Expanding space for effective promotion of mechanisms and policies

Mr. VU HONG THANH - Chairman of the Economic Committee of the National Assembly:

Use investment resources with focus and key points

Ho Chi Minh City is the growth engine for the whole country. Therefore, we have high expectations that the Resolution on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Ho Chi Minh City this time will create many new motivations and resources for Ho Chi Minh City to develop. During the implementation process, I hope that the Government and Ho Chi Minh City will take advantage of opportunities and expand the exploitation space to effectively promote the mechanisms and policies in the Resolution.

In particular, I am interested in the model of the Ho Chi Minh City State Financial Investment Company (HFIC), this is a very special model. Previously, there was a mechanism for Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to use this source during the process of equitization and divestment of state-owned enterprises.

Therefore, when the new resolution is passed, the problem is how to use this resource effectively for Ho Chi Minh City. In particular, real estate and assets of state-owned enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City are numerous and very large. I think that Ho Chi Minh City needs to use investment resources with focus and key points to create a driving force for spreading the development of Ho Chi Minh City in the coming time.

Mr. TRINH XUAN AN - Full-time member of the National Assembly's Defense and Security Committee:

Mechanism for public and transparent BT contracts

Now, the problem is that we need to implement and put the resolution into practice. In the policy groups and major mechanism groups of this resolution, there are very new and breakthrough contents. In these policies, I think there are some issues that Ho Chi Minh City must do immediately and systematically, in addition to the step-by-step implementation.

In particular, the issue that needs to be addressed immediately, in my opinion, is land policy. Ho Chi Minh City develops belt roads and urban development. Land in Ho Chi Minh City is not only concentrated on urban land, land in districts, but also land in 5 districts: Can Gio, Nha Be, Hoc Mon, Cu Chi, Binh Chanh. These are huge resources that need to be resolved. I think that, first, the urban development model according to the orientation of transport development (TOD); second, the build-transfer (BT) contract mechanism will solve this problem.

Regarding the method of investment mobilization, although the resolution has provided regulations on the BT contract mechanism, I think that there needs to be a stronger BT policy for Ho Chi Minh City. Of course, the BT contract form needs to be implemented with a public, transparent mechanism, with a monitoring and supervision system to avoid abuse, exploitation, and violations.

Only with strong and synchronous implementation, by 2030, Ho Chi Minh City will become a civilized, modern, dynamic and creative city with high-quality human resources; a modern service and industrial city, a locomotive of the digital economy and digital society, an economic, financial, commercial, cultural, educational, scientific and technological center of the whole country, deeply integrated internationally, with a prominent position in the Southeast Asian region.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. TRAN HOANG NGAN Former Director of Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Studies:

Monitor the implementation of the resolution

In the past few days, the National Assembly deputies of Ho Chi Minh City have been anxiously waiting for the moment when the National Assembly deputies press the button to approve the Resolution on piloting a number of special mechanisms and policies for the development of Ho Chi Minh City. The National Assembly has approved the resolution with a very high approval rate (over 97%). This demonstrates the solidarity and sharing of the people of the whole country for Ho Chi Minh City.

This new resolution will help Ho Chi Minh City contribute more to the country and improve the quality of life of its people. In addition, the resolution will also help Ho Chi Minh City achieve its goals and plans in the spirit of Resolution 31 of the Politburo on the direction and tasks of Ho Chi Minh City's development until 2030, with a vision to 2045. Thereby, Ho Chi Minh City can stand shoulder to shoulder with major cities in the world, continue to be a locomotive of the digital economy, digital society, an economic - financial and commercial center of the Asian region and reach out to the world.

The National Assembly's passing of the resolution is a very important first step, and its implementation is even more important. Currently, the People's Council and the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City have prepared action plans according to the action program of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee. Immediately after this session, the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee will organize a conference to deploy and disseminate the spirit of the Resolution on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Ho Chi Minh City.

In their roles, the National Assembly deputies, the People's Council of Ho Chi Minh City, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front of Ho Chi Minh City will carry out supervision work to ensure that the implementation of the resolution is in accordance with the spirit of the resolution passed by the National Assembly.

Source