Disseminate and thoroughly understand the Capital Law 2024 to cadres, civil servants and public employees

"Due to numerous specific mechanisms, policies, and new regulations, the amended Capital City Law requires a very large and complex amount of work to implement. All levels, sectors, and every official and civil servant of the City must thoroughly understand the ideology, viewpoints, specific regulations, and the relationships between the provisions of the Law," Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Tran Sy Thanh requested.

On the morning of October 11th, the Hanoi City Party Committee organized a conference to disseminate and thoroughly explain the Law on the Capital City No. 39/2024/QH15. The conference was held in a hybrid format, combining in-person and online participation, from the City People's Committee headquarters to departments, agencies, 30 districts, towns, and 579 communes, wards, and townships, with approximately 30,000 delegates in attendance.

The amount of work that needs to be implemented is enormous.

In his opening remarks at the conference, Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Tran Sy Thanh stated that on June 28, 2024, at the 7th session of the 15th National Assembly , the Law on the Capital City (amended) was passed. The law will take effect from January 1, 2025; of which 5 provisions will take effect from July 1, 2025.

The conference was held in a hybrid format, combining in-person and online participation, with approximately 30,000 delegates in attendance (Photo: Provided).

This is a very important law for Hanoi, clarifying the position and role of the capital city and the specific mechanisms and policies in its construction, management, and protection; thereby creating a favorable institutional framework, paving the way, and unlocking all resources to build and develop Hanoi into a "Cultural - Civilized - Modern" capital city in accordance with Resolution No. 15 dated May 5, 2022, of the Politburo .

Following the National Assembly's approval of the Capital City Law, the Prime Minister, the City Party Committee, the City People's Council, and the City People's Committee issued numerous plans and documents to guide the implementation of the Capital City Law, such as: disseminating and thoroughly understanding the Capital City Law; developing documents to organize the implementation of the Law; reviewing the city's document system and monitoring the implementation of the law; and many other related tasks.

Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Tran Sy Thanh delivered the opening speech at the conference (Photo: Provided).

Based on that reality, Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Tran Sy Thanh requested that all levels, sectors, and every official and civil servant of the city must thoroughly understand the ideology, viewpoints, and spirit of the Law on the Capital City; clearly understand the specific regulations as well as the relationship between the regulations of the Law on the Capital City within the overall legal system. "Because the volume of work to be implemented is very large and complex, and because the Law on the Capital City has many specific mechanisms and policies, and many new regulations compared to the current legal system," Chairman Tran Sy Thanh emphasized.

The Chairman of the People's Committee of Hanoi City stated that the conference to disseminate and thoroughly understand the Law on the Capital City aims to raise awareness and responsibility among all levels, sectors, Party members, officials, and the people in implementing the Law on the Capital City and its guiding documents.

Opening new "corridors" for transportation infrastructure development.

Also at the conference, Deputy Chairwoman of the National Assembly's Law Committee, Nguyen Phuong Thuy, provided more detailed information about the amended Capital City Law, specifically: The Capital City Law consists of 7 chapters and 54 articles (an increase of 3 chapters and 27 articles compared to the 2012 Capital City Law), closely adhering to the 5 guiding principles for drafting the law and 9 policy groups decided by the National Assembly, with many new contents aimed at strong decentralization and delegation of power in various fields, along with many unique and outstanding policy solutions, suitable to the practical situation and the development orientation of the country and Hanoi in the new period.

Deputy Chairwoman of the National Assembly's Law Committee, Nguyen Phuong Thuy, speaks (Photo: Provided).

The law also revised many important regulations, ensuring that the organization of the capital's government is streamlined, professional, modern, and operates effectively and efficiently. Hanoi will elect 125 representatives to the City People's Council, of which at least 25% are full-time (an increase of 30 representatives compared to the current number). The Standing Committee of the City People's Council will consist of no more than 11 full-time members, including the Chairman and no more than 3 Vice-Chairmen (an increase of 1 Vice-Chairman and 4 members of the Standing Committee of the City People's Council).

For the Hanoi People's Committee, the amended Capital City Law delegates to the City government the authority to decide on the establishment of new public service units under its management; the People's Committee, the Chairman of the People's Committee, specialized agencies, and other administrative organizations under the People's Committee at all levels are delegated or authorized to perform tasks and powers as prescribed by law.

Conference to disseminate and explain the Law on the Capital City No. 39/2024/QH15 (Photo: Provided).

Along with regulations on decentralization and delegation of authority between different levels of government in the City, the Law has added provisions on the decentralization and delegation of authority from the Government, the Prime Minister, ministries, and agencies to the City's agencies to concretize the policy of promoting decentralization and delegation of authority. The Law also stipulates that the State prioritizes investment and attracting resources to develop the potential and strengths of the Capital City for construction, development, management, and protection.

The law also opens up a "new corridor" for the development of Hanoi's transportation infrastructure, allowing investment in urban railway development to prioritize the application of the TOD (Transit-Oriented Development) model, ensuring modernity, synchronization, and sustainability. Within TOD zones, the city is allowed to collect and use 100% of the revenue from certain sources to reinvest in the construction of urban railways, public transportation systems, and technical infrastructure connecting to the public passenger transport system.

For major transportation infrastructure projects, the most noteworthy point is Article 43 of the amended Capital City Law, which states: "Compensation, support, resettlement, and land clearance shall be separated from public investment projects." Thus, the "bottleneck" of land clearance, which has caused delays in numerous key transportation projects in Hanoi, has been resolved.

Source: https://thoidai.com.vn/pho-bie-n-qua-n-trie-t-lua-t-thu-do-2024-toi-ca-n-bo-cong-chu-c-va-vien-chuc-205988.html