Morning
Content 1: Under the direction of Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Khac Dinh, the National Assembly listened to Member of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Chairman of the National Assembly's Law Committee Hoang Thanh Tung present a Report on explanation, acceptance and revision of the draft Resolution on the Law and Ordinance Development Program in 2024, adjusting the Law and Ordinance Development Program in 2023; then, the National Assembly voted to pass the Resolution by electronic voting, with the following results: 465 delegates participated in the vote (equal to 94.13% of the total number of National Assembly deputies), of which 446 delegates approved (equal to 90.28% of the total number of National Assembly deputies); 18 delegates did not approve (equal to 3.64% of the total number of National Assembly deputies); 01 delegate did not vote (equal to 0.20% of the total number of National Assembly deputies).
Content 2: Under the direction of Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Quang Phuong, the National Assembly listened to: Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung, authorized by the Prime Minister, presenting the Report on the draft Law on Telecommunications (amended); Member of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on Science, Technology and Environment Le Quang Huy presenting the Report on the review of the draft Law on Telecommunications (amended).
Content 3: Under the direction of Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Quang Phuong, the National Assembly discussed the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on the People's Public Security. At the discussion session, 21 delegates spoke, in which the delegates' opinions basically agreed with the Government's Submission, the draft Law as well as many contents in the Verification Report of the National Assembly's Committee on National Defense and Security, especially the necessity of promulgating the Law according to the procedure at a session. In addition, the delegates requested the drafting agency to supplement the report assessing the impact of the draft Law, especially on special labor forces and specific fields in the People's Public Security and focus on discussing: working time to consider promotion from Colonel to Major General; the number of additional positions with the highest rank being General; the addition of regulations on the highest rank being Senior Lieutenant General; the addition of regulations on the highest rank being Major General; on the rank of general for newly established units; on the highest rank of Colonel for the Chief of Police of a city under a centrally-run city, Regiment Commander; the highest age limit for officers, non-commissioned officers, and police workers; the roadmap and time for applying the increase in the highest age limit, especially in cases of immediate increase; on the regulations on special cases where the age limit is extended to over 62 years for men and over 60 years for women; the effective date of implementation; on the authority to issue criteria and standards for early promotion, promotion beyond the rank, and extension of the age limit for service. There are also opinions of delegates requesting the Ministry of Public Security to study and more clearly stipulate the use of rapid weapons when suppressing crimes, limiting the sacrifice and loss of officers and soldiers of the People's Public Security in other legal documents.
At the end of the discussion session, Minister of Public Security To Lam spoke to explain and clarify a number of issues raised by National Assembly deputies.
Afternoon
Content 1: Under the direction of Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Quang Phuong, the National Assembly listened to Minister of Public Security To Lam, authorized by the Prime Minister, present the Report on the draft Law on Citizen Identification (amended); Member of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on National Defense and Security Le Tan Toi presented the Report on the review of the draft Law on Citizen Identification (amended).
Content 2: Under the direction of Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Quang Phuong, the National Assembly discussed the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens and the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam. At the discussion session, 12 delegates spoke, in which the delegates basically agreed with the Government's Submission, the content of the draft Law and the Verification Report of the National Assembly's Committee on National Defense and Security, especially the necessity to amend and supplement the Law to promptly overcome shortcomings and limitations in the practical implementation of the Law, continue to reform administrative procedures in the field of exit and entry, create favorable conditions, attract more foreigners to enter Vietnam for tourism and work, contributing to promoting socio-economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, delegates focused on discussing: the addition of regulations on other types of documents valid for exit and entry according to the provisions of international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member; the basis for increasing the duration of electronic visas; the basis for adding regulations to expand the scope of conditions for granting electronic visas to citizens of countries and territories; the basis for increasing the temporary residence period for people entering the country under unilateral visa exemption from 15 days to 45 days.
Some delegates suggested that the drafting agency and the agency in charge of the review should evaluate and argue more closely the transfer of the function of presiding over and proposing the negotiation and signing of international treaties and international agreements related to the re-admission of Vietnamese citizens who are not allowed to reside abroad from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Ministry of Public Security; add the Border Guard Station in the border gate area as the agency receiving temporary residence declaration information for foreigners when temporarily residing in the border area or border gate; not apply the principles of invitation, reception, and guarantee to visitors entering the country for tourism purposes; at the same time, suggest that the Drafting Committee review the provisions of this draft Law with the draft Law on Identification to ensure consistency, no contradictions, or overlaps...
At the end of the discussion session, Minister of Public Security To Lam spoke to explain and clarify a number of issues raised by National Assembly deputies.
Monday, June 5, 2023: In the morning, the National Assembly listened to: The presentation and the verification report on the draft Law on Credit Institutions (amended); The presentation and the verification report on the draft Law on Housing (amended). Then, the National Assembly discussed in groups the draft Law on Housing (amended); In the afternoon, the National Assembly discussed in groups the draft Law on Water Resources (amended); the draft Law on Credit Institutions (amended)./.
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