Handling the situation of street vendors 'surrounding' Son Tra night market after VNA's reflection

On the morning of August 24, Mr. Hoang Cong Thanh, Chairman of the People's Committee of An Hai Ward (Da Nang City) responded in writing to VNA's information on handling street vendors and shops encroaching on sidewalks and roads, "surrounding" the tourist night market in the ward.

Specifically, the Chairman of the People's Committee of An Hai Ward said that the People's Committee of the Ward has directed units to coordinate smoothly and ensure that forces are present regularly to closely monitor the area 24 hours a day, and so far, things have basically stabilized.

In the coming time, in addition to maintaining the work of rectifying urban order, security and traffic safety, the locality will further strengthen the handling of administrative violations to ensure discipline and order in the Son Tra night market area.

Previously, the Ward People's Committee also issued Plan No. 04/KH-UBND dated July 16, 2025 on launching inspections and handling of street vendors, beggars, encroachment on sidewalks and roads, and soliciting customers in An Hai Ward in 2025.

The Ward People's Committee assigned the Ward Public Service Supply Center to advise the Ward People's Committee to develop a schedule for mobilizing forces to handle urban order every day; in which the Son Tra night market area is the focus of regular mobilization every night until 10:00 p.m.

However, after the campaign period, the Ward People's Committee determined that the subjects were again committing illegal acts to do business, encroaching on the sidewalk, soliciting customers... The Ward People's Committee continued to issue Official Dispatch No. 412/UBND-TTSNC dated August 15, 2025 on handling security, order, and traffic safety at the night market and the road leading to Dragon Bridge.

The ward organized the deployment of forces in many shifts at the same time, coordinated with the ward police and militia to inspect and handle the situation of encroachment on sidewalks and roads for business and trading in the night market area to stabilize soon.

According to the People's Committee of An Hai Ward, Son Tra night market has just started operating at the new location since August 1, 2025. The arrangement and layout are not yet stable, but it has attracted a large number of tourists and residents. People take advantage of street vendors and sugarcane juice carts to rush into the market gate, soliciting tourists, causing offense and losing the urban beauty.

Previously, on August 22, VNA published an article reflecting on the unstable security and order situation around Son Tra night market, with many street vendors and spontaneous traders encroaching on sidewalks and roads, "surrounding" tourists visiting the market.

On the roads surrounding the night market, there are many spontaneous parking lots, encroaching on the sidewalks and roadsides. In front of the night market gate, there are many street vendors blatantly parked for business and littering.

After the VNA reported, Secretary of the An Hai Ward Party Committee Phung Phu Phong inspected the Son Tra night market and directed that there must be a thorough and decisive handling plan, especially for cases of chaotic sales and repeated violations./.

(TTXVN/Vietnam+)

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/xu-ly-tinh-trang-hang-rong-bao-vay-cho-dem-son-tra-sau-phan-anh-cua-ttxvn-post1057587.vnp