National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu (R) hands over NA Standing Committee’s resolution on organising administrative units at the district and commune levels and establishing Thu Duc city to HCM City (Source: VNA)

Addressing the ceremony, NA Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu said this is the first time the “city within a city” model has been used in Vietnam, thus forming a highly interactive innovative urban area in the city’s eastern part that will be a new driver of economic growth in all of the southern key economic zone.

Luu urged HCM City leaders to compile and submit for approval a general plan for Thu Duc city that conforms with its overall general planning.
HCM City should prioritise investing in developing infrastructure, training high-quality human resources, using investment effectively, handling complaints and denunciations, and strengthening Thu Duc city’s administrative apparatus.
Thu Duc city covers 211 sq.km and is home to more than a million people.
The new city is expected to contribute 30 percent of the city’s economic growth and 7 percent of the Vietnam’s.

HCM City currently accounts for 23 percent of national GDP and 30 percent of Government revenue.