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Top legislator urges HCM City to focus on high-quality personnel development

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on March 20 asked Ho Chi Minh City to focus on personnel development, especially high-quality workforce, and attract talents at home and abroad, thus meeting requirements of rapid, sustainable development and international integration.
Top legislator urges HCM City to focus on high-quality personnel development ảnh 1National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at the working session. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – National AssemblyChairman Vuong Dinh Hue on March 20 asked Ho Chi Minh City to focus onpersonnel development, especially high-quality workforce, and attract talentsat home and abroad, thus meeting requirements of rapid, sustainable developmentand international integration.

Speaking at a working session with the StandingBoard of the municipal Party Committee, Hue said HCM City should work harder toreform administrative procedures and improve its competitiveness.

He lauded the city’s efforts in COVID-19 pandemiccontainment and socio-economic recovery the results of which, he stressed, go beyond expectation.

Thanks to supportive mechanisms and policies, thesouthern economic hub’s state budget collection exceeded 381 trillion VND (16.66billion USD) last year and its investment environment has been improved significantlydespite pandemic impacts, he said, adding that remarkable outcomes have alsobeen seen in Party building and rectification, and social welfare.

The top legislator also urged HCM City to soon setout a scenario to bring into life the resolution on financial and monetary policiesin support of the socio-economic recovery and development programme.

More efforts are needed to complete major projectslike Metro Lines 1 and 2, HCM City-Moc Bai expressway and the anti-floodingproject at T3 terminal of Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

The leader expressed his hope that HCM City willuphold the spirit of patriotism, national pride and self-reliance to become aworth-living city, a locomotive and a model in reform and development.

Hue highlighted his support for the investment plan of theBelt Road 3 project with typical mechanisms and policies, and thepublic-private partnership, asking the city to soon submit the dossier tocompetent agencies for approval.

He also supported the board’s proposal to increasethe estimated capital for the 2021-2025 mid-term public investment plan andanother to build the project developing HCM City into an internationalfinancial centre.

Regarding the proposal on typical mechanisms for HCMCity, the chief legislator said HCM City should put forth a single resolution orintegrate it in a resolution on piloting typical mechanisms andpolicies on the local development./.
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