The Son Tra District authorities are currently installing 4 street lights in the An Hai 20 Park in the district’s An Hai Bac Ward in response to a suggestion from a local pupil.

On 5 April, Nguyen Manh Quan, who is a Le Do Junior High School pupil, posted his proposal on the Da Nang Portal’s website at www.gopy.danang.gov.vn expressing his desire for the installation of street lights in the park near his home.

Quan had said that his favourite hobbies were playing football and badminton.  However, as there was no lighting in the park, he and his friends couldn’t play their favourite sports in the evenings. 

Quan’s letter on the Da Nang Portal’s website

After reading it, the website’s information receiving team forwarded Quan's post to the Son Tra District People’s Committee.  The district authorities asked relevant agencies to pay an inspection visit to the park and, as a result, the installation of 4 street lights is now underway.  The total cost of the installation to the district’s budget is 80 million VND, and the work is expected to be completed by 15 April.

Recently, many opinions and comments from local residents, sent via email and social networking websites, have been received and answered by the authorities at grass-roots level.  This has helped the city authorities establish closer links with, and develop the trust of, local citizens.