new Hanoi government can manage Ha Tay’s green-vegetable growing areas better, reduce poverty and advance efforts to prevent natural disasters.
“Isn’t that like saying we’re not doing a good job right now?” Kinh asked.
Kinh, one of the most outspoken members on the issue, said just 7 percent of Ha Tay’s households were considered poor and the province had implemented programs to reduce poverty by 2 percent annually.
Nguyen Thi Tuyen, another member, said claims that merging Ha Tay would give the capital more land cut no ice.
“Has Hanoi used up its entire 920 square kilometers?” she said, adding she was concerned about Ha Tay, which was home to many current and former military sites, not being preserved after the merger.
Deputy Tran Thi Thanh Binh from the northern province of Cao Bang, voiced concern over the possible skyrocketing of land prices in Ha Tay, pointing out it could prompt farmers to sell off their agricultural land.
Capital region
The National Assembly committee urged the government to instruct the Hanoi and provincial administrations to also execute the capital region plan soon.
The plan, approved by the government last week, seeks to form a 13,500-square kilometer “capital region” comprising Hanoi and seven surrounding provinces.
The city itself will form the “nucleus” of the proposed super-city, and the surrounding provinces – Ha Tay, Vinh Phuc, Hung Yen, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong, Ha Nam and Hoa Binh – the “counterbalance.”
The plan calls for “expanding the boundary of Hanoi to secure land for developing projects of national importance." The National Assembly is scheduled to vote on this on May 22.
Contact: Mr Bill Nguyen
Email: contact@re24h.com
YM : hauthu81@yahoo.com