Delivering the opening speech, Chairman of Hanoi Municipal People’s Committee Tran Sy Thanh affirmed that Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are two unique cities and two economic engines of the countries, playing the roles of political, cultural, scientific, security and defence centres.
The Hanoi leader said along with the development trend, public transportation plays an increasingly important role, especially for large cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. In particular, the urban railway system is considered the "backbone" of the transport infrastructure network.
Chairman of Hanoi Municipal People’s Committee Tran Sy Thanh speaks at the seminar.
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have been dedicating resources to the investment in developing urban railway projects. However, the implementation process still faces many difficulties and challenges, requiring extensive research into solutions and improvement of mechanisms and policies.
The seminar focuses on five major themes, including urban planning and development oriented to public transportation, site clearance and land recovery, attracting resources from land, technical and technological standards for urban railways and management and organisation models for urban railway projects.
In addition to presentations on issues in planning and investment for building a system of urban railway lines in Hanoi and developing the urban railway system in Ho Chi Minh City, the international experts will share about successful public transport models in urban railway development from many countries and cities around the world, such as Paris (France), Japan, Guangzhou and Shenzhen (China) and Singapore.
