The meeting between the Government and Hanoi authorities on December 15.
On December 15, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a working session of the Government Standing Committee with leaders of ministries, sectors and Hanoi to review and provide input on major orientations for Hanoi's planning.
Attending the meeting were Politburo members, Standing Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh and Hanoi Party Secretary Nguyen Duy Ngoc, along with Party Central Committee members, deputy prime ministers and leaders of ministries, sectors and Hanoi.
At the meeting, Hanoi leaders said the city has established a steering committee to review and study the formulation of a Capital Master Plan.
The city aims to merge the Hanoi Capital Plan and the adjusted Hanoi General Master Plan into a unified Capital Master Plan, based on updated development contexts, the national master plan, regional plans, plans of neighboring provinces and central strategic orientations.
Speaking at the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh welcomed Hanoi's proactive approach.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting.
He noted that localities nationwide are implementing the Politburo's policy to review planning following the administrative reorganization and Hanoi is the first locality the Government Standing Committee has worked with on this issue.
On this occasion, the Prime Minister praised Hanoi for its recent decisive efforts in land clearance and in accelerating major and key projects.
The Prime Minister said reviewing, researching, supplementing and formulating the Capital Master Plan through integration and consolidation remains necessary and appropriate to current conditions and the new development stage of both the country and Hanoi.
In implementing this work, he stressed the spirit of "moving forward while organizing", balancing immediate and long-term goals, inheriting and promoting existing strengths while expanding and developing new elements.
He requested that Hanoi make targeted adjustments to previous plans, if necessary, to immediately implement major projects, while urgently preparing documents for submission to competent authorities to elevate the capital's development.
The Prime Minister emphasized updating the vision of the 14th National Party Congress Resolution and incorporating new contexts, thinking, visions and goals for the country's new development era.
Deputy Prime Ministers Tran Hong Ha, Le Thanh Long and Ho Quoc Dung (from left) attend the meeting.
These goals include achieving double-digit growth in the coming years and concretizing and implementing the Politburo's strategic resolutions with breakthrough orientations, especially in science and technology development, innovation and digital transformation, as well as the resolutions of the 18th Hanoi Party Congress.
The Prime Minister emphasized the need to develop the best possible plan so the capital can fully leverage its unique potential, outstanding opportunities and competitive advantages and develop in line with its stature in the country's new era of prosperity, civilization, happiness and steady progress toward socialism.
While largely agreeing with the reports and opinions, he allowed Hanoi to continue this work and relevant agencies to proceed with plan approval in accordance with the law.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh also highlighted additional points on long-term, strategic and century-vision planning, implemented in phases with firm and steady steps.
Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Nguyen Duy Ngoc speaks at the meeting.
He raised issues related to development space, including maximizing underground space, surface space and even outer space, as well as pursuing rapid yet sustainable development based on the digital economy, green economy and knowledge economy.
Hanoi should orient planning toward a multi-polar, multi-center, multi-layered structure, pursue in-depth development, build new urban areas while preserving, revitalizing and renewing old ones, and develop villages within streets and streets within villages, aligned with global trends in green and digital development, he said.
Prime Minister Chinh urged the capital to strengthen connectivity of transport infrastructure, urban technical infrastructure and other strategic infrastructure, enhance regional linkages and Hanoi's central role in the capital region.
Vu Dai Thang, Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee (left), present at the meeting.
He called on local authorities to address four key challenges of traffic congestion, urban flooding, environmental pollution and lack of green space, as directed by Party General Secretary To Lam, and apply new technologies, artificial intelligence, digital transformation, data development and smart city solutions.
Regarding implementation, the Prime Minister called for the fastest possible planning process with the highest quality, deep cultural and historical foundations and a century-long vision suited to national and local conditions.
Based on that, Hanoi should plan specific projects and calculate implementation resources, including public and private, domestic and international resources, guided by the spirit of "thinking far, planning deep, acting big" and ensuring every task delivers concrete results.
The Prime Minister affirmed that the Government will continue to accompany and support Hanoi throughout this process within its assigned functions and authority.