Hue will be the first centrally-governed city in the country to have a border.
This is the difference between Hue and other centrally-run cities that the National Assembly Delegate from Nghe An suggested paying attention to when building the city's urban government organization model.
On the morning of October 31, the National Assembly discussed in groups the draft Resolution on the organization of urban government in Hai Phong City and the establishment of Hue City under the Central Government.
The delegation of National Assembly deputies of Nghe An province discussed in Group 3 with the delegations of National Assembly deputies of Bac Giang and Quang Ngai provinces. The discussion was attended by comrade Do Van Chien - Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, and a delegate of Nghe An delegation.
Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Head of the Central Economic Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Nghe An province chaired.
At the discussion session, the National Assembly deputies of Nghe An delegation highly agreed with the establishment of Hue city under the Central Government on the basis of the entire natural area and population size of Thua Thien Hue province.
Hue City, directly under the Central Government, has an area of 4,947.11 km2 and a population of 1,236,393 people; has 9 district-level administrative units (2 districts, 3 towns, 4 districts); has 133 commune-level administrative units (78 communes, 48 wards, 7 towns); urbanization rate of 63.02% (779,207 people/1,236,393 people).
Speaking at the discussion, Mr. Pham Phu Binh - Standing Member of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee, delegate of Nghe An delegation analyzed that when established, Hue city was the first centrally-run city in the country to have a border, this is a difference compared to the remaining centrally-run cities.
Therefore, the delegate of Nghe An delegation suggested that in the coming time, when the Government and Hue city build an urban government organization model, they should pay attention to this feature, because with the nature of having a border, there will be special factors such as regulations on border management in border communes...
In addition, when establishing Hue city under the Central Government, delegates also proposed that the National Assembly Resolution consider adding a provision to implement the transitional mechanisms and policies on society and social security that Thua Thien Hue province is enjoying according to the roadmap to ensure benefits and avoid disadvantages for beneficiaries.
Thua Thien Hue has a history of formation and development of nearly 720 years, was the capital of the Tay Son Dynasty and the Nguyen Dynasty in the feudal period; the land of unique culture and civilization of the Vietnamese people, is the only place in Vietnam and Southeast Asia with 8 heritages recognized by UNESCO (6 heritages unique to Hue); is the first locality in Vietnam to have a World Heritage recognized by UNESCO since 1993 and become an official member of international heritage networks - this is the factor, the specific standard of the city directly under the Central Government with the nature of the first "Heritage City" in Vietnam.
The establishment of Hue city under the Central Government is the basis for organizing a new urban government, an important premise for completing the goal of "by 2030, Thua Thien Hue will be one of the major, unique centers of the Southeast Asian region in terms of culture, tourism and specialized healthcare; one of the major centers of the country in terms of science and technology, multi-disciplinary, multi-field, high-quality education and training" according to the orientation in Resolution No. 54-NQ/TW of the Politburo.
The National Assembly deputies also highly agreed with the issuance of the Resolution on the organization of urban government in Hai Phong City. However, on a macro level, delegate Thai Van Thanh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Director of the Department of Education and Training, delegate of Nghe An delegation said that the National Assembly should amend the Law on Organization of Local Government into the Law on Organization of Government, which stipulates urban government and rural government with clear regulations on objectives, organizational structure, functions, tasks, operating mechanisms, etc.
Thereby, it is necessary to minimize the need to discuss and issue resolutions on urban government organization specifically for each locality, while ensuring systematicity throughout the country.
Major General Tran Duc Thuan - Standing Member of the National Assembly's Committee on National Defense and Security, delegate of Nghe An delegation also proposed a number of other contents related to the organization and tasks of the People's Council and People's Committee of Hai Phong city in the draft Resolution.
