On the morning of June 30, Hanoi organized a ceremony to announce the National Assembly Standing Committee’s Resolution and the city’s decisions on the deployment of communal-level administrative units. The ceremony was broadcast live at the city’s main venue at the Vietnam-Soviet Friendship Cultural Palace and held online at 126 commune and ward locations.
The headquarters of Nam Tu Liem District has been renamed Tu Liem Ward and is ready to operate from July 1st.
The event was expected to be attended by the President of Vietnam, Mr. Luong Cuong, along with Hanoi’s leaders from the Municipal Party Committee, including standing members, committee members, and heads of party committees.
During the ceremony, Hanoi announced the National Assembly Standing Committee’s resolution on the rearrangement of the city’s communal-level administrative units in 2025. They also announced the decision of the Municipal Party Committee to establish communal-level party committees and presented decisions to the newly appointed secretaries, chairpersons of the People’s Committees, and chairpersons of the Fatherland Front Committees of the communes and wards.
After implementing the “Project on rearranging administrative units at all levels and the model of local government with two administrative levels” in the area, Hanoi reduced the number of communes and wards from 526 to 126, including 51 wards and 75 communes. Along with other localities nationwide, Hanoi’s communes and wards officially adopted the two-level local government model starting July 1. After a trial period, the preparations for the official operation of Hanoi’s 126 new communes and wards are now substantially complete.
Mr. Nguyen Hong Nhat, Vice Chairman of the Municipal Party Committee, stated that within a week, from June 20 to 26, the new 126 communes and wards, along with the entire political system, conducted a large-scale trial run with various comprehensive scenarios that had never been tested before. The implementation was carried out with urgency, seriousness, and responsibility, ensuring the continuity and smoothness of the new administrative units’ operations without any power vacuum. Preparations, including human resources, infrastructure, and scenario planning, were given utmost importance and met the requirements for handling ten groups of situations. The coordination mechanism between levels has proven effective, enabling the timely handling of incidents and the resolution of difficulties during the trial period. The leadership and staff of the new communes and wards demonstrated a strong sense of responsibility and quickly adapted to their new roles.
Mr. Nguyen Van Phong, Permanent Vice Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, commended the great efforts and high sense of responsibility of the city’s communes and wards, which led to positive results and valuable experience in preparing for the official two-level local government model starting July 1.
Mr. Nguyen Van Phong also noted that despite thorough preparations, it is impossible to anticipate all scenarios in practice. Therefore, the party committees, authorities, and especially the leaders of the communes and wards must rely on their practical situation to resolve issues, regardless of whether there are existing regulations or assigned responsibilities.
“The core spirit is to prioritize serving the people and businesses as the most important goal,” emphasized Mr. Nguyen Van Phong. “We must not allow a situation where people or businesses come to us for help but are left unresolved or passed around in circles.”
