Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung chaired the citizen reception session in June 2024

Attending the citizen reception session were representatives of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council, the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, Party committees, the Party Committee of the Provincial Agencies Bloc; leaders of departments, branches and sectors and the Chairman of the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen district, Chairman of the People's Committee of Hung Tay commune.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung chaired a meeting with Mr. Phan Van Khuong and some citizens of Phuc Dien hamlet, Hung Tay commune, Hung Nguyen district. The citizens petitioned to issue land use right certificates to people in Phuc Dien hamlet and requested to cancel the Vinh Hang ecological cemetery park project in Phuc Dien hamlet, Hung Tay commune.

This is the second time that Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung has presided over receiving and resolving petitions from citizens of Phuc Dien hamlet, Hung Tay commune, Hung Nguyen district related to the Vinh Hang ecological cemetery park project.

On behalf of the citizens, Mr. Phan Van Khuong said that at the citizen reception session of Phuc Dien hamlet, Hung Tay commune in October 2023, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee assigned the Provincial Inspectorate to establish an interdisciplinary working group to review issues that citizens have not agreed on related to the Vinh Hang Ecological Cemetery Park project. Therefore, it is requested to inform the people about the review results of the interdisciplinary working group.

At the meeting with the people, Deputy Chief Inspector of the province Nguyen Tung
Son - Head of the Inter-sectoral Working Group said that after reviewing and examining all project documents, as well as meeting with the people, the Working Group had a draft report on the review results to the Provincial People's Committee. After that, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee organized a meeting with departments, branches and localities to listen to the review results report and recommendations and proposals of the Working Group.

Implementing the direction of the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the Inter-sectoral Working Group has completed the report and reported to the Provincial People's Committee. Based on the report of the Inter-sectoral Working Group, the Provincial People's Committee has assigned the Department of Planning and Investment to preside over and coordinate with relevant departments and branches to review the report, advise the Provincial People's Committee on handling direction, and submit to the competent authority for handling. Currently, we are waiting for the official handling results from the competent authority.

After listening to the opinions of the people, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung emphasized that the Provincial People's Committee has directed the sectors and localities to consider with utmost responsibility the recommendations of the people related to the Vinh Hang Ecological Cemetery Park project in Phuc Dien hamlet, Hung Tay commune, Hung Nguyen district.

After the review process, the Interdisciplinary Working Group pointed out a number of issues in the project implementation process. However, this is a project that has been implemented for more than 10 years, so time is needed to clarify the project's legal procedures to ensure strictness and avoid legal conflicts.

In case of having to stop or cancel the project, it is necessary to clarify responsibilities and measures to handle related issues, ensuring harmony and thoroughness of the legitimate rights and interests of the people, the State and investors in accordance with the law.

Currently, the Provincial People's Committee is assigning the relevant departments to review and clarify the results of the Inter-departmental Working Group. When the official results are available, they will be publicly announced to the public as soon as possible. Until the final results are available, the project will continue to be suspended and will not be implemented further.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung requested and hoped that people would remain calm, share with the authorities, and not gather and file complaints in large numbers, causing instability in security and order. Authorities at all levels are responsible for resolving people's petitions and complaints in accordance with regulations, ensuring the legitimate rights and interests of relevant entities. However, people must also have the responsibility and obligation to fully comply with the provisions of the law.

On the other hand, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung also asked people to support and not obstruct the investment in building the road to Hung Yen Nam Industrial Park. Because this is a public investment project, first of all, it serves the travel of people, and then serves the socio-economic development. This project is completely independent of the Vinh Hang Ecological Cemetery Park project.

Regarding the proposal to grant land use right certificates to people in Phuc Dien hamlet, Chairman of Hung Tay Commune People's Committee Hoang Van Long said that in implementing the project to grant agricultural land use right certificates after land consolidation, Hung Tay is one of the 6 communes to be implemented in the first phase.

In Hung Tay commune, 7/10 hamlets have agricultural land to implement the project and up to now, 6/7 hamlets have basically completed the documents, with high consensus from the people. Particularly in Phuc Dien hamlet, the people requested to measure all the land area as proposed.

After the measurement was completed, the consulting unit reviewed and compared and found that some areas were not within the scope of the project. Therefore, the consulting unit only posted a list of land plots with regulations on temporary ownership that were confirmed since 2002 according to Decree 64 of the Government. However, the people did not agree.

The Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Hung Nguyen District and Hung Tay Commune conducted an inspection and issued a conclusion, then invited the Party Committee, the Front Committee, and the village chief of Phuc Dien Hamlet to work to resolve some problems. The Commune and the consulting unit continued to work with the people but were unsuccessful. To date, 138 households in Phuc Dien Hamlet have not signed the documents to complete the procedures for granting the Land Use Rights Certificate.

Chairman of Hung Nguyen District People's Committee Le Pham Hung affirmed that the district has not received any petitions from the people so far. Therefore, he requested that the people submit their petitions and documents to the district for processing and resolving the petitions in accordance with regulations.

Citing legal regulations, Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Hoang Quoc Viet requested that people whose land areas are subject to consolidation or plot exchange agree to sign the documents to proceed with the issuance of Land Use Right Certificates according to regulations. As for other areas that are not subject to consolidation or plot exchange, people can still cultivate normally, and the State will manage the land based on digital map measurement products in 1999 and 2000.

Concluding this content, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung emphasized that the issuance of Land Use Right Certificates is under the authority of the district level. Receiving, listening to and resolving people's petitions is the concern and sharing of the Provincial People's Reception Council for the people.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested that households agree and actively cooperate with the government and relevant units to properly implement the policy of granting Land Use Right Certificates for agricultural land areas after land consolidation and plot exchange. For other areas, currently implementing according to the 1999 and 2000 survey maps, citizens have the right to request for Land Use Right Certificates if they meet the conditions.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung requested the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to assign staff to guide the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen district to direct the People's Committee of Hung Tay commune, together with the Branch of the District Land Registration Office to review the origin of land use, compare the bases, if qualified, directly guide the people to issue the Certificate of Land Use Rights in accordance with regulations. In case of ineligibility, clearly reply to the people; by July 31, 2024, this content must be completed.

On the other hand, the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen district, the People's Committee of Hung Tay commune, together with the consulting unit, seriously consider the responsibility in explaining and guiding people to understand and comply with legal regulations, especially regulations on land. During the settlement process, officials need to have a gentle and appropriate attitude towards people, avoiding unnecessary frustrations.

In particular, people need to be properly aware of their rights and obligations in implementing regulations related to land. People need to make petitions and complaints in accordance with regulations, should not gather in large numbers, affecting the security and order situation in the area; at the same time, they need to share with the local authorities for the common good.