Overview of the Fourth Working Session of the 17th Hanoi People's Council.
Notably, the city proposed a series of special and groundbreaking mechanisms and policies, many of which differ from or go beyond existing central government regulations, to implement the 2026 Capital Law and create new momentum for Hanoi's development in the coming years.
Proposing special mechanisms for socio-cultural sectors
Presenting the report on behalf of the Hanoi People's Committee, Vice Chairman Nguyen Xuan Luu said the city has a total of 23 legal resolutions to implement the 2026 Capital Law.
Of these, nine resolutions fall within the socio-cultural sector, introducing numerous new mechanisms focused on human resource development, healthcare, education, culture and the effective utilization of urban potential.
In the healthcare sector, the Hanoi People's Committee proposed a resolution outlining policies to develop the city's healthcare system, with participation from emergency medical services, medical transport providers, central-level healthcare institutions, hospitals under the Hanoi Department of Health and private healthcare facilities.
Notably, the draft resolution also proposes support policies for rotating medical personnel, technical assistance programs and incentives to attract healthcare workers to the 115 Emergency Center and commune- and ward-level health stations to strengthen grassroots healthcare capacity.
In education, the Hanoi People's Committee proposed a resolution on the establishment of financial mechanisms for public educational institutions with multiple educational levels, high-quality schools, educational cooperation institutions, and advanced, modern school models.
Vice Chairman Nguyen Xuan Luu emphasized that the draft resolution stipulates that the State will guarantee funding for compulsory education components of the National Education Program through service contracting and task assignment mechanisms.
The draft also encourages educational institutions to improve service quality, creating incentives for development while enhancing the efficiency of public budget utilization.
At the same time, Hanoi proposed management and financial mechanisms for the capital's specialized educational models, investment in modernizing key high-quality colleges and support for facilities and equipment at major training institutions.
Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Luu speaks at the meeting.
Notably, the Hanoi People's Committee submitted for consideration a resolution establishing scholarship policies and incentive mechanisms to support students, teachers, lecturers and researchers studying, conducting research, or teaching at overseas educational institutions in priority fields.
In addition, the Hanoi People's Committee proposed tuition support for students enrolled in key disciplines that meet advanced regional and international standards.
According to Vice Chairman Nguyen Xuan Luu, the draft resolution consolidates and harmonizes various policies on training and human resources development within the public sector.
The proposal includes support for students studying abroad, tuition assistance for key disciplines and additional mechanisms to support doctoral candidates participating in solving major challenges facing the capital.
"This is not merely a training support policy but also a strategic solution for developing, nurturing and maximizing high-quality human resources," Vice Chairman Nguyen Xuan Luu said.
In the cultural sector, several new mechanisms were proposed to mobilize social resources for the preservation and promotion of cultural heritage values, as well as the development of cultural and sports facilities.
The city proposed mechanisms to encourage organizations and individuals to invest, sponsor and provide assistance for the preservation, restoration and promotion of cultural heritage, while also promoting public-private partnerships (PPP) and other lawful forms of cooperation to mobilize social resources.
For the conservation, restoration and rehabilitation of national and special national heritage sites, the Hanoi People's Committee proposed granting Hanoi direct authority to prepare, appraise and approve procedures.
According to the report, the new regulation would simplify procedures and shorten administrative processing times by 15% to 20%.
Another notable proposal involves the management and utilization of advertising activities across the city to effectively leverage state-managed advertising assets, including the auctioning of advertising rights, optimizing the economic value of advertising resources and increasing state budget revenue.
In addition, the Hanoi People's Committee proposed a resolution regulating investment and business activities involving products and services operated during nighttime hours.
According to Vice Chairman Nguyen Xuan Luu, the nighttime economy is viewed as a new growth driver that can expand economic space, increase service value and enhance the attractiveness of a major urban center.
Creating new opportunities for economic and budgetary development
In the economic-budgetary sector, Hanoi submitted 16 resolutions containing numerous breakthrough proposals focused on land management, investment, resource mobilization and business support.
Deputies attend the working session.
According to the Hanoi People's Committee report, in the land sector, the draft resolution provides regulations on land allocation, land leasing, changes in land-use purposes, policies on exemptions and reductions of land-use and land-rental fees, and compensation and support for cases in which land is recovered by the State.
Notably, the draft authorizes the Hanoi People's Committee to allocate and lease land without requiring land-use rights auctions, while commune-level People's Committees would be permitted to lease land on a short-term basis.
The Hanoi People's Committee also proposed provisions allowing temporary payment of land-use and land-rental fees while specific land prices are being determined, along with policies for exemptions and reductions.
Regarding the utilization of agricultural land along riverbanks and alluvial areas protected by dikes, the city proposed expanding the scope of use for public land, unused land and agricultural land that has not yet been allocated or leased in order to maximize the potential of these areas.
Accordingly, the draft permits the construction of facilities directly serving agricultural production, ecological agriculture, tourism and experiential education to attract social investment resources.
In the environmental industry and circular economy services sector, Vice Chairman Nguyen Xuan Luu said the city is proposing strong support policies, including budget support covering 70% of loan interest from the Hanoi Development Investment Fund for the full loan value for up to 10 years on a project-by-project basis.
In addition, businesses participating in national and municipal investment and trade promotion programs would receive support at levels 1.5 times higher than current regulations, along with reimbursement of 50% of certain expenses.
One of the most prominent proposals involves management and development mechanisms for high-tech parks featuring numerous exceptional incentives.
Under the proposal, no separate procedures would be required to establish or expand high-tech parks, the current requirement for a 60% occupancy rate in existing high-tech parks would be eliminated and land allocation or leasing procedures would be integrated with investment registration certificate procedures.
The draft also stipulates that at least 50% of land within high-tech parks must be dedicated to high-tech activities to ensure development objectives, while allowing the use of special investment procedures.
Regarding budget management, the Hanoi People's Committee proposed expanding the use of certain budget resources beyond current regulations.
According to Vice Chairman Nguyen Xuan Luu, after meeting expenditure obligations under the central government's salary reform roadmap, any remaining city-level funds could be used for socioeconomic infrastructure development.
Deputies attend the working session.
Hanoi also proposed a unified legal framework for special capital mobilization instruments such as project bonds, infrastructure bonds and municipal bonds, while adding provisions that would enable the city to access domestic and international funding sources when conditions permit.
Notably, in the investment sector, the draft resolution on documentation, appraisal content, procedures and processes for approving investment policies aims to significantly reform administrative procedures.
According to the report, project appraisal times would be reduced by 30% to 57%, appraisal content by 20% to 40% and investment policy approval times by 33% to 60%.
At the same time, investor and contractor selection in special cases could be conducted concurrently with investment policy approval procedures, shortening project preparation timelines.
For private enterprises, the city proposed expanding support to cultural industries, sports, tourism, education and training, healthcare, logistics and high-tech agriculture to promote double-digit growth and sustainable development.
In addition to the legal resolutions, the Hanoi People's Committee also submitted three individual resolutions for consideration by the Hanoi People's Council.
These include the investment policy for the construction, renovation and upgrading of the Dong My drainage pumping station system; approval of Hanoi's 2025 final budget settlement; and approval of the investment policy for the preservation, restoration and rehabilitation of Kinh Thien Palace within the central area of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel.