40th anniversary of the establishment of Ha Huy Tap ward (1982 - 2022): Achievements of a process of striving and development

In the past, the land of Ha Huy Tap, now called Lang Trai, was developed by Mr. Nguyen Trung Si, later renamed Yen Xa village, Phong Toan hamlet - Hung Dung commune, one of the red addresses in the Nghe Tinh Soviet movement 1930 - 1931 and in the fight against the destructive war of American imperialism, the place to hide and protect communist soldiers of the Central Region Party Committee and the highest leadership body of the Vinh City Party Committee.

Headquarters of the People's Committee of Ha Huy Tap Ward. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

After the day of total victory, the country was unified, the whole country moved towards Socialism, this land became the settlement destination of compatriots from all over the province, city, overseas Vietnamese in Thailand, the place where provincial agencies, departments and branches such as the Provincial Party Committee, the Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe Tinh province, Vinh Mechanical Factory, Department of Industry, Nghe Tinh Food Company, Traditional Medicine Hospital... From two new hamlets, Kenh Bac, Hung Thanh and some blocks and hamlets of Nghi Phu commune, Le Loi ward, Hung Binh, in 1978, Vinh City People's Committee decided to establish Kenh Bac block, a special administrative organization of a transitional nature, the predecessor ofHa Huy Tap wardlater. On October 14, 1981, Vinh City People's Committee merged Kenh Bac block into Hung Binh ward.

Ms. Dang Thi Hoa - Member of the City Party Committee, Deputy Secretary, Chairman of the People's Committee of Ha Huy Tap Ward chaired the meeting. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

In 1994, the ward was merged with 5 blocks from Hung Dung ward, namely Yen Toan, Yen Son, Yen Hoa, Trung Hoa and Tan Hoa. After many changes in administrative boundaries and population, the ward has now stabilized with 20 residential blocks.

In the early period, in the newly established ward, it still had the strong imprint of a traditional village, agricultural production played a key role, the technical infrastructure was poor and backward, the people's lives faced many difficulties and shortages. However, with the strong will and determination to overcome difficulties and challenges, the Party Committee, the government and the people of the whole ward joined hands to build their homeland from the very beginning. After 40 years of construction and development, up to now, Ha Huy Tap ward has had steady development steps in both position and strength, clearly demonstrated in all aspects:

The economy has grown quite well, the economic structure has shifted in the right direction, the average annual growth rate reached 9.9%; the average added value per capita/year by 2021 reached 87.53 million VND. Many businesses and service and commercial establishments have been established and operated effectively. People's lives have been constantly improved, the number of rich and well-off households has increased, the rate of poor households is only 0.02%. Management of planning, land, urban areas, urban order, and environmental sanitation has made much progress and is increasingly becoming orderly. Investment, development of technical infrastructure, and urban beautification have been promoted.

In the period of 2010 - 2020 alone, 72 projects and works with a total investment of more than 155 billion VND were invested and completed, of which more than 20 billion VND was mobilized from the people; in addition, the people also donated hundreds of square meters of land to widen roads under 3m, 100% of internal and inter-block roads were concreted and asphalted. Resolutely clearing the land to implement projects, many roads, drainage ditches, sidewalks, lighting systems, schools, cultural houses... were invested in construction and upgraded. New construction of medical stations, ward People's Committee halls, green parks...

Green - clean - beautiful, busy and bustling streets and alleys of Ha Huy Tap ward. Photo: Dinh Tuyen - CSCC

Some projects and works of the province and city implemented in the area continue to be invested and renovated such as 72m road, Lenin Avenue, North Canal... creating important highlights for the urban landscape and meeting the living needs of the people. Therefore, the appearance of the ward has changed rapidly, in a synchronous direction, increasingly clean, beautiful and civilized. In 2019, Ha Huy Tap ward was recognized by Vinh city as a ward meeting urban civilized standards.

Along with economic development, the cultural and social fields have made much progress. The education sector has developed quite steadily and comprehensively, and the ward is among the top in the city in terms of education quality. Primary health care for the people has been given attention. Disease prevention and food safety have been well done, especially Covid-19 prevention and control, and the ward has maintained its position at national health standards. The movement of the whole people uniting to build a cultural life has been promoted; cultural, artistic, physical training and sports activities have gradually met the needs of the people, and 20/20 blocks have been recognized as cultural blocks. Social policies have been taken care of. National defense and security have been consolidated and maintained, political security and social order and safety have been ensured. The ward has been awarded the title of Leading Flag in the movement "The whole people protect national security" and a Winning Unit for many consecutive years, and has been awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Minister of Public Security.

After being renovated, the North Canal is creating a green - clean - beautiful urban space for the people of Block 5, Ha Huy Tap Ward (Vinh City). Photo courtesy of Thu Huyen

The work of building the Party and the political system has been taken care of, the internal solidarity and unity, the leadership capacity and fighting strength of the Party Committee have been affirmed. Promoting the study and following of Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style, building advanced models and examples. The Party Committee was commended for its typical examples in studying and following Uncle Ho in the period 2015 - 2018 of the city; the collective of the Party Committee of the ward was commended and rewarded by the Provincial Party Committee in the emulation campaign "Nghe An follows Uncle Ho's teachings in 2019 - 2020".

The direction and administration of the government, the activities of the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations have many innovations, contributing significantly to creating high unity within the Party Committee and consensus among the people. For many consecutive years (from 2009 to 2021), the Ward Party Committee has been recognized as a typical Strong and Clean Party Committee; the government, the Fatherland Front and the organizations of the ward have been ranked excellent by the city.

In recognition of its contributions and achievements, in 2017, the ward was honored to receive the Second Class Labor Medal from the President. On the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of its founding, the ward was submitted by competent authorities to the President for consideration of awarding the First Class Labor Medal.

Officials of Ha Huy Tap ward handle administrative procedures for people at the one-stop shop. Photo: Dinh Tuyen