NA Standing Committee convenes 55th session

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue chaired the 55th session of the 14th NA’s Standing Committee in Hanoi on April 27.
NA Standing Committee convenes 55th session ảnh 1National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at the session (VNA) 

Hanoi (VNA) – National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue chaired the 55th session ofthe 14th NA’s StandingCommittee in Hanoi on April 27.

In his remarks, the NA leader said that the session aims toreview outcomes of the 11th meeting of the 14th NA, and giveinitial opinions on preparations for the 15th legislature’s firstsession.

Participants discussed and made decisions on issues related to establishing andadjusting administrative boundaries in Hanoi capital city, and Thanh Hoa, DongNai and Tuyen Quang provinces; the boundary adjustment to expand Hue city of ThuaThien-Hue province and arrangement of wards in Hue city.

They also debated on plans to use the remaining savings and budget sources ofthe central budget in 2020, and the supplementary funding for purchasing vaccines,antiseptic chemicals and national crop seeds.

Chairman Hue praised efforts made by the NA’s agencies to ensure the continuityand efficiency of the 14th legislature’s activities, as well as theirpreparations for action plans and programmes towards improving the efficiencyand quality of the 15th NA’s activities.

During that session, under the chair of NA Vice Chairman Nguyen Khac Dinh, theNA StandingCommittee considered, discussed and approved resolutions on adjustingadministrative boundaries and establishing administrative units of Thanh Hoa,Dong Nai, Tuyen Quang provinces and Hanoi; and the administrative boundaryadjustment, rearrangement and establishment of wards in Hue city./.
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