At its 40th session, the National Assembly Standing Committee passed a Resolution on the arrangement of administrative units at district and commune levels for the 2019-2021 tenure and the establishment of a number of the main administrative urban areas of the provinces including Hoa Binh, Ha Giang, Phu Tho, Ha Nam, Quang Ninh, Nghe An, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue, Lam Dong, Dong Thap, Long An and Dak Nong. The NA chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan chaired the working session.
At the meeting, the NA deputies considered and decided on the arrangement of district-level and communal administrative units in 11 provinces, including Quang Ninh province.
Accordingly, 100 percent of the NA deputies voted for the merger of Hoanh Bo district into Ha Long city.
The merger of Hoanh Bo district into Ha Long city is an important premise to expand the administrative boundaries and development space of Ha Long city and Hoanh Bo district. The whole natural area of Hoanh Bo district will be merged into Ha Long city. The new Ha Long city will include Hoanh Bo district and has a total area of 1,119,12km2, four times larger than the current city.
The ceremony to declare the merger of Hoanh Bo district into Ha Long city will be held Jan. 12, 2020.
Translated by Hue Linh
