Mr. Doan Ngoc Hai has been dismissed from his job.

Source ofVnExpressAccording to reports, the Standing Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee unanimously agreed on August 28th to relieve Mr. Doan Ngoc Hai from his position as Deputy General Director of Saigon Construction Corporation Limited. The City's Department of Internal Affairs has submitted a proposal to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee for consideration and official decision on Mr. Hai's resignation as requested.

Mr. Hai submitted his resignation just hours after being appointed Deputy General Director of Saigon Construction Corporation Limited on June 4th. The former Vice Chairman of District 1 stated that he was unsuitable for the position due to a lack of professional expertise in the construction industry, and that reluctantly accepting the task could lead to serious consequences, "damaging the prestige of the Party and wasting the people's money and property." While awaiting the process of early retirement benefits (10 years early), Mr. Hai requested two months of unpaid leave.

Mr. Doan Ngoc Hai, 50 years old, is from Hanoi; he holds a Master's degree in Political Science, a Bachelor's degree in Economics, a Bachelor's degree in Law, and a Bachelor's degree in Sociology. Before becoming Vice Chairman of District 1, he held positions such as Deputy Head of the Economic Department of District 1; Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People's Committee of Cau Ong Lanh Ward; and Head of the Inspection Committee of the District 1 Party Committee...

Since March 2016, Mr. Hai has become widely known for declaring, "If I don't reclaim the sidewalks for pedestrians, I will resign." Sidewalk order in District 1 was stable for a long time, with many streets looking neat and tidy.

In January 2018, Mr. Hai unexpectedly submitted his resignation, citing his inability to "fulfill his promises to the people." He claimed to have encountered numerous difficulties in the process because it involved the enormous financial interests of thousands of billions of dong held by parking lot owners, restaurants, hotels, and businesses operating on the street front... "and a significant number of officials who were complicit in it."

Four months later, in a letter sent to the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, People's Committee, and the leaders of District 1 People's Committee, Mr. Hai requested to withdraw his resignation, expressing his desire to continue contributing, his willingness to work in difficult and dangerous places, and his readiness to accept any assigned task. However, when he was transferred to become Deputy General Director of Saigon Construction Corporation (one of the eight corporations under the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee) in early June, Mr. Hai refused.