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The Government Inspectorate has issued three decisions—No. 295/QĐ-TTCP, No. 297/QĐ-TTCP and No. 293/QĐ-TTCP—to conduct thematic inspections of surplus housing and land after administrative rearrangement in Bac Ninh, Hai Phong and Hanoi. The inspections aim to assess the current status of surplus assets, clarify results from rearrangement and disposal, and identify shortcomings, limitations and potential violations by relevant agencies and individuals.
Under Decision No. 295/QĐ-TTCP, the Inspectorate will inspect surplus housing and land after rearrangement in Bac Ninh Province. The inspection subjects include the Provincial People’s Committee, relevant departments and agencies, commune/ward-level People’s Committees, and related organizations and individuals. The team has 12 members led by Mr. Nguyen Duy Dong, Deputy Director of Department I.
Under Decision No. 297/QĐ-TTCP, the Inspectorate will inspect certain departments, provincial/city-level People’s Committees and related agencies in Hai Phong City. The team comprises 9 members led by Mr. Ngo Van Cuong, Deputy Director of Department I (Head), with Ms. Bui Thi Thuy Nga, Head of Division 4, Department I, as Deputy Leader.
Under Decision No. 293/QĐ-TTCP, the Inspectorate will conduct inspections in Hanoi. The team has 15 members led by Mr. Nguyen Viet Thach, Deputy Director of Department I (Team Leader), with Mr. Nguyen The Cuong, Head of Division 2, Department I, as Deputy Leader. Members come from Department I, Department VII, Department XII, Department XIV and the Government Inspectorate Office.
The inspection period runs from March 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026. If relevant issues arise, the inspection team may review materials before and after the stated period. Each inspection will last 30 actual working days from the date the inspection decision is announced, excluding holidays.
According to the Government Inspectorate, the inspections will evaluate the reality of surplus housing and land after rearrangement, clarify results achieved in the rearrangement and disposal of public assets, and identify existing shortcomings, limitations, violations and the responsibilities of relevant agencies, organizations and individuals.
Based on inspection findings, the Inspectorate may recommend timely remedies for surplus housing and land and propose improvements to mechanisms and policies to address difficulties, mobilize resources and put these facilities into effective use to support socio-economic development.
Bac Ninh Province stated that after merging with Bac Giang, it has a population of 3.6 million across 99 communes/wards, with an economic scale of about 522,000 billion VND. Following administrative rearrangement, 635 facilities require rearrangement, of which 317 have been processed.
The province said the process faces many difficulties, particularly related to the mechanism for leasing public assets for a five-year period. It noted that this has deterred investment and enterprise transformation.
In Hai Phong City, the People’s Committee has issued directives to review, develop plans for rearranging and disposing of office and housing for agencies and organizations. After rearrangement, numerous surplus housing and land facilities emerged due to changes in needs and the consolidation of agencies.
Hai Phong issued Plan No. 2018 and established a Steering Committee for rearranging and disposing of surplus assets, along with a task force to accelerate progress. To date, Hai Phong has processed 676 of 757 facilities, with 81 facilities still under review due to procedural constraints.
For Hanoi, following the policy of rearranging two-level administrative units, the city implemented asset rearrangement, including facilities, offices and vehicles to support commune/ward operations. Hanoi said it has essentially completed the rearrangement and allocation of facilities for units after rearrangement.
The Hanoi People’s Committee directed relevant agencies to cooperate with the inspection team and prepared the necessary dossiers to support the inspection according to the required outline.
Alongside Bac Ninh, Hai Phong and Hanoi, the Government Inspectorate also announced thematic inspections of surplus housing and land after rearrangement in Thanh Hoa and Lam Dong.
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