Following the merger with Hau Giang and Soc Trang, Do Thanh Binh has been appointed as the new Can Tho City Party Secretary, and Tran Van Lau as the city's chairman.
Among the 13 department leaders appointed by the chairman of the Hai Phong People's Committee, only the director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism is female.
On 1/7, several localities such as Dong Nai, Ninh Binh, and Ho Chi Minh City arranged buses to transport officials and civil servants to their new offices after the merger, ensuring uninterrupted work.
Ward offices are dismantling old signs, installing new ones, and moving documents and equipment to new locations to officially operate the two-tiered government model from 1/7.
In addition to using the existing offices of 30 districts and towns, Hanoi has designated former commune and ward offices for new administrative units after the merger.
Hai Phong City and Hai Duong Province have finalized the locations of 114 commune, ward, and special zone offices following the merger of the two localities and the elimination of the district level.
