(HBO) – The National Assembly Standing Committee’s Commission for People’s Aspirations held an annual conference in the northern city of Hoa Binh on August 21-22 to review its work in the north this year.
Nguyen Thanh Hai, member
of the Party Central Committee and NA Standing Committee and head of the
commission, chaired the event, which was attended by Vice Secretary of the
provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Tran
Dang Ninh and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Quang.
Participants heard 18
topics and discussed the implementation of the resolutions on lawmakers’ meeting
with constituents; reception for citizens by the NA agencies, lawmakers, and deputies
to the People’s Councils at all levels; reception, classification and
settlement of complaints and denunciations.

At the event
They shared experience in receiving
citizens, meeting voters and collecting their opinions, monitoring the
settlement of complaints and denunciations in localities, and applying
technological advances in collecting public opinions, among others.

Provincial leaders and delegates attend the 2017 annual
conference on activities to collect public opinions
Speaking at the event,
Nguyen Thanh Hai, member of the Party Central Committee and NA Standing
Committee, head of the Commission for People’s Aspirations, underscored the
importance of the collection of people’s aspirations to people-elected bodies,
serving as a bridge between the NA, legislators, People’s Councils and their
deputies, and constituents. Over the past years, the NA’s activities to grasp
people’s aspirations have improved with encouraging results. However, there
remain shortcomings and flaws.
Opinions raised at the
event will be acquired for reference to the review and amendment of legal
documents, towards further improving the quality and efficiency of the work.
The Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee met on March 18 to review and guide major investment projects aimed at boosting local socio-economic development.
The air is thick with the hum of drills and the clatter of machinery as the Hoa Binh – Moc Chau expressway takes shape amid the rugged terrain. Welding sparks illuminate the faces of workers, and concrete mixers churn relentlessly, laying fresh pavement on the newly-carved road. The construction site buzzes with a palpable sense of urgency, particularly in Hoa Binh province where the expressway's future is being forged.
The northern province of Hoa Binh, with over 467,000 hectares of natural forest and more than 100,000 hectares of production forest, holds significant potential for carbon credit market development.
Replacing substandard houses with more sturdy ones by June 30 is the direction given by Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee, at a meeting held in early March by the provincial Steering Committee for the programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses for the needy.
Recognising digital transformation as an inevitable trend, authorities and agencies in Hoa Binh have made great efforts in the work by focusing on three core pillars - digital government, digital society, and digital economy, resulting in enhanced competitiveness, improved investment climate, and ensured economic and social welfare.
In recent years, Da Bac district has improved administrative reform with a one-stop shop mechanism, streamlined inter-agency procedures, and a shift to digital platforms. These efforts have enhanced public service efficiency and contributed to local socio-economic development.