Party General Secretary To Lam attended a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on June 30 to announce the central and local resolutions and decisions enabling the official launch of the two-tier local government for the new Ho Chi Minh City, which now incorporates the territories of the former Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong province, and Ba Ria – Vung Tau province.

State President Luong Cuong has emphasised that the restructuring of commune-level administrative units will open up new development space for Ha Noi to better promote its role as the spearhead and growth driver for the capital region, the northern key economic region, and the whole country.

In his closing remarks, NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man highlighted that this session dealt with a huge workload and issues which are both urgent and long-term, strategic. Some issues are new, requiring coordination between agencies for the settlement.