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| Chairwoman of the People's Council of HCMC Nguyen Thi Le delivers an opening speech at the meeting (Photo: SGGP) |
The meeting was chaired by Mrs. Nguyen Thi Le, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee and Chairwoman of the People's Council of HCMC, and Mr. Nguyen Van Dung, Vice Chairman of the HCMC People's Council.
In attendance were Mr. Nguyen Van Nen, Politburo Member, Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee; Mr. Phan Van Mai, Party Central Committee Member, Standing Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of HCMC, and Head of the 15th National Assembly Delegation of HCMC.
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| Mr. Phan Van Mai, Chairman of the People's Committee of HCMC, attends the meeting of the HCMC People's Council on April 18. (Photo: SGGP) |
According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Le, in the first quarter of 2023, accommodation and catering services posted good growth with an increase of 24.24 percent. The economic structure shifted towards industrialization, with industry and services accounting for 86.3 percent. State budget revenue reached nearly VND125 trillion, accounting for 26 percent of the yearly estimate. Total realized investment capital was about VND70 trillion, up 4.4 percent over the same period, and realized FDI capital surged by 19.4 percent. The supply of essential commodities, especially petroleum, was ensured.
The Chairwoman of the People's Council of HCMC acknowledged that some indicators, such as the city's GRDP growth, remained low due to various reasons. Specifically, the disbursement of public investment remained slow and had not led investment influx. Capital absorption by enterprises was low, and the market was narrowed.
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| Mr. Nguyen Van Nen, Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee, and other delegates attend the thematic meeting of the People's Council of HCMC. (Photo: SGGP) |
To address this situation, the People's Council of HCMC conducted a survey in the first quarter of 2023 to supervise the implementation of political tasks by agencies and units of HCMC.
The People's Council of HCMC has focused on monitoring the implementation of public investment from 2021 to 2025. This includes overseeing the progress of Component Project No.2, which involves compensation, support, and resettlement for Ring Road No.3 in HCMC, as well as the Long Kieng Bridge Project in Nha Be District, and the investment project to build Thu Duc General Hospital.
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| Mr. Tang Huu Phong (second from the left), Editor-in-Chief of SGGP Newspaper, attends the meeting of the HCMC People's Council on April 18. (Photo: SGGP) |
Additionally, the People's Council of HCMC has been supervising the handling of establishments that cause serious environmental pollution in the city, policies related to early childhood education development in industrial zones, and the management, preservation, and handling of material evidence and means of administrative violations temporarily seized or confiscated.
Mrs. Nguyen Thi Le informed that the People's Council of HCMC has organized 31 surveys to review and check the implementation of resolutions.
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| At the meeting. (Photo: SGGP) |
Furthermore, the Chairwoman of the People's Council of HCMC reported that the Prime Minister emphasized ten tasks and central solutions during a meeting on April 16 between the Government's permanent members and the Standing Board of the HCMC Party Committee on socio-economic issues.
The Prime Minister requested that HCMC prioritize completing its planning and implementing solutions to enhance capital absorption and access to funding, reduce bad debts for businesses, and eliminate obstacles that hinder the development of industrial real estate, social housing, and worker housing.
Additionally, compensation and site clearance should be a top priority, particularly for key socio-economic infrastructure projects. The city should also focus on promoting administrative procedure reform, and digital transformation, improving the business investment environment, and supporting entrepreneurship and innovation. It should review its human resources and take appropriate action against cases of corruption and other negative practices.
The Prime Minister asked each ministry and agency to work with HCMC to review and address the city's 29 proposals and recommendations.
Building upon this, the HCMC People's Council conducted a meeting to inform committees, verified the submissions of the HCMC People's Committee, and addressed critical matters related to the socio-economic development of HCMC.
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| Delegates at the meeting. (Photo: SGGP) |
The council is expected to approve investment policies for six projects, which include restoring the historical site of the Headquarters of the Liaison Mission of the General Command of the Vietnam People's Army, upgrading Binh Chanh - Binh Tan Martyrs Cemetery, renovating and equipping 146 commune health centers, renovating the national historical monument Cho Quan Hospital Detention Area, and static lifting of Binh Trieu No.1 Bridge and Binh Phuoc No.1 Bridge.
Additionally, the council will consider adjusting the investment level and implementation time of six other projects, such as upgrading Cao Lo Street in District 8, constructing the Hai Ba Trung Secondary School in District 3, preventing floods in the Thi Nghe Nursing Center area, and building the traditional revolutionary area of Saigon - Cho Lon - Gia Dinh (phase 3).
During this meeting, the People's Council of HCMC also reviews the third adjustment of the medium-term public investment plan for the 2021-2025 period and the public investment plan for 2023. The council also considers the proposals of the People's Committee of HCMC regarding the registration fees for transactions secured by land-use rights and assets attached to the land, as well as the report on the fee rates for assessing documents for the issuance of land-use rights certificates.
At the meeting, Mr. Phan Van Mai, Chairman of the People's Committee of HCMC, emphasized the need for immediate investment in 146 commune health centers to enhance district and commune-level medical facilities, meet people's healthcare needs, and alleviate the burden on hospitals.
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| Mr. Phan Van Mai, Chairman of the People's Committee of HCMC, speaks at the meeting of the HCMC People's Council on April 18. (Photo: SGGP) |
The phenomenon of hospital overload has been increasing, causing inconvenience to patients and medical staff, particularly in higher-level hospitals and specialized departments.
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| Mr. Phan Van Mai, Chairman of the People's Committee of HCMC, speaks at the meeting of the HCMC People's Council on April 18. (Photo: SGGP) |
Thus, it is imperative to invest in projects aimed at constructing, upgrading, renovating, and acquiring equipment for 146 health stations at the commune level in HCMC. This is to enhance the basic medical facilities at the district and commune levels and cater to the healthcare needs of the people in the current scenario.
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| Mr. Nguyen Van Nen, Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee (R), and other delegates attend the thematic meeting of the People's Council of HCMC. (Photo: SGGP) |
The project encompasses investing in 146 health stations, comprising 140 repaired stations and six newly constructed stations. The total investment capital for project implementation is VND296 billion, derived from the central budget under the socio-economic recovery and development program. The project's implementation period spans from 2023 to 2025.
