West Lake Land Reclamation Proposal — Research Report

24 February 2026 Prepared for: Phua family 141 Trich Sai, Ho Tay, Hanoi
No confirmed threat to residential land Monitor closely

Summary

A family member raised concerns about a government proposal to reclaim all land from West Lake (Ho Tay) to Thuy Khue street, which would include our house at 141 Trich Sai. The concern was that property values would drop by 20x.

After researching across 24+ Vietnamese and English sources — including state television, all major newspapers, official government planning documents, and urban planning experts — the finding is clear:

There is NO confirmed proposal to reclaim residential land between the lake and Thuy Khue street. What exists is a massive VND 30,000 billion (~USD 1.1 billion) infrastructure project that will widen lakeside roads — including Trich Sai — but expand toward the lake using elevated bridges, not into homes.
However, there are related projects and indirect risks worth understanding. The project is still at Stage 1 (preliminary approval) — the final binding decision does not yet exist.

The Official Document Chain

The media articles (VTV, VnExpress, etc.) are all secondary sources. Here is the actual chain of authority, from top to bottom:

Level 1 — Communist Party
Nghi quyet 15-NQ/TW — 5 May 2022
Politburo strategic directive for Hanoi's development through 2030, vision to 2045. The top-level mandate everything below implements.
Level 2 — National Assembly
Nghi quyet 258/2025/QH15 — 11 December 2025
Authorizes Hanoi to use PPP-BT contracts for mega-projects. Without this, the West Lake project couldn't use the Build-Transfer model.
Thuvienphapluat.vn | Vanban.chinhphu.vn
Level 3 — Prime Minister
QD 1569/QD-TTg (12 Dec 2024) & QD 1668/QD-TTg (27 Dec 2024)
PM approval of Hanoi Capital Planning 2021-2030 and Adjusted General Plan to 2045. The master planning foundation.
Level 4 — Urban Planning Foundation
QD 4177/QD-UBND — 8 August 2014
A6 Sub-zone Plan. Covers 993 hectares across Tay Ho District. Defines current road widths (8.5-9.5m) that the new project expands to 21-24m.
Thuvienphapluat.vn | Tay Ho District Portal
Level 5 — Master Plan
QD 315/QD-UBND — 22 January 2026
Approved by Standing Deputy Chairman Duong Duc Tuan. Master plan for "Conservation and Value Promotion of the West Lake Area." Target 2030: transform West Lake into cultural-tourism center.
BaoMoi / QDND
Level 6 — Investment Approval ← WE ARE HERE
HDND Session 31 — 27 January 2026
"Thong nhat so bo chu truong dau tu" — Preliminary agreement on investment orientation. This is Stage 1 only. The full investment decision comes later. Resolution number not yet publicly indexed.
HDND Session 31 Portal | Resolution Archive
Level 7 & 8 — NOT YET ISSUED
Investor Selection & Full Investment Decision
Investor selection due within 6 months. Full investment decision (with final scope, timeline, land-use specifics) comes after that.
Politburo directive (2022)
  → National Assembly enabling law (Dec 2025)
    → PM planning approvals (Dec 2024)
      → A6 sub-zone plan (2014, amended 2016-2017)
        → Master Plan approval (22 Jan 2026)
          → HDND preliminary agreement (27 Jan 2026) ← WE ARE HERE
            → Investor selection (within 6 months) ← NOT YET
              → Full investment decision ← NOT YET

What Is Actually Happening

Project 1: West Lake Beautification (The Big One)

Budget: VND 30,000 billion (~USD 1.1B) | Model: PPP-BT | Scope: Expand 6 lakeside streets (incl. Trich Sai) from ~9m to 21-24m wide

The road expansion goes toward the lake, not into residential areas. They will build elevated bridges (cau can) over the water. Multiple government officials stated:

"Khong thu hoi dat nha dan" — Will not reclaim residential land

The 291 hectares of compensation land is in Son Dong and An Khanh communes — remote suburban areas far from West Lake.

Project 2: Dang Thai Mai Road (East Side — Different Location)

A separate project on the east side of the lake. It DID involve forced land reclamation — 48,338 sqm from 184 plots, including enforced evictions in December 2025. This creates legitimate anxiety even though it's a different location.

Project 3: Thuy Khue Canal (Nearby — Check This)

A separate infrastructure project that DID reclaim land from 325 households (17,768 sqm) in the Thuy Khue corridor, specifically around Lane 167 and Lane 123A. We should verify whether 141 Trich Sai is near this canal alignment.

Why This Rumor Likely Exists

  1. The project boundary covers lake-to-Thuy Khue — easy to misread as "all land gets reclaimed"
  2. Dang Thai Mai precedent — forced evictions on the east side in Dec 2025
  3. Thuy Khue canal project — a separate project that DID take homes from 325 families
  4. Scale — VND 30,000 billion is enormous; people worry about scope creep
  5. "Testing the water" — someone may be conflating the project boundary with the construction footprint

Risk Assessment for 141 Trich Sai

RiskLevelExplanation
Direct eviction (West Lake project)LOW6+ major outlets and named officials say no residential land will be taken
Future scope changesMEDIUMPPP-BT payment still being finalized; project runs through 2030
Thuy Khue canal overlapNEEDS CHECKING325 households affected — verify if 141 Trich Sai is near the canal
Indirect displacementMEDIUMExpert warned about Trich Sai residents pushed out by rising costs
Construction disruptionHIGHTrich Sai WILL be a construction zone — noise, dust, reduced access
Property value crash (20x)UNLIKELYNo basis in any source; beautification often increases values long-term

What We Should Do

All Sources (24+)

Official Government Documents (Primary)

State Media

Major Newspapers

English-Language Coverage

Other

Bao Cao Ve De Xuat Thu Hoi Dat Khu Vuc Ho Tay

24 thang 2, 2026 Cho gia dinh Phua 141 Trich Sai, Ho Tay, Ha Noi
Chua co de xuat thu hoi dat nha dan Can theo doi sat

Tom Tat

Trong gia dinh co nguoi lo lang ve mot de xuat cua chinh phu se thu hoi toan bo dat tu Ho Tay den duong Thuy Khue — bao gom ca nha minh o 141 Trich Sai. Lo rang gia dat se giam 20 lan.

Sau khi nghien cuu hon 24 nguon tin tu bao chi Viet Nam va tieng Anh — bao gom VTV, tat ca bao lon, van ban chinh phu, va chuyen gia quy hoach — ket luan la:

KHONG co de xuat nao duoc xac nhan ve viec thu hoi dat nha dan giua Ho Tay va duong Thuy Khue. Cai dang co la mot du an ha tang lon tri gia 30.000 ty dong (~1,1 ty USD) se mo rong duong ven ho — bao gom Trich Sai — nhung mo rong ve phia ho bang cau can, khong lay vao nha dan.
Tuy nhien, co nhung du an lien quan va nhung rui ro gian tiep can hieu. Du an dang o Giai doan 1 (dong y so bo) — quyet dinh chinh thuc chua co.

Chuoi Van Ban Phap Ly Chinh Thuc

Cac bai bao tren VTV, VnExpress v.v. deu la nguon thu cap — ho dua tin ve cac quyet dinh cua chinh phu. Day la chuoi tham quyen thuc su:

Cap 1 — Dang
Nghi quyet 15-NQ/TW — 5/5/2022
Chi thi chien luoc cua Bo Chinh tri ve phat trien Ha Noi den 2030, tam nhin 2045.
Cap 2 — Quoc Hoi
Nghi quyet 258/2025/QH15 — 11/12/2025
Cho phep Ha Noi su dung hop dong PPP-BT cho cac du an lon. Khong co nghi quyet nay thi du an Ho Tay khong the dung mo hinh BT.
Cap 3 — Thu Tuong
QD 1569/QD-TTg (12/12/2024) va QD 1668/QD-TTg (27/12/2024)
Phe duyet Quy hoach Thu do Ha Noi 2021-2030 va Dieu chinh Quy hoach chung den 2045.
Cap 4 — Quy Hoach Do Thi
QD 4177/QD-UBND — 8/8/2014
Quy hoach phan khu A6. Bao phu 993 ha quan Tay Ho. Xac dinh mat cat duong hien tai (8,5-9,5m) ma du an moi se mo rong len 21-24m.
Thu Vien Phap Luat
Cap 5 — De An
QD 315/QD-UBND — 22/1/2026
Phe duyet De an "Bao ton va phat huy gia tri khu vuc Ho Tay va phu can." Muc tieu 2030: bien Ho Tay thanh trung tam van hoa-du lich Thu do.
Cap 6 — Dong Y Dau Tu ← DANG O DAY
Ky Hop Thu 31 HDND Ha Noi — 27/1/2026
"Thong nhat so bo chu truong dau tu" — Day chi la dong y buoc 1. Quyet dinh dau tu chinh thuc con chua co. So nghi quyet chua duoc cong bo.
Cap 7 & 8 — CHUA CO
Lua Chon Nha Dau Tu va Quyet Dinh Dau Tu
Lua chon nha dau tu trong vong 6 thang. Quyet dinh dau tu (voi pham vi, tien do, su dung dat cu the) se co sau do.

Dang Xay Ra Gi

Du An 1: Chinh Trang Ho Tay (Du An Lon)

Ngan sach: 30.000 ty dong (~1,1 ty USD) | Mo hinh: PPP-BT | Pham vi: Mo rong 6 doan duong ven ho (gom Trich Sai) tu ~9m len 21-24m

Duong mo rong ve phia ho, khong lay vao khu dan cu. Ho se xay cau can tren mat nuoc. Nhieu quan chuc da khang dinh:

"Khong thu hoi dat nha dan" — Pho Truong Ban Quan ly Ho Tay Tran Hieu

291 ha dat den bu cho nha dau tu nam o xa Son Dong va An Khanh — vung ngoai thanh xa Ho Tay.

Du An 2: Duong Dang Thai Mai (Phia Dong — Khac Vi Tri)

Du an rieng biet phia dong ho. Du an nay DA thu hoi dat — 48.338 m2 tu 184 thua, bao gom cuong che thang 12/2025. Day la ly do nguoi dan lo lang, du la vi tri khac.

Du An 3: Muong Thuy Khue (Gan Minh — Can Kiem Tra)

Du an rieng biet cai tao muong Thuy Khue DA thu hoi dat cua 325 ho dan (17.768 m2) quanh ngo 167 va ngo 123A Thuy Khue. Can kiem tra xem 141 Trich Sai co nam gan tuyen muong nay khong.

Tai Sao Co Tin Don

  1. Ranh gioi du an bao gom tu ho den Thuy Khue — de hieu nham la "toan bo dat trong vung se bi thu hoi"
  2. Tien le Dang Thai Mai — cuong che thu hoi dat phia dong ho thang 12/2025
  3. Du an muong Thuy Khue — du an rieng DA lay dat cua 325 ho
  4. Quy mo lon — 30.000 ty la con so khong lo, nguoi dan lo pham vi se mo rong
  5. "Tha moi do phan ung" — co the ai do dang nham lan ranh gioi du an voi pham vi thi cong

Danh Gia Rui Ro Cho 141 Trich Sai

Rui RoMuc DoGiai Thich
Bi cuong che (du an Ho Tay)THAP6+ bao lon va quan chuc khang dinh khong thu hoi dat nha dan
Thay doi pham vi tuong laiTRUNG BINHCo che thanh toan BT chua chot; du an keo den 2030
Du an muong Thuy KhueCAN KIEM TRA325 ho bi anh huong — can xac nhan 141 Trich Sai co gan muong khong
Bi day di gian tiep (gia tang)TRUNG BINHChuyen gia canh bao cu dan Trich Sai co the bi anh huong boi gia sinh hoat tang
Anh huong thi congCAOTrich Sai SE la cong truong — on, bui, han che di lai nhieu nam
Gia dat giam 20 lanKHO XAY RAKhong co co so trong bat ky nguon nao; chinh trang thuong tang gia dat lau dai

Can Lam Gi

Tat Ca Nguon Tin

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Van Ban Chinh Phu Chinh (Nguon Goc)

Bao Chi Lon

Report prepared using multi-model AI research across Vietnamese and English sources. Primary document chain traced from Politburo directive through National Assembly, Prime Minister, People's Committee, and People's Council approvals. Last updated 24 February 2026.

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