By 2025, building a streamlined and effective Hai Phong urban government

Organize a streamlined, rational and effective government apparatus

On the afternoon of October 30, presenting the Report to the National Assembly on the draft Resolution on the organization of urban government in Hai Phong City, Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra said that Hai Phong is a centrally-governed city, a key economic development center (especially marine economy) of the Northern region and the whole country; an educational, medical and scientific and technological center of the Northern coastal region, an important traffic hub, connecting international maritime traffic routes; located in the development triangle of Hanoi - Hai Phong - Quang Ninh.

The Draft Resolution has 10 articles with the following basic contents: On the model of urban government organization in Hai Phong City; Tasks and powers of local governments when organizing urban government; On the organizational structure of the People's Council and People's Committee; On the tasks and powers of specialized agencies, district-level People's Committees, and public service units; On cadres and civil servants working in wards, communes, and towns.

Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra. Photo: National Assembly

Regarding the model of urban government organization in Hai Phong City: The local government in districts and wards in Hai Phong is the People's Committee of the district and ward and is the State administrative agency in the district and ward (not organizing the People's Council of the district and ward). The organization of local government in Hai Phong and other administrative units of the city has the People's Council and the People's Committee according to the provisions of the current Law on Organization of Local Government.

Regarding the tasks and powers of local authorities when organizing urban government: Clearly define the tasks and powers of local authorities in cities, districts, Thuy Nguyen city and wards to ensure full implementation of the tasks and powers of State agencies, in accordance with the urban government organization model, meeting the requirements of urban development, better serving the needs of people, organizations and businesses. At the same time, transfer the functions, tasks and powers of the District People's Council and Ward People's Council previously implemented to the People's Council, People's Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Hai Phong; People's Committee, Chairman of the District People's Committee; People's Council, People's Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Thuy Nguyen city and Ward People's Committee to implement; at the same time, add a number of tasks and powers to these agencies (similar to what Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang are implementing) to ensure compliance with the urban government organization model.

According to Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra, Resolution 45 of the Politburo on the construction and development of Hai Phong City sets specific goals by 2025: “Building an urban government with a streamlined apparatus, operating effectively and efficiently”; by 2030, “Basically meeting the criteria of a special-class urban area. The urban government is built and perfected in accordance with the requirements of a smart city”.

After 5 years of implementing the Resolution, Hai Phong City has achieved important achievements and results in socio-economic development and ensuring national defense and security, and people's lives have been increasingly improved. However, the current model of local government organization is not suitable for the characteristics and nature of managing a large urban area, does not meet the development requirements of the city in the new period, affecting the effectiveness and efficiency of State management in the dynamically developing area. This reality has raised the requirement to organize a streamlined, reasonable urban government apparatus, operate effectively and efficiently, promote autonomy, self-responsibility, publicity and transparency in management and serve the people better by the city's authorities at all levels.

Adjusting specific tasks and powers of the People's Committee and Chairman of the People's Committee

Presenting the Report on the review of this draft Resolution, Chairman of the Law Committee Hoang Thanh Tung said that the Law Committee agreed with the necessity of submitting to the National Assembly for consideration and promulgation of a Resolution on the organization of urban government in Hai Phong City. The draft Resolution dossier meets the requirements as prescribed and is eligible to be submitted to the National Assembly for consideration.

Chairman of the Law Committee Hoang Thanh Tung

Regarding the scope of regulation, the Law Committee proposed that the Resolution only focus on regulating the model of urban government organization in Hai Phong City. Other contents related to specific mechanisms and policies that are different from the provisions of the law and are being piloted in other localities should be regulated in the Resolution on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Hai Phong City that the Government is planning to propose to amend and supplement in the coming time to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Politburo and the provisions of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents.

Regarding the specific contents of the draft Resolution, the Law Committee basically agrees with the organization of the urban government model in Hai Phong City; agrees with the strengthening of the apparatus, increasing the number of full-time People's Council delegates for the City People's Council; agrees with the transfer and addition of some powers to the City People's Council to strengthen capacity, ensuring full implementation of the tasks and powers of local government in the context of not organizing District and Ward People's Councils.

Regarding the People's Committee and the Chairman of the City People's Committee, the Law Committee requested the drafting agency to continue reviewing and revising a number of regulations on specific tasks and powers of the People's Committee and the Chairman of the People's Committee to ensure appropriateness and accuracy.

Accordingly, Chairman of the Law Committee Hoang Thanh Tung proposed to carefully consider the regulation assigning the City People's Committee to decide to transfer a number of functions, tasks and powers according to the provisions of law belonging to the functions, tasks and powers of specialized agencies under the City People's Committee to other specialized agencies, administrative agencies under the City People's Committee, People's Committees of districts, towns and cities under the city (Point d, Clause 1, Article 3) to ensure the principle of decentralization, authorization and ensure consistency with the provisions in legal documents of State agencies at the Central level...

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