Establishment of Hue city under the Central Government including the entire Thua Thien - Hue province

With 458/461 delegates in favor (accounting for 95.62% of the total number of National Assembly delegates), the Resolution to establish Hue City under the Central Government was passed by the National Assembly on the morning of November 30.

The National Assembly resolved to establish Hue City as a centrally-governed city on the basis of the entire natural area of ​​4,947.11 km2 and population of 1,236,393 people of Thua Thien-Hue province. This resolution takes effect from January 1, 2025.

The National Assembly assigned the National Assembly Standing Committee to decide on the arrangement and establishment of district- and commune-level administrative units in Hue City to ensure that they take effect at the same time as this resolution.

Agencies, organizations and units with names associated with the place name of Thua Thien Hue province shall be renamed to operate under the name Hue City from the effective date of this resolution.

According to the National Assembly's resolution, in addition to the regimes and policies for centrally-run cities, the specific mechanisms, regimes and policies for Thua Thien Hue province will continue to be implemented in Hue city until the end of the application period or until there is a decision by the competent authority.

In the report explaining and accepting the draft resolution, Chairman of the Law Committee Hoang Thanh Tung said that all National Assembly delegates highly agreed with the policy of establishing Hue City directly under the Central Government.

The National Assembly Standing Committee also believes that submitting to the National Assembly for consideration and decision to establish Hue City directly under the Central Government is extremely important, recognizing and marking outstanding achievements in implementing the policy of promoting urbanization associated with urban economic development of the whole country.

Regarding the opinion that there are still concerns about the ratio of urban administrative units under Hue City and the average income per capita/month compared to the national average is still low, the National Assembly Standing Committee finds that Hue City was established with the core task of preserving and promoting the unique values ​​of the ancient capital and the tangible cultural heritage recognized by UNESCO, so in principle, it will not emphasize the requirement on the urbanization rate but will focus more on ensuring quality and sustainability in urban development.

The establishment of Hue City will be a driving force for the Government, Party committees and local authorities to implement approved urban development plans and programs, with specific investment and development directions and plans to enhance urban quality, develop the urban economy quickly, strongly and sustainably, thereby gradually increasing per capita income and other development indicators in Hue City.

In order to create a legal basis for the consolidation of the organization and apparatus of local governments in newly established districts, in accordance with the remaining time of the 2021-2026 term and not to create too many complicated tasks that need to be resolved for newly established administrative units, on the basis of current provisions of the Law on Organization of Local Government and other relevant legal documents, the National Assembly Standing Committee agrees with the Government to propose that the National Assembly add to the draft Resolution regulations on the organization and operation of People's Councils, People's Committees and specialized agencies under the People's Committees of newly established districts.

Accordingly, the Standing Committee of the Hue City People's Council appointed the Acting Chairman of the District People's Council at the proposal of the Standing Committee of the Hue City People's Council of Thua Thien Hue province to perform the tasks and powers prescribed in Clause 3, Article 138 of the Law on Organization of Local Government.

The Chairman of the Hue City People's Committee appoints the Acting Chairman of the People's Committee and the provisional District People's Committee according to the provisions of Clause 5, Article 135 of the Law on Organization of Local Government to operate until the end of the 2021-2026 term; at the same time, allows the Chairman of the Hue City People's Committee to decide to establish a specialized agency under the provisional District People's Committee; the provisional District People's Committee performs the tasks and powers of the District People's Committee according to the provisions of law and operates until the District People's Committee for the 2026-2031 term is established.

This regulation will create a legal basis for perfecting the apparatus of local governments in new districts so that they can basically meet the requirements of performing state management functions at the local level without having to organize additional elections for district People's Council deputies at a time too close to the election of People's Council deputies for the 2026-2031 term (expected to be held in May 2026).

Along with the provisions on the responsibilities of the National Assembly Standing Committee, the Ethnic Council, the National Assembly Committees, the National Assembly Delegations and National Assembly deputies in supervising the implementation of the National Assembly's resolutions, the draft Resolution supplements the provisions on the responsibilities of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and its member organizations in supervising, propagating and mobilizing people to implement this resolution.