Basing on the proposal of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, the ideas of Ministry of Construction & Ministry of Planning & Investment dated on March 12th, Prime Minister has sent the official letter in which agreed to firstly set up detailed Planning with scale of 1/500 of main technical infrastructure system for total Thu Thiem new city.
Its content must be the base for setting up investment project & managing the city’s main technological infrastructure system. According to this, Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee has responsibilities of deciding the way to choose a consultant for the detailed planning foundation with scale of 1/500, setting up the investment project of Thu Thiem New city main technical infrastructure system, working out the design duties, holding the international examine of central piazza projects, Sai Gon Riverside Park and walking bridge for Thu Thiem New city as stipulated by Construction & Bidding Laws.
Thu Thiem New city is a new city development project in Thu Thiem peninsula, opposite to the 1st district through out Sai Gon river (HCM city). Total area of this new city is about 800 hectares with the planning of 1/2000, was approved by the City People’s Committee on January 27th 2005.
Thu Thiem new city will be a new central district of Ho Chi Minh city with financial & commercial centre areas including buildings from 10 to 40 storeys, 32-stoyed area, residential area with accommodation for 130.000 people & 1 billion of passing guests.
More than ahalf of Thu Thiem New city’s area will be for the green trees & traffic system. This is a Nam Bo architectural - styled ecological new city with clean canal system surrounding the city.