via Vietnam Net, 10 October 2022: The challenges of restoring and preserving heritage sites in Vietnam.
To remove barriers to the restoration of heritage sites, Vice Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Xuan Dung ordered the City’s Department of Culture and Sports to issue instructions for properly planning restoration projects and how they should be submitted to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for verification and approval.
He said the department must also strengthen coordination with concerned units and local administrations to intensify inspection and monitoring of restoration works and prevent unlawful restoration attempts.
The capital city’s authorities have pledged to boost the public investment plan for 2021-25 by pouring over VND14 trillion (US$600 million) into restoring and embellishing a total of 579 heritage sites in the area.
According to the municipal People’s Council, the sum is a significant part of its financial supplementation plans for a five-year term and the allocation for 2022, including investment plans in building and renovating public schools, upgrading the public healthcare service, as well as restoring and upgrading heritage sites from 2022 to 2025.
Source: Hanoi to ease barriers to restoring historical relics
