Voters are interested in the administrative names of communes after the merger.

People need strong government

Mr. Le Van Duong (The My A residential group, Phong Phu ward, Phong Dien town) is a person who is knowledgeable about the "merger and separation" of administrative units (ADUs). Having been the Chairman of the People's Committee of Phong Hai commune (now Phong Hai ward, Phong Dien town) since the 80s of the last century, Mr. Duong said that merging ADUs is a story to create suitability for each development period. "Until now, the name Phong Hai is still given to a commune-level ADU. But it is expected that after the merger, Phong Hai will merge with Quang Cong, Quang Ngan (Quang Dien district) to become Phong Quang ward. I think the new name is quite reasonable because this is a synthesis of the names of the localities", Mr. Duong said.

Mr. Tran Viet Giao (Giang Che village, Giang Hai commune, Phu Loc district) opened the story about the Project to rearrange and reorganize commune-level administrative units in Hue City (Project) saying: "It is time for change, otherwise we will stagnate. People not only need officials who are close to the people, but also need good officials, and a fast and transparent government."

According to Mr. Giao, through many changes of the times, many mergers and separations, the names of administrative units have changed many times, but in the localities, the traditional village and commune names that are deeply ingrained in the subconscious of many generations still remain. "I think that the new name is administrative and management unit, but the village and commune names that were not chosen will not disappear but will forever exist in the hearts of the people," said Mr. Giao.

According to our observations, during the two weekends, many villages and residential groups mobilized people to come to the hall to participate in giving opinions and collecting opinions, along with that, local officials went to the grassroots to listen to their thoughts and aspirations; persistently explained, propagated, and informed about the Project to streamline commune-level administrative units, moving towards a two-level government model. And from the voices and opinions of voters, the Project, which seemed dry and administrative, became closer, with the people at the center. Besides the majority of consensus opinions, what still makes people wonder is not "who to pair with", but very specific questions: What is the name of the new commune? Where is the headquarters located? Is it inconvenient to go back and forth to do paperwork?

Mr. Le Van Hieu (Thuy Phu commune, Huong Thuy town) shared: “We do not regret the conservative name of the commune. But the new name must be associated with tradition, carry the identity of the land and the new headquarters must be convenient for people when doing paperwork”.

Not only stopping at the name after the merger, many voters expressed further expectations. According to them, the merger is not only about streamlining the organization, but also an opportunity to innovate the way of serving. "People now do not need many communes, they just need strong communes. There is no need for many officials, they just need to work properly, do not make people wait, do not travel a lot," said Mr. Hieu.

Complete organizational structure, create development motivation

By April 20, localities across the city had basically completed collecting opinions with a high percentage of voters agreeing with the Project.

According to the Project, the development of the plan for the arrangement of commune-level administrative units has taken into account factors related to natural conditions, traffic infrastructure, the distribution and organization of economic spaces to ensure the maximum promotion of the potential and advantages of economic development of each locality, and mutual support to promote the common socio -economic development of administrative units after the arrangement. At the same time, carefully consider factors related to the level and management capacity of local Party committees and authorities, the level of digital transformation, and the application of information technology by local authorities and people; ensure requirements on national defense and security, build solid defense zones in key areas, island areas, archipelagos, and border areas; preserve and promote the historical, cultural, and ethnic traditions of each locality; ensure the solidarity of the community.

The project also clearly states that the arrangement of administrative units must be linked to innovation and the organization of the political system to be streamlined and operate effectively and efficiently; decentralization must be promoted, and the autonomy and responsibility of local governments must be enhanced; the quality of cadres, civil servants, and public employees must be improved; and the local government at the commune level must be close to the people and serve them best.

The arrangement and reorganization of commune-level administrative units must ensure history, tradition, culture, ethnicity, religion, beliefs, customs and practices; geographical location, geographical-natural conditions, sub-regional and regional connectivity; scale and level of economic development; national defense, political security, social order; traffic infrastructure and information technology, etc.

Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee and Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Van Phuong said that after the reorganization, the new administrative units in Hue will have a streamlined, synchronous and more effective apparatus. The newly reorganized communes and wards will also have a complete apparatus, operating effectively and efficiently. Along with that, the staff and civil servants will be mobilized and rearranged in the direction of improving quality, enhancing professionalism, dedication and closeness to the people. This is an opportunity for Hue to build a model grassroots government, taking the people as the center of service.

According to the Project on rearranging and reorganizing commune-level administrative units, Hue city plans to rearrange 133 commune-level administrative units (including 48 wards, 78 communes and 7 towns), reorganizing them into 40 new commune-level administrative units (including 21 wards and 19 communes), corresponding to a reduction of 93 units, achieving a streamlining rate of nearly 70%.
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