The case of spending 1.8 billion on cyclo riding and boat rowing in Hoi An: Police reveal shocking 'hidden side'?

On November 23, the leader of Hoi An City Police, Quang Nam Province, said that the City Police are investigating, clarifying and will strictly handle according to the law for inaccurate information spread on social networks.

Previously, on November 22, on the Facebook page named Minh Ohio (with 500,000 followers), a clip was posted in Hoi An ancient town. In the clip, a young man filmed images of tourist boats on the Hoai River and images of cyclo drivers in Hoi An ancient town, with the following comment:

"Regarding Hoi An ancient town, I got some shocking information. To be able to drive these boats and to have a code on these boats, the owners have to pay somewhere between 1.6 billion and 1.8 billion VND to be able to drive every night like that. And the time is from 4 pm to 10 pm.

In addition, to drive a cyclo right in Hoi An ancient town is similar, you have to spend from 1.6 billion to 1.8 billion VND for a position, a cyclo seat. Do you think it's terrible, shocking?

The above article quickly received great public attention, with thousands of interactions, shares, and comments.

Notably, although the post of Minh Ohio account did not clearly state who or which unit the above amount of money was paid to, many social media users re-shared the post with information speculating that this was a "bribe".

Mr. Nguyen Van Son, Chairman of Hoi An City People's Committee, said that the information in the above clip is completely fabricated and untrue. According to Mr. Son, there have only been 100 cyclos in Hoi An for the past 20 years.

Similarly, there are only 300 boats on the Hoai River, and no more have been issued for the past 5 years. Cyclo drivers and boat rowers in Hoi An are mainly elderly, in poor health, and people in difficult circumstances, so the city does not collect any fees when issuing licenses.

A representative of the Hoi An Cyclo and Boat Association said that the cyclo association currently has 100 members, operating in the old town, since 1998. There are currently 293 boat boats, managed by the Hoai River Tourist Boat Cooperative, formerly the Minh An Ward Boat Self-Management Team, established in 2017.

Members of the cyclo and boatman unions are all local people, from poor backgrounds, who have been given opportunities by the government and the Trade Union to earn a living. Over the years, they have actively contributed to building the image of "Hoi An, a friendly and hospitable people".

Recently, many ancient relics in Hoi An have deteriorated to the point of being uninhabitable, but they cannot be demolished or restored because the houses have gone through too many owners and are related to many generations.

On the central walking street of Hoi An, there is a house at 68 Tran Phu that is in a state of irreparable damage. The exterior of this old house looks identical to the ancient mossy space around it. But inside, it is a scene of decay, decay and decay.

Living in this nearly 400m2 old house are three women over 80 years old, sisters. Mrs. Ngo Thi Gan is the "youngest" but is also... 83 years old. Mrs. Gan said the house has been passed down through many generations, currently the owner is a person with Dutch nationality.

Due to its hundreds of years of use, this ancient house worth tens of billions of dong in the most prime location in Hoi An is in a state where it cannot be supported or restored, and must be demolished.

But the demolition has not been carried out yet because the legal representative has not been able to work with them. Due to the house being too severely damaged, heavy rains and storms such as the recent Tra Mi storm, the people living in this old house have been mobilized by the government to move outside.

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