Not only specific but also special

On the afternoon of June 8, the National Assembly discussed in the hall the draft Resolution on piloting a number of special mechanisms and policies for the development of Ho Chi Minh City.

According to the draft Resolution submission announced earlier, this Resolution stipulates 44 groups of specific mechanisms for Ho Chi Minh City, including 27 new policies, focusing on 3 major goals: unlocking resources; promoting decentralization and authorization; shortening procedures...

Through discussion, the majority of delegates agreed that this Resolution needs to be passed to help Ho Chi Minh City develop rapidly and truly become the economic locomotive of the whole country.

Delegate Duong Khac Mai ( Dak Nong delegation) emphasized that Ho Chi Minh City is a special type of urban area, so the mechanism for Ho Chi Minh City must not only be specific but also special, not only outstanding but also need a leading mechanism to pave the way and take on a leading role for the whole country.

"That mechanism must be sufficient for Ho Chi Minh City to become a center for practice and experimentation to solve practical problems that are not clear enough, or are sufficient but not mature enough," delegate Mai emphasized.

Dialogue - 44 groups of mechanisms for Ho Chi Minh City: Not only specific but also special — Delegate Duong Khac Mai (Photo: Quochoi.vn).

Analyzing some mechanisms in the draft resolution, Mr. Duong Khac Mai agreed to let Ho Chi Minh City pilot the implementation of BOT projects for upgrading, expanding and modernizing existing road works. At the same time, there should be preferential mechanisms for strategic investors to attract investment...

Delegate Nguyen Phuong Thuy (Hanoi delegation) expressed high agreement on the need for a new Resolution to replace Resolution 54 for Ho Chi Minh City.

However, considering each content in the draft Resolution, Ms. Thuy said that although the proposed specific policies are new, they still do not meet expectations in terms of whether they are strong or breakthrough.

Specifically, delegate Nguyen Phuong Thuy suggested that it is necessary to consider decentralizing more power to Ho Chi Minh City in organizing the apparatus and managing cadres...

Dialogue - 44 groups of mechanisms for Ho Chi Minh City: Not only specific but also special (Figure 2). — Delegate Nguyen Phuong Thuy (Photo: Quochoi.vn).

In particular, some delegates such as Truong Trong Nghia, Nguyen Phuong Thuy, Ta Van Ha... proposed to the National Assembly that it is necessary to study and develop a law on special urban areas to have stronger and more outstanding mechanisms to develop urban areas under provinces and centrally run cities.

Delegate Ta Van Ha (Quang Nam delegation) analyzed that Hanoi already has the Capital Law, so Ho Chi Minh City can also consider studying the Law on Ho Chi Minh City, because Ho Chi Minh City has previously had special policies and mechanisms that have been piloted. Not only Ho Chi Minh City but also a number of other centrally-run cities have piloted special mechanisms.

According to delegate Ha, the pilot cannot be prolonged forever, so it is possible to consider researching and developing a Law on centrally-governed cities...

From a health perspective, delegate Tran Khanh Thu (Thai Binh delegation) said that the Law on Investment under the public-private partnership method stipulates the scale of PPP projects in the fields of health and education and training but not less than 100 billion VND.

However, in the context of limited budget and difficult purchasing procedures, the revenue of public health facilities is not much.

Dialogue - 44 groups of mechanisms for Ho Chi Minh City: Not only specific but also special (Figure 3). — Delegate Tran Khanh Thu (Photo: Quochoi.vn).

On the other hand, attracting social resources to invest in large-scale PPP projects in the health sector is necessary to help attract social resources to invest in medical facilities with more machinery, equipment, and facilities to serve the work of medical examination and treatment and health care for people and to carry out preventive medical work in the City.

Delegates proposed to add the public-private partnership (PPP) mechanism to the health sector, without applying a limit. "If approved by the National Assembly, it is recommended that the City People's Council decide on the list of projects and supervise their implementation," Ms. Thu suggested .

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