On the afternoon of October 16th, during a press conference addressing Ho Chi Minh City's socio-economic situation, Mr. Tran Trong Nghia, Head of the Department of Economics, Infrastructure, and Urban Development for Saigon Ward, announced that the HCMC People's Committee has issued specific directives regarding the handling of the land plots at 135 Nguyen Hue and 39 Le Loi (the former Thuong Xa Tax site).