Tan Ky had a final dialogue with traders about the removal of the old town market.

Attending and chairing the dialogue were the Standing Committee of Tan Ky District Party Committee, functional departments, representatives of the authorities of communes in the central district and nearly 30 small traders.

The old market in Lat town has an area of ​​over 4,000 m²Located in the center of the district. The market was invested and built by Tan Ky District People's Committee in 1988, and transferred to the Town People's Committee for management in 1993. After nearly 30 years of operation, the facilities have increasingly degraded and business has been ineffective, so since 2017, the district and town have met with small traders to ask for permission to convert and upgrade. With the consent of the households, in mid-2018, Tan Ky District completed procedures for the Provincial People's Committee to approve the investment policy as a basis for calling for investors.

The new Tan Ky market with over 406 business locations is enough for the small traders of the old Tan Ky market to move to do business. Photo: PV

Based on the province's policy, Hai An Cooperative invested in building a new market nearly 500 meters from the old market. After building the new market, although the district and investors had a number of policies to attract small traders to do business, only a few households came to do business.

Because the old market is increasingly degraded and the area of ​​the old market has been approved by the Provincial People's Committee to be converted to build an event center, hotel and trade center, Tan Ky district is implementing steps to close the old market.

Mr. Pham Thanh Binh - Secretary and Head of the Front Working Committee of Block 4, Tan Ky town spoke at the dialogue. Photo: NH

During the settlement process, the Town People's Committee, Tan Ky District People's Committee and the investor organized many dialogues and meetings to propagate and mobilize traders to comply with the regulations on market closure and move to do business at the new market, but some traders did not agree. Based on the province's assignment, Tan Ky District People's Committee held dialogues and continued to propagate and mobilize many times.

At the dialogue, there were 11 opinions and recommendations from traders regarding the legal basis, process, procedures and authority for closing the old market as well as the benefits when doing business in the new market, which were answered by the departments, offices and district leaders.

Based on the opinions of small traders and the explanations and responses of the departments, offices and the District People's Committee, Comrade Bui Thanh Bao - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Tan Ky District Party Committee concluded that the investment project for the infrastructure of the new Tan Ky market in general and the Event Center and Hotel in particular approved by the province is a correct policy approved by the province. The investment project for the new Tan Ky market in particular and other projects in the Tan Ky area in general have important significance for the local socio-economic development and have been unanimously approved by the District Party Committee to attract investment. The implementation of investment projects is in accordance with legal regulations and the people's recommendations have been answered many times in writing.

"To resolve the petitions of the old market traders, from 2018 to now, the town has organized 5 dialogue sessions and the District People's Committee 2 dialogues. Recently, when there were complaints and questions, in the spirit of democracy and respect for the people, the district asked for opinions from the relevant departments and agencies and based on the review, responded specifically; at the same time, organized an open dialogue today. The district's closure of the old market and the district's recommendation to traders to stop doing business at the old market and switch to doing business at the new market are in accordance with regulations and reasonable. This is the last dialogue between the district and traders and the district agreed to abolish business at the old market."

Comrade Bui Thanh Bao - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Tan Ky district.

Previously, the District Party Committee, the District People's Committee and Tan Ky town announced that the old market in the town would be closed. The announcement was widely broadcast on mass media. The old market is expected to be closed on November 23, 2020./.