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At the 4th Session held on the morning of July 28, the National Assembly Standing Committee reviewed and gave opinions on the Urban Development Law project. Download The National Assembly Standing Committee reviews and comments on the Urban Development Law project. Built in the spirit of tectonic development law. The summary report of the Urban Development Law project presented by Minister of Justice Hoang Thanh Tung clearly states that the Urban Development Law project is built to create a stable, groundbreaking and feasible legal framework to promote the development of Ho Chi Minh City, special urban areas, other cities and special economic zones. The central goal is to remove bottlenecks in institutions, infrastructure, resources and implementation; Strengthen decentralization and decentralization to promote rapid and sustainable development. The promulgation of the Law is necessary to institutionalize the Partys policies and resolutions (especially Resolution No. 09-NQ/TW dated May 19, 2026 of the Politburo on building and developing Ho Chi Minh City in the new era and related directions of competent authorities); inherit and legislate specific mechanisms and policies stipulated in relevant resolutions of the National Assembly that have been tested in practice; Ho Chi Minh City and large urban areas still have many bottlenecks in planning, infrastructure, environment, innovation, education, health care, welfare, governance and regional connectivity. They need a law that is stable, comprehensive and strong enough to create new development momentum. The law is built in the spirit of tectonic development law; Strong decentralization and decentralization associated with power control, openness, transparency and accountability; only regulate framework issues, principles and policies under the authority of the National Assembly, and at the same time give proactive space to localities in organizing implementation, mobilizing social resources and piloting new mechanisms; Appropriately refer to the Capital Law to ensure general uniformity in a number of core and fundamental issues of management and development between two urban areas, especially Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City; inheriting specific resolutions and selectively referencing international experience. Minister of Justice Hoang Thanh Tung said that the draft Law includes 5 chapters, 68 articles, which focuses on two main groups of content: Thorough and comprehensive decentralization of powers for special urban areas, especially decentralization of powers to promulgate legal documents, associated with monitoring, inspection, and accountability mechanisms; Establish a system of mechanisms and policies to promote urban development, especially in urban government organization, public service regime, promulgation of legal documents, planning, construction, urban development, urban order and safety, economy, culture, society, science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, development resources, regional connectivity and marine economic development... Approve the need to promulgate the Law. Preliminary examination of the Law project, Chairman of the Committee Law and Justice Committee of the National Assembly Phan Chi Hieu said that the Standing Committee of the Law and Justice Committee and agencies participating in the verification agreed on the need to promulgate the Urban Development Law to promptly institutionalize the Partys policies and create a stable and unified legal framework to promote the development of large urban areas, promote decentralization, and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of urban governance. The Law and Justice Committee proposed that the Government soon agree on the scope and subjects of regulation. as well as the specific contents of the draft Law (especially the contents related to special economic zones); Research and clarify the Laws focus on mechanisms and policies for the development of Ho Chi Minh City and special urban areas; clearly delineate the scope of application for other cities and special economic zones in accordance with the policies of competent authorities; ensuring consistency between the name, scope of regulation and objects of application of the Law. Regarding the order, procedures and documents of the Law project, Chairman of the Law and Justice Committee Phan Chi Hieu said that although it was proposed to be submitted according to the shortened order and procedures, the Law project documents have been elaborately and seriously prepared, complete with required documents and accompanied by nearly 100 draft documents detailing the implementation of the Law. It is recommended that the Government continue to direct agencies to urgently complete content related to special economic zones... The content of the draft Law is consistent with the Partys policies and guidelines on urban development; policies on construction and development of cities. It is recommended to continue to review and fully institutionalize the Partys new policies and directions, especially recent resolutions and conclusions of the Central Committee, the Politburo, and the Secretariat; Research and supplement breakthrough mechanisms and policies for areas that create growth momentum for Ho Chi Minh City and special urban areas. The draft Basic Law ensures compatibility with international treaties, ensuring national defense and security. It is recommended to continue to carefully review regulations on free trade zones (Article 19), non-tariff zones (Article 20), marine economy (Article 17), strategic investors (Article 34); fully assess the impact on national defense, security, national sovereignty, budget balance, implementation resources, ability to organize implementation and impacts onethnic policies and gender equality in the provisions of the draft Law. According to the Chairman of the Law and Justice Committee, because the Law stipulates specific mechanisms and policies, there are some regulations that ar
