Attending the ceremony were Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People's Council of Son La city Ha Trung Chien, along with representatives from departments and agencies of Son La province, and others from Son La city and its communes.

Phieng Ngua counts 125 households with a population of 470. Over the past two years, apart from State investment worth over 2.3 billion VND (90,533 USD), it has mobilised an additional 657 million VND from residents to meet all the 16 criteria for a new-style rural area, achieving 44 specific targets. Additionally, Phieng Ngua has fulfilled all the nine criteria for a model new-style rural hamlet in terms of landscape and living environment quality.

To date, all main roads in the hamlet have been fully paved with concrete. Its average annual income per capita has reached 57.5 million VND. The hamlet has eradicated poverty, eliminated temporary or dilapidated housing, and ensured public safety and order. Its streets are clean and visually appealing, with waste collection in designated areas. Phieng Ngua is the first in Son La city to achieve the status of a model new-style rural hamlet for its landscape and living environment quality.

On this occasion, the city People's Committee awarded the certificates of merit to two collectives and four individuals. The People's Committee of Chieng Xom commune also presented the certificates of merit to three collectives and five individuals for their outstanding contributions to building Phieng Ngua hamlet into a model new-style rural area.