HCMC to set up national population database on April 18A seminar on implementing the national data on population was held by the Ho Chi Minh City Public Security Department on March 28 with the participation of Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong. Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong speaks in the meeting. At the conference, a steering committee No.896 led by chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong has been established to simplify administrative procedures, citizenship papers and databases related to population management in the city. The city’s Public Security Department will issue residence registration forms to collect the information of citizens citywide, starting on April 18. Building national data on population will contribute to the development of the city and make the management task easier, said Chairman PhongSGGP