Facility concerns over Hanoi Children's Palace raised
Many people are worried that the Children's Palace in Hanoi will suffer after it was announced that the French sector on the site will be transferred to the Hanoi People's Committee's management for other uses.
A summer camp is being held at the palace this month and attracted hundreds of children and parents. Teachers, children and parents are worried when it was announced that the palace's land planning will be changed and the Department of Finance has been asked to make a report to the city people's committee.
Chu Hong Minh, director of the Children's Palace, said, "We have many memories here. The city Youth Union is also working with the staff in order to gain a better understanding of their needs."
An employee said they hoped to keep the block and the Uncle Ho with Children Hall because it's where generations of children had learned. Many people also hope that the grounds would not be made smaller since Hanoi already lacked space for children.
Bui Thi An, former NA deputy in Hanoi said the Children's Palace had been the entertainment and studying area for children and she believed that the city would not take it away. Nguyen Xuan Dat, deputy head of Vietnam Urban Environment and Industry Zone Association agreed and said they should make better use of the palace while building more playing grounds for children.
"The Children's Palace is one of the rare places in the middle of a busy city that provides both playing and training areas for children's development. We should keep it, not make it smaller," he said.
The Children's Palace consists of a five-storey building, the Red Scarf Theatre and the French sector. The French sector covers 1,200 square metres with gardens. The Ho–Sainteny agreement was made on March 6, 1946, at the French building. To this day, 15 rooms are still being used as classrooms for children and six others are offices for teachers.
Children play at the Children's Palace
A summer camp is being held at the palace this month and attracted hundreds of children and parents. Teachers, children and parents are worried when it was announced that the palace's land planning will be changed and the Department of Finance has been asked to make a report to the city people's committee.
Chu Hong Minh, director of the Children's Palace, said, "We have many memories here. The city Youth Union is also working with the staff in order to gain a better understanding of their needs."
An employee said they hoped to keep the block and the Uncle Ho with Children Hall because it's where generations of children had learned. Many people also hope that the grounds would not be made smaller since Hanoi already lacked space for children.
Bui Thi An, former NA deputy in Hanoi said the Children's Palace had been the entertainment and studying area for children and she believed that the city would not take it away. Nguyen Xuan Dat, deputy head of Vietnam Urban Environment and Industry Zone Association agreed and said they should make better use of the palace while building more playing grounds for children.
"The Children's Palace is one of the rare places in the middle of a busy city that provides both playing and training areas for children's development. We should keep it, not make it smaller," he said.
The Children's Palace consists of a five-storey building, the Red Scarf Theatre and the French sector. The French sector covers 1,200 square metres with gardens. The Ho–Sainteny agreement was made on March 6, 1946, at the French building. To this day, 15 rooms are still being used as classrooms for children and six others are offices for teachers.
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