Hanoi gets facelift ahead of the 13th National Party Congress (Photo: VNA) - A large number of flowering plants and
ornamental trees will be added to public spaces around Hanoi as the capital gears
up for the 13th National Party Congress, according to Vo Nguyen
Phong, Director of the municipal Department of Construction.
The department has been tasked by the Hanoi People’s Committee with sprucing
up the city before the country’s biggest political event, which will take
place from January 25 to February 2.
Many more flowering plants and ornamental trees will be seen at public
spaces around the National Convention Centre (NCC), where the Congress is being
held, as well as along main streets connecting the NCC, Ba Dinh district, and the
city centre, Phong said, adding that parks, gardens, and gateways to the
capital will also receive facelifts.
The Hanoi Urban Environment Company (URENCO) will conduct a city-wide clean-up from January 16 to 23 and on January 30, Director Nguyen Huu
Tien said.
It also plans to install 100 portable toilets with improved signage at
public recreational areas. They will also be cleaned regularly, Tien noted.
He added that the company will increase road sweeping, especially on Thang
Long and Vo Nguyen Giap avenues.
URENCO will collect rubbish throughout the day and maintain sanitation,
he pledged, adding that it will also be ready for any emergency./.