From tomorrow, the Chairman of Hanoi will be granted certain special powers by the National Assembly.

Scene from the morning session on December 11 - Photo: GIA HAN

On the morning of December 11th, with 431 out of 435 delegates voting in favor, the National Assembly passed a resolution piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies to implement large and important projects in the capital city.

The resolution consists of 12 articles, takes effect from December 12, 2025, and will be implemented over a period of 5 years.

Specific powers of the Hanoi City People's Council and the Chairman of the Hanoi City People's Committee

According to the newly adopted resolution, major and important projects in the capital include public investment projects, PPPs, and projects that need to be implemented immediately as directed by the Politburo , the Secretariat, the Government Party Committee, and the Hanoi City Party Committee.

In addition, this group also includes projects that meet national key criteria; projects using local budgets or those on the list of projects attracting strategic investors, all with a total investment of 30,000 billion VND or more.

Urban renovation, upgrading, and reconstruction projects include projects to rebuild apartment buildings that require demolition; and projects to renovate, upgrade, and reconstruct an urban block or multiple urban blocks.

New investment projects and infrastructure renovations are aimed at addressing urgent bottlenecks related to traffic congestion, flooding, environmental pollution, and urban order.

Regarding the authority to decide and approve investment policies, the City People's Council decides on investment policies for public investment projects and PPP investment projects that do not use central government budget funds, including:

Public investment projects, public-private partnership (PPP) projects, and investment projects regulated by the Investment Law need to be implemented immediately as directed by the Politburo, the Central Party Secretariat, the Government Party Committee, and the Hanoi City Party Committee.

Public investment projects and PPP projects that meet the criteria of nationally important projects; public investment projects and PPP projects using local budget funds and other legitimate local capital sources within the city with a total investment scale of VND 30,000 billion or more.

According to the resolution, the Chairman of the People's Committee of the city approves the investment policy for investment projects subject to investment policy approval as stipulated in the Investment Law, including:

Investment projects included in the list of projects attracting strategic investors as stipulated by the law on the capital city must have a total investment capital of 30,000 billion VND or more.

Excluding nuclear power plant investment projects. Foreign investor investment projects in the telecommunications services sector with network infrastructure, forestry, publishing, and journalism. Investment projects involving betting, casinos, and electronic gaming with prizes for foreigners.

Projects that have the potential to seriously impact the environment fall under the authority of the National Assembly and the Prime Minister to approve investment policies; projects in the fields of national defense and security are classified as top secret.

Forced demolition and renovation of old apartment buildings will be implemented if more than 75% of residents agree.

The resolution also stipulates specific mechanisms and policies regarding the selection of investors and contractors, policies on planning, architecture, land acquisition, land allocation, land leasing, mechanisms for mobilizing capital for project implementation, measures to ensure urban order, social order and safety, and measures for urban renovation, upgrading, and reconstruction...

Regarding land acquisition, land allocation, and land leasing, the resolution stipulates the cases of land acquisition as prescribed in Article 79 of the Land Law. The City People's Council decides on each specific case of land acquisition to implement socio-economic development projects for national and public benefit.

Notably, for projects requiring immediate implementation as directed by the Politburo, the Secretariat, the Government Party Committee, and the Hanoi City Party Committee, the resolution clearly states that the City People's Council will decide on compensation, support, and resettlement levels that are twice the prescribed amount.

Regarding measures to ensure urban order, social order, and safety, the resolution stipulates that new investment projects and renovation projects to address bottlenecks and urgent issues such as traffic congestion, flooding, environmental pollution, and urban order, using city budget funds and other legitimate sources of capital, shall be implemented and constructed in accordance with the regulations on emergency public investment under the law on public investment and emergency construction orders under the law on construction.

Regarding measures for urban renovation, upgrading, and reconstruction, the resolution allows the Hanoi People's Committee to demolish apartment buildings and condominiums that are subject to demolition under the law on housing; and to renovate, upgrade, and reconstruct one or more urban blocks.

The Hanoi People's Committee decides on coercive measures in cases where the investor has obtained the consent of over 75% of homeowners and land users, equivalent to at least 75% of the area designated for urban renovation, upgrading, and reconstruction.

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