: Ho Chi Minh City Is so Crowded : Causes and Effects

Small town residents are often drawn to the excitement and conveniences of big cities .

Especially in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), thousands of people rush into this city each year. These

people want to have better lives. However, too many people migrate to HCMC also gives many

problems to the Government. Why do they leave their hometown for HCMC? What problems will

they bring to HCMC. In this essay, I’ll mention about the causes and the effects of too many

immigrants in this city.

Ho Chi Minh city is a large and important town, it has a dynamic economy with many big

corporations and services for people . Some people say that Ho Chi Minh city is the best

place to live. Nowadays, more and more people are choosing to live in this city. They are

willing to leave their homes and migrate to the city because there are plenty of job

opportunities and the higher income in the economic centers of Vietnam . This is the main

reason that why people from the countryside want to move to Ho Chi Minh city . The other

reason is developed education and entertainment . Ho Chi Minh city has many universities

and colleges which supply a diversified subjects for student so it attracts young people to

flock to city for attending a major universities . For people whose want to have an exciting life ,

Ho Chi Minh city is the most suitable place for them to come into their life. There are many

entertainment centers , cinemas , coffee shops , shopping malls … these thing absolutely

attract both people who live here and travelers . Moreover, people who live here also can

enjoy a more convenient and perfect services of trade and health . They can choose products

perfectly from supermarket where is not far away from their houses. Also, most best and well-

equiped hospital are located here . So taking care of people’s health become better.

However, everything has two sides , a good side and the bad side. So do life in Ho Chi

Minh City. As a result of population increasing rapidly , it brings alot of economic benefits

about labor and consumer but it also causes some problems such as housing problem,

environment , traffic, crime rates higher. The first effect is the housing problem. For example,

it is not uncommon for two or three generations to share an apartment. There are also

problem with noisy and unfriendly atmosphere. For example, people who have been in the

apartment block may well be strangers to each other. Second is the environment pollution.

Nowadays, air pollution is a big problem that the government have to face. Ho Chi Minh city

attracts a lot of investments of inside and outside country, so the number of factories is

increasing fast. This makes the air extremely polluted by smoke from factories, trucks, and

motorbikes. As a result, more and more people get many serious diseases, such as lung

cancer, tuberculosis and so on. Not only that traffic is the most difficult solving problem. The

number of vehicles on the streets, especially motorbike , is increased rapidly. All of them are

the main means of transportation, and it is the cause of many problems for people who live in

Ho Chi Minh city as well as traffic authorities such as traffic jam. And the last effect is the

crime rates become higher. There are many migrant workers in Ho Chi Minh city and they

come from different religion. So, the social security situation is not easy for the government to

control. For example, With so many people shopping at once, shoplifters have an easier time

stealing merchandise. A business owner may even feel the need to pay the cost of a private

security guard. People still move to Ho Chi Minh city for job opportunities or another reasons has resulted in

economy developed, higher living standard but it also causes many consequences that the people

of the city must face to. On the whole , I think these advantages outweigh the disadvantages and

because of them people will continue to move to Ho Chi Minh city . With better planning we could

be able to reduce the problem.