Conference reviews activities to collect public opinions in the north

8/24/2017 - 7:41:18 AM

(HBO) – The National Assembly Standing Committee’s Commission for People’s Aspirations held an annual conference in the northern city of Hoa Binh on August 21-22 to review its work in the north this year.

Nguyen Thanh Hai, member of the Party Central Committee and NA Standing Committee and head of the commission, chaired the event, which was attended by Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Tran Dang Ninh and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Quang.

Participants heard 18 topics and discussed the implementation of the resolutions on lawmakers’ meeting with constituents; reception for citizens by the NA agencies, lawmakers, and deputies to the People’s Councils at all levels; reception, classification and settlement of complaints and denunciations.

At the event

They shared experience in receiving citizens, meeting voters and collecting their opinions, monitoring the settlement of complaints and denunciations in localities, and applying technological advances in collecting public opinions, among others.

Provincial leaders and delegates attend the 2017 annual conference on activities to collect public opinions

Speaking at the event, Nguyen Thanh Hai, member of the Party Central Committee and NA Standing Committee, head of the Commission for People’s Aspirations, underscored the importance of the collection of people’s aspirations to people-elected bodies, serving as a bridge between the NA, legislators, People’s Councils and their deputies, and constituents. Over the past years, the NA’s activities to grasp people’s aspirations have improved with encouraging results. However, there remain shortcomings and flaws.

Opinions raised at the event will be acquired for reference to the review and amendment of legal documents, towards further improving the quality and efficiency of the work.

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