In Kien Minh Commune, south of Hai Phong, the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway project involves 92.3 hectares of land of various types, requiring the acquisition of 1,179 plots. The Sam Linh area alone encompasses 463 plots owned by 200 households.

During land clearance, residents typically harbor concerns regarding acquisition boundaries, compensation rates, and resettlement locations. Behind each plot lies a family's livelihood and assets. Inventory counting and scheme drafting must go hand in hand with explanations, dialogue, and resolving legitimate petitions.

On August 25, in Ha Bi Village, Yet Kieu Commune, the first households received compensation money and handed over their land for the national project. Over VND13 billion in compensation was paid out swiftly.

Bui Van Thang, Director of the Hai Phong Department of Agriculture and Environment, said the railway line traverses 23 communes, wards, and special zones, and is expected to use roughly 446 hectares of land and affect around 5,650 households and 48 organizations. 

City leaders guided localities, jointly identifying bottlenecks to clear them. In line with the spirit of Resolution 11, members of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee stayed close to the grassroots, tying their work to concrete outcomes.

As of June, Hai Phong had cleared about 293.6 out of 437 hectares, reaching over 60 percent. In the third quarter, the entire city completed land clearance of 343.8 hectares for 388 projects, or 79 hectares more than the total area cleared in the first two quarters combined. 

In September alone, 55 projects across 38 communes and wards completed site clearance for roughly 43 out of 52 hectares, achieving 82.6 percent.

The site clearance results for the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway line earned high praise from the Prime Minister. The standout feature lay in the implementation approach: officials went directly to the field, documentation was prepared in advance, progress was monitored daily, and obstacles were tackled immediately at the grassroots level.

Shifting to proactive execution

At the grassroots level, the spirit of Resolution 11 was concrete-bound through practical tasks: budget collection, public investment disbursement, land management, administrative procedure resolution, and preparing clean sites for enterprises.

Vu Doan Dung, Vice Chair of the Hai An Ward People's Committee, noted that Resolution 11 forged a shift from a management mindset to proactive execution, moving from vague task assignments to clearly defined responsibilities, deadlines, and deliverables, using substantive results alongside public and business satisfaction as benchmarks.

In Gia Vien Ward, this approach was demonstrated through adjusted revenue collection scenarios. In the first nine months, state budget collection in the area reached VND3,060.79 billion, equivalent to 121 percent of the assigned estimate.

On a citywide scale, as of September 30, 2026, Hai Phong had disbursed VND30,780 billion, achieving over 83.37 percent of its assigned capital plan and exceeding the minimum third-quarter target of 65 percent set in Resolution 11. 

During the third quarter, the city completed land-use fee and land-rent determinations for 25 projects; appraisal times for land allocation and lease dossiers were reduced to under five days for qualified submissions.

Throughout the rollout of Resolution 11, City Party Secretary Le Ngoc Chau demanded evaluations based on substantive results, explicitly highlighting difficulties, root causes, and accountability. Delayed tasks were blamed on collective and individual responsibilities. Growth targets helped set requirements for each project, each locality, and each milestone.

These movements have proven vital as Hai Phong expands its development space post-merger. Seaports, industry, logistics, urban areas, and production zones need to be integrated into a unified whole, in which transport infrastructure serves a pioneering role for growth.

In September 2026, the City People's Council approved the investment policy for a 23.59-kilometer East-West road with total investment capital of roughly VND22,669 billion, aimed at connecting the eastern and western areas of Hai Phong.

From high-rise buildings, one can observe Hai Phong's urban space expanding along both banks of the Cam River. Existing and under-construction bridges provide enhanced connectivity, unlocking new growth potential for the port city. 

For infrastructure to maximize efficiency, the city must continue clearing resources, pushing projects forward, and elevating governance effectiveness. Resolution 11 sets that demand with concrete tasks, tying accountability to progress and outcomes, aiming toward sustainable double-digit growth.

Hoai Anh