Ben Thanh Market public toilet to have air-conditioning, music, bilingual notes

August 21, 2015 | 10:26

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The public toilet at Ben Thanh Market in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City will be equipped with air-conditioners, music and bilingual instruction boards, local authorities have said.

Doan Ngoc Hai, deputy chairman of the District 1 People’s Committee, publicized the information at a meeting recently held to discuss a plan to improve the quality of the public restroom that is serving both locals and foreigners.

At the meeting, Hai assigned the District 1 Public Welfare Service One-Member Co. Ltd. to take measures to enhance the service quality in the toilet.

By October 1, the restroom must be furnished with air-conditioners, music and boards that provide users with regulations and instructions in Vietnamese and English, Hai said.

In addition, and most importantly, it must have rooms and paths exclusively intended for disabled people, the official said.

The authorities also agreed, in coordination with the district’s Economics Department and Culture and Information Department, to invite businesses to place advertisement panels in the restroom.

An inspection team of the District 1 People’s Committee will regularly inspect the toilet, and if the company is found failing to meet requirements, including on equipment standards and service attitude, three times, the authorities will stop its operations and assign the restroom to the Ben Thanh Market for management, operation and fee collection.

Currently, this public toilet serves more than 11,000 users per day at VND3,000 (US$0.13) per entry, the public welfare company said.

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