National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong met with Hanoi voters onNovember 30 to listen to their concerns immediately after the NA eighthplenary session closed.

Trong and other NAdeputies from the Hanoi constituency were welcomed by voters withpraise on the great improvement in the top legislative body’sperformance.

They said its operations are moreefficient, deputies’ meetings with voters are geared to more practicalmatters and NA hearings focus on issues of major concerns.

Voters repeated concerns on hot issues which have stirred up livelydebate at the NA sessions, such as the safety and efficiency of thebauxite project in the Central Highlands after the crisis of a mudslidein Hungary, and huge debts by the State-run shipbuilding giant Vinashin.

They also asked the legislative leader about whatmeasures would be taken by the NA to strengthen supervision at the toplevel, ensure the enforcement of laws regarding land and the harmony offorest land leasing and environmental protection.

Other hot issues included climate change and the national defence.

In regard to law making, voters emphasized quality and asked that laws be quickly enforced after being promulgated.

In this regard, many voters recommended an increase in the number offull-time deputies, arguing that holders of numerous positions wouldhave no spare time for NA operations.

In reply,Trong shared voters’ views, saying along with improving the quality oflaw making, it is necessary to release follow-up guidance to make surenew laws are enacted soon after promulgation.

Hearings at the National Assembly should be further reformed, focusingon the major issues which draw huge public concern and interest,concluded the NA leader./.