On the morning of August 19, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly of Quoc Oai District convened a meeting to review the draft report on the results of monitoring the implementation of investment, management, exploitation, and utilization of cultural and sports institutions in the district for the period 2021-2024.
Delegates at the meeting
In recent years, the construction, management, and utilization of cultural and sports institutions in Quoc Oai District have garnered significant attention and direction from various levels and sectors, yielding numerous positive outcomes. The District Party Committee, the People’s Council, and the District People’s Committee have issued programs, resolutions, plans, and documents to lead and direct the development of culture and sports in the district, which includes investing in the construction, exploitation, and enhancement of local cultural institutions.
The personnel responsible for managing and utilizing the cultural and sports infrastructure in the district regularly undergo training to improve their skills and expertise, effectively leveraging their knowledge and the experience gained throughout their work to promote, disseminate, and organize the implementation of local socio-economic development tasks. They are dedicated, passionate about their profession, and take responsibility for the advancement of local culture and sports.
To date, all 95 villages and residential groups in the district have established cultural houses, with 64 of these cultural houses meeting standards. Each cultural house is equipped with a hall, stage, essential equipment such as shelves for books, newspapers, magazines, broadcasting equipment, and other auxiliary facilities. The district boasts over 30 playgrounds for children and youth. It has planned 90 parks and public playgrounds approved by the Hanoi People’s Committee, covering an area of 614,900 m², of which 10 parks and public playgrounds have been constructed, totaling 28,057 m², with ongoing projects for 80 additional parks and playgrounds covering a total area of 586,843 m².
The cultural houses and sports fields in villages and residential groups have become venues for cultural and artistic activities, as well as physical exercises for the community; they serve as platforms for disseminating the Party’s policies and laws, and for facilitating community learning.
During the meeting, the delegates reached a consensus on the draft monitoring report and proposed several issues related to existing limitations and inadequacies in the management and utilization of cultural institutions in residential areas. They discussed planning investments for the district’s sports complex and the cultural and sports center for various communes, as well as reviewing and evaluating the effectiveness of cultural houses, managing outdoor sports equipment at village cultural centers, budget allocation for the routine activities of cultural houses, the efficient use of public land to build playgrounds, parks, and green spaces to meet the cultural, artistic, and physical activity needs of residents, and enhancing socialization efforts.
Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Chairman of the Quoc Oai District People’s Committee, Hoang Nguyen Ung, agreed with the draft report from the monitoring delegation. He assured that the district’s People’s Committee would incorporate the necessary feedback and instruct specialized departments and local People’s Committees to continue compiling data as required for the report, while also focusing on addressing the existing limitations in the effective management and utilization of cultural institutions and facilities at village cultural houses.
The Standing Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee and Chairman of the People’s Council of Quoc Oai District, Dam Cong Loi, concludes the meeting.
In his concluding remarks at the meeting, the Standing Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee and Chairman of the People’s Council of Quoc Oai District, Dam Cong Loi emphasized that the monitoring delegation should consider the suggestions and recommendations made by the delegates to enhance the draft report. He urged them to reorganize the report’s sections to ensure scientific accuracy, thoroughly update statistics, and clarify all relevant data. For the proposed recommendations, he called for a clear outline of specific issues, limitations, shortcomings, and suggestions from the grassroots level to support the reporting tasks.
Van Lam