The issue of relocating government offices has been brought up multiple times in the previous meetings with delegates before and after the sessions of National Assembly and Hanoi People’s Council.
Slow progress in office relocation of administrative agencies
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According to Hanoi chairman Chung, the relocation of central government offices is under the prime-ministerial decision in 1997. Despite being moved to bigger places, the government agencies have not transferred any ground to Hanoi for parking or schools building.
The relocation is aimed at relieving traffic and improving the living environment of people downtown. But this purpose has not been achieved.
After the relocation, pressure on the transportation system increases dramatically due to the emergence of high-rising buildings and new urban areas.
The relocation of administrative agencies out of Hanoi downtown, with a view to gain ground for public projects, is the same old story that never gets old. Especially when relocating hospitals to the suburbs, as the Chairman of Hanoi questioned: “how can citizens access to the treatment in case of emergency? Is it convenient for professors and doctors working in these new locations?”.
According to new regulations, government agencies wanting to be relocated have to formulate plans to use the ground after relocation. In the coming time, the Prime Minister will review the relocation of administrative agencies.
