Zoning plan for innovative hub in HCM City set for considerable adjustment

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Planning and Architecture has proposed a 1:2000 scale for zoning of three areas in the eastern part of the city.
Zoning plan for innovative hub in HCM City set for considerable adjustment ảnh 1HCM City has proposed adjustments to three areas in the eastern part of the city that will become an innovative smart-city hub (Photo: tuoitre.vn)
HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Planning andArchitecture has proposed a 1:2000 scale for zoning of three areas in theeastern part of the city.

The areas, which include Linh Trung and Truong Tho in Thu Duc district and Tam Dain District 9, are part of high-tech, innovative hub development zone.

Under the proposal, the Linh Trung area, which connects the city's universityvillage and High Tech Park, would have four land areas adjusted with a totalarea of 28ha.

Most of the areas are public land under the management of the Nong Lam Universityand Saigon Water Cooperation (Sawaco).

The Linh Trung area will become the National University IT & EduTech Hubunder the master plan for the area.

The Truong Tho area, the innovative hub for the area, would have three landplots adjusted with a total area of 8ha.

The three areas would have sustainable infrastructure adapted to climatechange, transportation and technology.

In addition, 28ha of the Tam Da area would become the Tam Da eco tech hub inthe future.

The proposals for adjustments to the master plan are in line with the plan ofcreating a smart hub in the eastern of the city.

The adjustments would also help the city call for investors and improve thecity's management capability.

Last year, the city launched a contest on the planning concept for the smartinnovative area in the eastern of the city.

Sasaki Associates Inc, a US architecture and design solution firm, won firstprize worth 4.5 billion VND (193,960 USD).

Sasaki proposed forming six innovation hotspots in the eastern part of the citywith infrastructure for a hi-tech and smart urban development zone.

Six innovation hotspots include Thu Thiem Urban and Financial Centre, RachChiec Sport and Wellness Hub, Saigon Hi-Tech Park and Automated ManufacturingHub, National University IT & EduTech Hub, Tam Da EcoTech Hub, and TruongTho Future Hub.

These six hotspots are located in districts 2, 9 and Thu Duc.

The HCM City Department of Home Affairs has submitted a plan to the People'sCommittee on the merger of these three districts and 19 wards in Districts 3,4, 5, 10 and Phu Nhuan to form the creative hub.

After the merger, the new hub is expected to spread over more than 211sq.km andbe home to more than 1.1 million people. The eastern area is expected to becomean innovation hub based on a digital, knowledge-based economy./.
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