He said that the week-long exhibition will display all information – both over targets and their details – relating to the plan, which was approved by the Prime Minister last year.

Nguyen Xuan Thu, an official of the municipal Department of Planning and Architecture, said the event will showcase overall development plans for transportation, water supply and drainage, anti-flooding works, new urban areas and other key projects.

The exhibition aims to collect opinions on the plan from individual citizens, experts and institutions, Thu said.

Under the master plan, the city will have 19 districts – 13 old and 6 new ones established in recent years, namely 2, 7, 9, 12, Binh Tan and Tan Phu, and five rural districts.

It envisages the city’s population rising to about 10 million with 7.4 million living in urban areas.

The land used for urban construction projects will comprise 100,000 hectares including - Thu Thiem (737ha), Hiep Phuoc (3,900ha), Tay Bac (6,000ha) and the Hi-tech zone (872ha).

The National University will have 200ha in HCM City and 600ha in Binh Duong province. A science and technology area will be developed in District 9 and Thu Duc district.

Some new residential areas covering a total of 750ha will be set up in Binh Tan district close to industrial parks.