On 19 February 2014, the Advisory Council of the Prime Minister for Administrative Procedure Reform had a plenary session, chaired by Minister of Justice Ha Hung Cuong - Chairman of the Council, to evaluate operating results in 2013 and discuss the directions in 2014.
Presenting the Council’s
2013 operating result report, Vice Chairman and General Secretary of the
Council - The
Ministry of Justice’s Administration Procedure Management Department director Ngo Hai Phan highly appreciated contributions of the Council’s members for
administrative reforms in 2013.
Speaking at the session,
Standing Vice Chairman of the Council - Deputy Minister of Justice Le Thanh
Long said that although administrative reforms have achieved some positive
results, investors still face difficulties and problems caused by
administrative procedures, especially for projects involving land use.
Addressing the session, Chairman
of the Council - Minister of Justice Ha Hung Cuong praised the achievements and
pointed out a few shortcomings and limitations of the Council’s activities last
year. In 2014, the Advisory Council for
Administrative Procedure Reform needs to collaborate with Ministry of Justice to carry out administrative reform focuses, including the master plan to
simplify administrative procedures, citizenship papers and the population
management database for the period 2013-2020 (known as Program 896). What is
more, a draft resolution on some key administrative
reform tasks in investment project implementation, aiming at removing barriers
to this project, needs to be completed.
In order to reach these
above objectives, Minister Cuong emphasized that, in 2014, members of the
Council should consider and allocate their working time for activities of the
Council. Moreover, the standing body of the Council shall arrange resources to
perform some important tasks of the Council in 2014.