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National Assembly's resolution on Long Thanh International Airport project under scrutiny

Legislators touched upon adjustments to some contents of a National Assembly (NA) resolution regarding the Long Thanh International Airport project, at a plenary session of the 15th legislature’s 6th sitting in Hanoi on November 9.
National Assembly's resolution on Long Thanh International Airport project under scrutiny ảnh 1At the National Assembly's session. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Legislators touched upon adjustmentsto some contents of a National Assembly (NA) resolution regarding the LongThanh International Airport project, at a plenary session of the 15th legislature’s 6th sitting in Hanoi on November 9.

Resolution No. 53/2017/QH14 on the feasibility studyreport on the project on land recovery, compensation, assistance, andresettlement for the construction of Long Thanh International Airport wasadopted on November 24, 2017.

The Government proposed reducing the total investmentfor the project from 22.93 trillion VND (940.71 million VND) to 19.2 trillionVND, and the area of land recovered from some 5,399 hectares to 5,317 hectares.

The project implementation period should last until theend of 2024, and the disbursement of 966.74 billion VND in the medium-termpublic investment plan for 2016 – 2020, and 1.54 trillion VND in themedium-term public investment plan for 2021 – 2025 should be extended toDecember 31, 2024, according to the proposal.
National Assembly's resolution on Long Thanh International Airport project under scrutiny ảnh 2The project implementation period should last until the end of 2024, according to a Government proposal. (Source: VNA)
Deputies also looked into a draft resolutionon piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for investment in the constructionof road traffic works.

In the afternoon, they they will vote to approve aresolution on socio-economic development plan for 2024.

After listening to the proposal and verification reporton the draft Law on the Organisation of People's Courts (amended), they will discussin group the legal document./.
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