Bắc Ninh’s flagship airport project is leaving thousands of residents stranded in temporary housing as construction deadlines crumble.
The Latest: On July 27, 2026, the Bắc Ninh People’s Committee held a progress inspection for the Gia Bình Airport Resettlement Project.
- During the meeting, project investor Song Giang Infrastructure and Real Estate Development JSC (Song Giang) cited “several difficulties” such as weather complications and overlapping project boundaries to announce that the resettlement site handover could not proceed as planned.
Authorities in Bắc Ninh had previously committed to handing over the resettlement land to residents by July 15, with a finalized deadline of July 31.
The Details: Because the resettlement sites remain under construction, Song Giang formally requested to push the handover dates to the latter half of August. The proposed schedule includes:
- Đông Cứu 1 from Aug. 15-20
- Lương Tài from Aug. 20-25
- Gia Bình from Aug. 25-30
Currently, Đông Cứu 1 is installing lighting and water supplies; Đông Cứu 2 is building technical trenches and drainage systems; Lương Tài has completed its ground foundation; and Gia Bình has only completed pile driving for schools.
At the July 27 meeting, Phạm Hoàng Sơn, deputy party secretary and chairman of the Bắc Ninh People’s Committee, accepted the investor’s extension request but set a hard deadline of Aug. 30.
- He stated that “no reason will be accepted if it is delayed beyond that,” and added, “Delayed handover will make site clearance difficult.”
Most displaced residents are currently living in temporary housing—including surplus public offices assigned by commune authorities—while anxiously waiting for their resettlement land.
- The province is currently allocating funds to repair these offices for temporary accommodation.
Attempts to Contact: When Luật Khoa contacted leaders of the Gia Bình and Lương Tài communes on the morning of July 30 for updates, officials were evasive.
- Lương Trung Hậu, chairman of the Gia Bình People’s Committee, declined to answer, stating, “I’m in a meeting now,” before hanging up.
- Vũ Xuân Năm, deputy chief of the office of the Gia Bình People’s Committee, hung up and did not respond to the same question.
- Leaders of the Lương Tài commune could not be reached.
Similarly, Luật Khoa attempted to contact Song Giang by phone on the afternoon of July 30 but could not reach the company.
About Song Giang: Song Giang, the current investor requesting the delay, is based in Bắc Ninh and was only recently established on Sept. 4, 2025.
- Just one week later, on Sept. 10, Bắc Ninh issued a document approving the company’s preparation of a feasibility study report for the project.
Song Giang was officially selected as the investor in June 2026.
Timeline of Delays: This marks the fourth time Bắc Ninh and its investors have broken promises to hand over resettlement sites, even though residents from four hamlets within the “APEC boundary”—Ngô Thôn, Mỹ Thôn, Lương Pháp, and Thủ Pháp in the Gia Bình commune—already handed over “cleared land” to the investor on June 20, 2026.
The timeline of delayed commitments includes:
- Aug. 28, 2025: Bắc Ninh issued Plan No. 1906/UBND-KTN, targeting the completion of resettlement sites so residents could build homes before Jan. 30, 2026.
- March 24, 2026: Following the missed January deadline, the Gia Bình People’s Committee issued Document No. 190/UBND-KT, asking Masterise Group—the main unit responsible for construction before Song Giang—to speed up implementation.
- April 21, 2026: A working group from the Bắc Ninh Provincial Party Standing Committee visited the Gia Bình commune to conduct public outreach, promising that land positions would be ready before June 30, 2026.
- April 22, 2026: Bắc Ninh committed to completing the sites before July 15, 2026, ensuring that resettlement land and land subject to land-use fees could be handed over before July 31, 2026.
The Gia Bình Airport Project: Gia Bình Airport is one of the fastest-moving airport projects in Việt Nam, despite its investment policy only receiving approval in mid-December 2025.
- Managed by the Ministry of Public Security, the project is divided into two main construction phases: 2025-2030 and 2031-2050, with the first two years strictly focused on building facilities to serve APEC 2027.
- Nearly 1,960 hectares of land will be recovered for the project, affecting about 7,100 households and 118 organizations, with resettlement expected for about 5,800 households.
- The project boasts a total investment capital of about 196.378 trillion đồng, with Masterise Group acting as the primary developer.
Hoàng Nam wrote this article in Vietnamese and published it in Luật Khoa Magazine on July 29, 2026. The Vietnamese Magazine has the copyrights to the English translation.
