Missions of Hanoi People's Committee

The People's Committee, which is elected by the People's Council, is the executive office of the People's Council, the State administrative organ in the locality. It is responsible for the implementation of the Constitution, the laws, the written decisions of the State organs of higher levels, and the resolutions of the People's Council of the same level, according to the Vietnam's Law on Organization of the People's Council and the People's Committee.

Within their duties and powers, the People's Council and the People's Committee shall manage the local affairs in accordance with the Constitution, the laws, and the written decisions of the State organs of higher levels, promote the right to mastery of the people, strengthen the socialist legislation, prevent and fight against bureaucratism, irresponsibility, arrogance, authoritarianism, corruption, wastefulness and other negative manifestations at the offices, among State employees and within the local administrative apparatus.

The Chairman of the People's Committee has the following duties and powers:

1. To lead the work of the People's Committee, its members, and its specialized agencies;

a/ To supervise and monitor the work of the specialized agencies under the People's Committee of his/her level and the lower levels in implementing the Constitution, laws and written decisions of the State organs of the higher levels, the resolutions of the People's Council and the decisions of the People's Committee of the same level;

b/ To take decisions on matters within the duties and powers of the People's Committee of his/her level, except for matters provided for in Article 49 of this Law;

c/ To take measures to renovate the working style; manage and conduct the efficient activities of the administrative apparatus; prevent and resolutely fight against bureaucratism, irresponsibility, arrogance, authoritarianism, corruption, wastefulness and other negative manifestations in State and local organs and among their employees;

d/ To receive people; consider and settle petitions, complaints and denunciations from the people in accordance with the provision of law.

2. To convene and chair meetings of the People's Committee.

3. To ratify the results of the election of the members of the People's Committee at the immediate lower level; relieve or dismiss from duty the President and Vice Presidents of the People's Committee of the immediate lower level; approve the relief or dismissal from duty of the other members of the People's Committee of the immediate lower level; appoint, relieve, transfer, relegate, reward and discipline State employees within his/her delegated power.

4. To suspend or rescind erroneous documents issued by specialized agencies under the People's Committee of his/her level or of the People's Committee of the lower level or their Presidents.

5. To suspend the execution of erroneous resolutions adopted by the People's Council of the lower levels and propose the People's Council of his/her level to revoke them.