Attending the seminar were Colonel Nguyen Thanh Trung, Political Commissar of Ho Chi Minh City Command; representatives of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports, historical witnesses and more than 50 scientists and researchers.

Scene of the seminar.

In her report at the seminar, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy Huong, Deputy Director of the Center for Monument Conservation, informed that house No. 113A Dang Dung is currently on the list of historical and cultural relics of the City, according to Decision No. 1156 issued on August 30, 2025 of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City. Currently, the Center for Monument Conservation is coordinating with the People's Committee of Tan Dinh Ward to establish a scientific dossier to rank the relic.

Presenting at the seminar, Associate Professor, Dr. Ha Minh Hong, University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Ho Chi Minh City National University), expressed: “Throughout the two periods of resistance against France and the US, the house fulfilled its historical mission of effectively serving the Saigon - Gia Dinh Special Forces as well as the city's armed forces during their operations and fighting in the heart of the enemy. Although it was built nearly 80 years ago, the house's architecture is still preserved and conserved relatively intact.”

Reports and papers presented at the seminar.

Presenting a speech at the seminar, Ms. Le Tu Cam, President of the Ho Chi Minh City Cultural Heritage Association, proposed the name of the relic as "the floating tunnel and secret mailbox of the Saigon Gia Dinh Special Forces" because the architecture of the floating tunnel and mailbox is still intact. "We hope that through the seminar, we will agree on a suitable name that fully reflects the historical and cultural significance. Thereby, we will complete the scientific dossier of the relic to submit to the Appraisal Council and the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee," Ms. Le Tu Cam expressed.

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