VietNamNet Bridge - As soon as VietNamNet published an article
about the VND11 trillion museum project in Hanoi, hundreds of readers sent
feedback about the article. Most believe that the new national history museum
is too wasteful and it is not the time to build the museum.
Reader Tran Viet at viettn79@gmail.com
made an interesting analogy: "If this amount of money is used to do other
things, the result will be as follows: if VND11 trillion ($524 million) is used
to buy practical things needed, for example--cows, at the price of VND7 million
($350)/cow, we will have 1.57 million cows; if the money is invested in
building charity houses, worth VND100 million ($5,000)/house, we will have
110,000 houses; if the money is funded the building of schools in remote areas,
worth VND5 billion ($250,000) each, we will have 2,200 schools; if the money is
invested in commune clinics, worth VND1 billion ($50,000) each, we will have
11,000 health stations; if the money is invested in wastewater treatment plants
and sewer systems, each system worth about VND200 billion ($10 million), we
will have 55 systems; with that money, we will also have 110 provincial
hospitals, each hospital worth VND100 billion ($5 million), 5,500 bridges (VND2
billion or $100,000 each) over small rivers for motorcycles and bicycles in the
remote areas, 550 generator columns, each column worth VND20 billion ($1
million)."
Most of the opinions said that
more than VND11 trillion in investment for the National History Museum is a
great waste.
"It’s a huge waste! If VND11
trillion is invested in building one modern hospital, people will warmly
support it. Let’s see the current overload at hospitals. We hope that policy
makers to listen to people's opinions before proposing plans and policies
", reader Kim Dung at tocmaybong@yahoo.com wrote.
Meanwhile, a reader named Thai at
thaibam1804@gmail.com said he was shocked to hear this information: "More
than VND11 trillion to build a museum is really wasted. In this tough time if
VND11 trillion is invested in the power sector so the power price would not
rise continuously of if this amount of money is injected into the petroleum
price stabilization fund, it would be much helpful. The VND11 trillion can also
be used to modernize the Defense sector. "
Many readers believe that the
money should be used for building schools, improving health services, roads to
serve the people's life. "The budget capital should be used to do other
things, our people are still very poor," wrote Phuong Hung at
acer7868@yahoo.co.uk.
Reader Nghia Phuong at
honghiaphuong09@gmail.com also presented some practical suggestions: "I'm
really disappointed to see the plans to build the museum. We build it for what
purpose? How many people will visit it each day? And how do we educate our
children with it. Meanwhile, many national monuments are seriously degraded,
some relics are abused. In my province, they also built a museum but it is
deserted and there are almost less than 10 people visit each day, even though
it is located in the center, a prime location.”
”In my opinion, we should stop
that project, because there are so many things that need State funds, for
example the construction of welfare facilities to serve the people. There are
many lessons for the waste in building a number of works. It is very painful
when someone wants to run for achievements to welcome... events."
Another reader said that it is
needed to better treat those who are working at the existing museums and better
use these museums.
"When the country has a lot
of concerns as the current situation, please use money and the people’s effort
for the right purpose. Making it better for the people who work in museums.
Making better use of the existing museums is to serve the people, the remaining
amount of the VND11 trillion should be invested in Health, Education and
Defense. We need a prosperous country, not a beautiful society in
formalism!" reader Nguyen Van Thinh at nvthinh.soil address @ gmail.com
shared.
”Only interested in the illusory
things” is the header of an email from reader Pham Van Doanh (doanh5280@gmail.com).
The letter says: "In my opinion, there are a lot of infrastructure works
that are in urgent need. Investment like that is too wasteful. Do not waste
people's money (the state budget = taxpayer money) on projects like this
anymore."
A reader in Hanoi
(goldfield14@yahoo.com.vn) wrote: "I am a citizen living in the capital
city so I occasionally take my children to museums in Hanoi; for instance the
Military History Museum, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, etc. Frankly, it is a
great waste to see costly new museums such as the Hanoi Museum or the Vietnam
Literature Museum. These museums have almost nothing to show. They are
deteriorated rapidly and became car parks, leasing offices or halls for
weddings. Given the country's economic difficulties, we should send an
emergency petition to the Prime Minister to ask him to stop this wasteful
project, to give the budget for more practical goals! "
A reader at lambocxu@gmail.com
agreed: "I agree with you. Even children in the urban areas in the urban
districts of Hanoi do not have kindergartens or primary schools that are near
to their homes. They only care about illusionary things, because these things
are not being evaluated carefully. How many high-rise condominiums have been
built and residents there are very crowded, but there are not enough schools
for local kids.”
With the call: "Please stop
before its too late!," reader Pham Huong at mosquitod08@yahoo.com wrote:
"It is ridiculous! The current Museum of History is still beautiful so
whey we have to spend majestic mountains of money to build a new one? While the
entire Vietnamese people need most is to improve the health care system, you
always say you cannot build hospitals because of shortage of funding!!! So
where does that mountain of money of VND11 trillion come from? Does this
country have money in excess to draw elephants?”
”Does the Ministry of
Construction cannot find any significant works to invest in so it has to draw
up this project to create jobs for employees? If this project is carried out, I
must say that it is a crime against the country that is struggling in the
current crisis, a crime against many children who do not have enough food and
access to books or schools, and a crime against pregnant women who die of poor
medical facilities! Please stop it before it’s too late!!!"
Reader Cuong
(ejinglebelle@yahoo.com) wrote that it is needed to gather some museums
together because: "Unless the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, which is
operating very effectively, the rest of the museum doesn’t work well. It is
more effective to use the Hanoi Museum to form a consortium of museums.
Investing too big on museums is no different than the “restoration” of Tram
Gian temple!”
Reader Dao Duy Anh
(daomung68@gmail.com) said: "This work may be necessary, but it is not
urgent. Given the large public debt, bad loans are increased, economic
deflation, the implementation of this huge project is contrary to the popular.
Why don’t we think of more pressing problems? The shortage of schools,
overwhelmed hospitals in big cities, poor transport infrastructure are the
urgent things and worth the investment."
Hanh Phuong
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