Amending the Capital Law in the spirit of "Hanoi for the whole country, with the whole country".

Speaking at the group discussion session on the draft Law on the Capital (amended) on the afternoon of November 10, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue assessed that this is a law project of special importance, because Hanoi is a special urban area and at the same time the capital of the whole country.

“There can be many special urban areas but there is only one capital,” said the National Assembly Chairman.

Resolution No. 15 dated May 5, 2022 of the Politburo on the direction and tasks of developing Hanoi Capital to 2030, with a vision to 2045, identified the Capital as the national political and administrative nerve center, a major center of economy, culture, education and training, science and technology, and international integration.

“Hanoi’s economic scale is getting bigger and bigger, Ho Chi Minh City has a port so it has more import and export revenue. During my time as Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, the city had an income of 18,000 - 19,000 billion VND and its domestic revenue was very large, the largest in the country,” said Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

Focus - Amending the Capital Law in the spirit of — National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

The National Assembly Chairman emphasized that Hanoi is the brain, the face, the heart, that is, all the quintessence; it is a city for peace and has been awarded by UNESCO as a creative city.

Accordingly, the revised Law on the Capital City this time institutionalizes the Central Resolution on the position, role, orientation, and development tasks of Hanoi until the middle of the century. From there, it promotes and creates development momentum for the whole region and the whole country.

“Building the Capital Law is not only for the Capital but for the whole country, in the spirit of “Hanoi for the whole country, with the whole country”, the National Assembly Chairman shared.

The National Assembly Chairman assessed that the Party Committee and the People's Government of the Capital have invested heavily in this bill. Many delegates also commented that although it was presented for the first time, the quality of the draft law was quite good, aiming to overcome the "framework law, tube law" nature of the 2012 Capital Law.

This amended law adds 3 chapters and 27 articles compared to the current law, with very clear normative provisions that can be applied feasibly. "The Capital Law is essentially a law on specific mechanisms, a law on delegation, decentralization, and decentralization, linked with responsibility, supervision, and inspection," he said.

According to Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, this amendment also has an advantage when the National Assembly has issued a specific resolution for Ho Chi Minh City, with 44 policies, of which 27 are completely new compared to other localities nationwide so that they can be concretized appropriately for the Capital.

Regarding the administrative organization model of Hanoi, there are differences with the models of Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang. Through the pilot summary, the urban administrative model of Hanoi seems to be more suitable because it only abolishes the People's Council at the ward level, while the government in rural areas still retains the People's Council and People's Committee; in urban areas, the People's Council of districts and towns is still retained, so after the summary, it is desired to legalize this "ripe" content.

Regarding the number of delegates to the Hanoi People's Council, the Draft Law proposes to increase from 90 to 125 delegates. Through research, this proposal is completely consistent with the Resolution of the Central Committee because when not organizing the People's Council at the ward level, Hanoi will reduce 6,000 people, but only propose to increase 35 people for the City People's Council.

“Regarding the duties and powers of the Standing Committee of the City People's Council, decentralization and delegation of powers to the City People's Council is necessary to pilot for later summary and evaluation. In the future, it is necessary to study institutionalization and stipulate a number of separate and appropriate powers for the Standing Committee of the City People's Council,” the National Assembly Chairman stated .

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