Construction, transport, cultural issues heat up NA’s Q&A session

Hot issues relating to construction, transport, and culture sectors dominated the second day of the National Assembly’s Q&A session on June 5.
Construction, transport, cultural issues heat up NA’s Q&A session ảnh 1Hot issues relating to construction, transport, and culture sectors dominate the second day of the National Assembly’s Q&A session on June 5. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Hot issues relating to construction, transport, andculture sectors dominated the second day of the National Assembly’s Q&Asession on June 5.

Minister of Construction Pham Hong Ha received 49 questions and nine debatesfrom the deputies in the morning.

NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said that the Government has made concertedefforts in improving state management in construction and urban, contributingto a facelift created to urban areas as well as making property market animportant investment channel for the economy.

As the management work still shows limitations, the top legislator asked theGovernment, the construction ministry and competent ministries and sectors to completelegal frameworks on construction, housing, urban area management, realtybusiness and management of residential buildings.

Specific standards for condominium, condotel, resort villa and officetel shouldbe issued by 2021, she said, adding that the realty market must be restructuredin tandem with the implementation of the National Strategy for HousingDevelopment, ensuring that the property market develops in a stable andsustainable manner.

Afterthat, Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The responded to 44 questions aboutproblems in transport infrastructure; the management of transportationactivities; driver training and driving licence granting and revocation; themanagement and monitoring of automated toll collection on highways; and theministry’s responsibility in ensuring traffic safety.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung and Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dungjoined the session and explained issues within their remits.

NA Chairwoman Ngan stressed on the important role of the transport system inthe country’s socio-economic development, saying that competent sides shouldoutline rational strategies and coordinate to fulfill their entrusted missions.

Later the same day, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thienfielded questions about matters in the management of arts and exhibitionactivities, the prevention of superstition, the management of revenue fromspiritual tourism and relic sites, and the management and development oftourism services.

On June 6, the NA will continue its Q&A session on culture, sports andtourism in the morning. In the afternoon, the deputies will hear reports on draftrevised securities law and civil self-defence and militia forces’ law, anddiscuss those drafts in groups.-VNA
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