Under the new general plans from nowuntil 2025, approved by the municipal People's Committee, otheradministrative centres at city level will also be developed in District9's Long Truong ward by a further 280ha, and the new southern urban areawill extend a further 110ha.
Some administrativecentres will be relocated to a new 500ha-site in the north-west of thecity, and others to a 200ha-site in Binh Chanh District's Tan Kiencommune.
The administrative centres at local levelwill be placed in Hoc Mon (north of the city) and Nha Be (south of thecity) districts.
According to the plan, the city willstart to develop to the east (along the new HCM City – Long Thanh – DauGiay highway and in the urban areas along Hanoi Roadway) and in thesouth (with the development in Nguyen Huu Tho Roadway).
The city will also stretch north-west along national road 22, and west and south-west along Nguyen Van Linh road.
The city aims to increase the housing area per capita from 16.4 squaremetres (2013) to 17 square metres in 2015, 20 square metres in 2020, and22.4square metres in 2025.-VNA