Ho Chi Minh City will fire fireworks at 4 points

Ho Chi Minh City will fire fireworks in Thu Thiem tunnel, Landmark 81 building, Dam Sen Park, High-Tech Park to celebrate the New Year and set up Thu Duc City after the Prime Minister agreed.

Information was said by President of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong on the sidelines of the Conference of the HCM City Party Committee on the morning of December 30, when referring to the proposal to celebrate the New Year and the event announcing the Committee's Resolution. Standing National Assembly on the establishment of Thu Duc City.

Specifically, the city displays high altitude fireworks at 2 points at the beginning of Thu Thiem tunnel (District 2) and Landmark 81 building (Binh Thanh district); two low-lying points at Dam Sen Cultural Park (District 11) and High-Tech Park (District 9). Time of firing 15 minutes, from 0:00 to 00:15 on 1/1/2021; funding from socialized sources.

In which, the Thu Thiem tunnelhead area fired about 1,500 high-altitude cannons, 30 low-range rigs and 10 fire-arts rigs. Landmark Building and Central Park Park fired 800 high altitude shots, 6,200 low-range tubes and firebending. Dam Sen Cultural Park shot 90 low-altitude rigs and 30 fire-arts ...

Previously, Ho Chi Minh City proposed to the Prime Minister to allow fireworks at 3 points to celebrate the New Year. After the establishment of Thu Duc City was approved by the National Assembly Standing Committee, the City People's Committee asked to shoot one more point in District 9 to celebrate this event. As a rule, in addition to the Lunar New Year and some festivals, the localities wishing to fire fireworks must get the Prime Minister's permission.

In order to ensure traffic order, the New Year 2021 opening time and the Thu Duc establishment event, from 8:00 p.m. on December 31 to 0:30 on January 1, 2021, all vehicles are prohibited from entering the pedestrian street Nguyen Hue (from Le Thanh Ton Street to Ton Duc Thang Street, District 1).

In addition, heavy trucks and container trucks are restricted from running on Mai Chi Tho Street, Dong Van Cong (District 2) during the ceremony to announce the establishment of Thu Duc City (from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. on December 31).

(VNexpress)