Forming the characteristics of the people of the city named after Uncle Ho - civilized, modern, and affectionate

On the afternoon of May 18, in Vinh city, the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, the Central Propaganda and Education Commission, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee and the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee jointly organized a national scientific conference: "President Ho Chi Minh - A noble symbol of the will and aspiration for national independence, freedom and happiness for the people".

Comrade Nguyen Thanh Nghi - Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee presented a speech: "Following the path chosen by the Party and Uncle Ho, Ho Chi Minh City is firmly stepping into the new era of development, realizing the aspiration for prosperity and happiness".

The Standing Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee emphasized that throughout his life, President Ho Chi Minh strived and sacrificed for the noble goals and values ​​of the nation and humanity, especially the aspiration for national independence, freedom and happiness for the people. His noble will, aspirations, ideology, morality and style continue to light the way for the country and Ho Chi Minh City today to enter a new era of development, realizing the aspiration for development for a prosperous and happy Vietnam.

Following the path chosen by the Party and Uncle Ho, Ho Chi Minh City is now a major center of economy, culture, education and training, science and technology, a hub for international exchange and integration, a locomotive, a driving force, with great attraction and influence of the Southern key economic region, and an important political position in the whole country.

The Party Committee, government and people of the city have always promoted the tradition of steadfast revolution, persistently striving, dynamism, creativity and solidarity, making important contributions to the cause of national construction and defense, especially since the implementation of the renovation process up to now.

During the development process, the city has always received deep attention and created many favorable conditions from the Central Government so that the city can "go ahead and reach the finish line first".

Since 1982, the Politburo has issued many very important Resolutions for Ho Chi Minh City, breakthrough policies on institutions for the city to develop faster and more sustainably, while also pointing out the great responsibility of the Party Committee, Government and people of the city before the Party and people of the whole country..

From these extremely important strategic orientations, the entire city's political system has made continuous and creative efforts to achieve a number of outstanding results.

Innovation in thinking and creativity in thinking and doing. The city soon developed various types of private enterprises, limited liability companies, and joint stock companies to facilitate the development of the private economic sector. From that reality, the initial legal framework was formed to create trust and a basis to encourage the development of the private economy, creating conditions for the development of a multi-sector economy.

Promoting industrialization, the city soon researched and established the first export processing zones and industrial parks in the country. From the export processing zones and industrial parks, the city has received many new techniques and technologies, oriented the economy to export, and implemented an open economic policy.

Regarding the financial market, the city boldly piloted market operating regulations such as piloting equitization of state-owned enterprises since 1992; proposing the establishment of the Ho Chi Minh City Securities Center (in 1998); proactively establishing a joint-stock commercial bank since 1987 to open up the capital market.

Mobilizing social resources for development investment, the city has organized an Urban Development Investment Fund, issued project bonds and urban bonds, established public joint stock companies to implement investment projects in city technical infrastructure services; implemented socialization, supported bank loan interest rates for schools and hospitals to invest in technical infrastructure to improve service quality.

Implementing effective models of macroeconomic management and administrative reform. Since 1995, implementing the “one-stop, one-stamp” model in a number of districts, then developing into a “one-stop” mechanism, has significantly improved the quality of public services and the satisfaction of people and businesses.

Developing science and technology, innovation and startups. Forming typical science and technology models, such as establishing the High-Tech Park, Quang Trung Software Park - the first and largest software park in Vietnam.

Proactively and persistently pursue and advise the Central Government on specific and breakthrough mechanisms and policies for the city to develop, with the spirit of “for the whole country, with the whole country”. Actively implement the city’s own programs to promote the work of creating resources, training, practicing and challenging the staff.

Along with economic development, Ho Chi Minh City always pays attention to developing and building a city of love. Movements in the cultural and social fields are also carried out with many creative models, truly oriented towards the people, promoting the tradition of love and affection of the city's people, and spreading throughout the country.

Along with that, the city's literature and arts are constantly creative, contributing to "Building and developing an advanced Vietnamese culture imbued with national identity", improving the spiritual life of the people.

At the same time, Ho Chi Minh City is also a locality that is making efforts to create and build a Ho Chi Minh cultural space. This is a great project - a project originating from the sacred feelings and respect for Uncle Ho of the Party Committee, Government and people of Ho Chi Minh City.

With the focus on consolidating and creating cultural values ​​in the city, making all aspects of the city's social life filled with the ideological, moral and lifestyle values ​​of Ho Chi Minh; making the cultural beauty of Ho Chi Minh's people penetrate deeper and become an endogenous source of strength; forming the characteristics of the people of the city named after Uncle Ho - a civilized, modern and affectionate city.

With its geographical advantages, abundant, diverse, dynamic, creative, open, and loyal human resources, the city has stood firm and created important premises for development, aspiring to reach new heights; following the path chosen by the Party and Uncle Ho, steadily entering a new era of development, worthy of being a leading city in all fields with the trust of the whole country, "for the whole country, with the whole country".

In the coming time, Ho Chi Minh City will continue to focus on implementing a number of key tasks. In particular, continuing to promote the tradition of dynamism, creativity, and innovation, a typical feature of the Party Committee and people of the city, is an important condition and foundation contributing to the development and adaptation to new contexts and needs.

Focus on implementing drastically, effectively, and in accordance with the Central's policies and directions on streamlining the organization and apparatus of the city's political system to be streamlined, strong, efficient, effective, and efficient; reorganizing provincial and communal administrative units, organizing 2-level local governments, creating high unity in awareness and solidarity in action of the entire political system and people, ensuring the roadmap and progress requirements set out; ensuring improvement of the quality and effectiveness of public service performance in the new environment of being close to the people, serving the people better.

Focus on implementing key and urgent tasks to implement the Resolution of the 11th City Party Congress; fundamentally resolve the city's difficulties and problems; lead and direct the synchronous and effective implementation of the tasks of Resolution No. 31-NQ/TW of the Politburo on the direction and tasks of Ho Chi Minh City's development to 2030, with a vision to 2045; Resolution No. 24-NQ/TW of the Politburo on socio-economic development and ensuring national defense and security in the Southeast region to 2030, with a vision to 2045; Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation and national digital transformation; Resolution No. 68-NQ/TW on private economic development; Conclusion No. 123-KL/TW of the Party Central Committee on the Supplementary Project on socio-economic development in 2025 with the growth target of 8% or more; along with the resolutions, guidelines and policies of the Party and State with the highest determination, effort and responsibility.

Strengthen the work of reviewing, adjusting, supplementing, organizing, managing, and implementing well the plans suitable to the new situation, investing in building synchronous infrastructure. Strengthen the application of science - technology, innovation; improve labor productivity, develop smart, modern urban areas, develop the economy - society along with ensuring national defense - security, social order and safety.

Carry out well the work of caring for people's lives, develop the economy in parallel with developing culture and people, and implement social progress and equity; correctly perceive the role and position of the city as a place of convergence and diffusion, for the whole country, with the whole country; promote increasingly practical and effective economic, cultural and social cooperation with provinces and cities across the country and proactively integrate internationally; promote studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, style and morality, focusing on building Ho Chi Minh's cultural space, promoting the traditional and cultural values ​​of the city.

50 years after the liberation of the South and the reunification of the country, following the path chosen by the Party and Uncle Ho, Ho Chi Minh City has been and is one of the economic, cultural, educational - training, scientific - technological, international exchange and integration centers... of the whole country.

The dynamism and creativity of Ho Chi Minh City have been effectively promoted, contributing an important role to the cause of innovation, industrialization, modernization of the country and international integration.

From the achievements, together with the attention, leadership and direction of the Party, the National Assembly, the Government, the support of provinces and cities across the country, with the tradition of solidarity, innovation, dynamism, creativity, aspiration, effort, striving, determination of the Party Committee and people of Ho Chi Minh City are the important driving force and premise for Ho Chi Minh City to firmly step into the new era of development - the era of national growth, realizing the aspiration for prosperity and happiness.