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Lawmakers discuss amendment of resolutions on city, administrative unit classification

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue presided over a meeting on July 29 to discuss the amendment of two resolutions on the classification of cities and administrative units.
Lawmakers discuss amendment of resolutions on city, administrative unit classification ảnh 1NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (standing) speaks at the meeting on July 29. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Chairman ofthe National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue presided over a meeting on July 29 todiscuss the amendment of two resolutions on the classification of cities andadministrative units.

Participants looked into the amendmentand supplementation of the NA Standing Committee’s Resolution No. 1210/2016/NQ-UBTQH13on the classification of cities, and Resolution No. 1211/2016/UBTVQH13 on the criteriafor and classification of administrative units.

The Government proposed four of the15 articles in Resolution 1210 be revised, one added and one removed, with afocus on the rules on region-based classification of cities and classificationof some cities that have specific features.

It also proposed amending andsupplementing 10 of the 32 articles in Resolution 1211, adding four others andscrapping one, with a focus on criteria for administrative units in specialcases.

The amendment and supplementation ofrules on administrative units, especially those located in mountainous, borderand coastal regions or having a large ethnic minority population or specialcultural heritage and tourism values, are expected to create a legal basis forthe continued re-organisation of administrative units during 2022 - 2025.

Meanwhile, the work on city classification aims to set up a foundation forassessing cities’ quality, organising and developing the nationwide citynetwork, and showing cities’ true development levels in order to serve urbanplanning, policymaking, investment attraction and urban life improvement.

NA Chairman Hue spoke highly of theministries of home affairs and construction’ thorough preparations for the draftnew revolutions, requesting revisions and supplements be based on the reality,theoretical and scientific grounds, as well as international experience.

Vice Chairman Nguyen Khac Dinh said most of the participants agreed on the need toamend the two resolutions, and that the drafting agencies should absorbopinions and further consider international experience to perfect the drafts./.
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