Politburo member and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Hoang Trung Hai speaks at the opening session of the 15th municipal People's Council’s 5th session, on December 4th. (Photo: NDO)
Speaking at the opening of the 15th Hanoi People's Council’s 5th session, Politburo member and Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Hoang Trung Hai revealed that in 2017 Hanoi has fulfilled 20 of its socio-economic development targets, of which six indicators have exceeded the set plan.
Notably, local budget revenue reached VND208 trillion, exceeding 1.4% of the estimate, foreign direct investment (FDI) reached USD3.4 billion, while export growth was 8% higher than planned and international visitors to Hanoi reached 4.95 million, up 23%.
The above results are due to the efforts of both the political system and local people in the capital city, including the orientation and institutionalisation from the city’s council. Its activities have been more innovative and effective, Hai stated.
In order to effectively promote the council’s operations, under the theme "Raising the effectiveness of the political system" in 2018, the Politburo member asked the local authorities and units concerned to further improve their discipline to enhance the role and responsibility of organisations and individuals in the performance of their assigned tasks, by promoting the leading role of the heads of units and the responsibility of staff in listening to aspirations of local people and promptly and effectively settling any pressing issues at the grassroots level.
Also at the session, NA Deputy Chairman Uong Chu Luu highly praised Hanoi's achievements in 2017. Furthermore, he requested that in 2018, the city will continue to effectively implement solutions to stabilise the macro-economy and fulfill the set targets on economic growth and social security.
This municipal People's Council’s session will last until December 6th and the last day of sitting will feature a Q&A session on pressing issues that draw concern from local voters and people, including State management on fire prevention and fire-fighting, the management of construction, market management model, and the implementation of the agricultural encouragement policy./.