Ho Chi Minh City, March 4 -- The National Assembly (NA) will continue refining financial, investment and planning frameworks to help Ho Chi Minh City fully leverage its special mechanisms, NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man said, pledging greater autonomy for the city in land management and digital infrastructure while improving the legal framework to mobilise social resources.

At a March 4 meeting with voters from Ba Diem, Xuan Thoi Son, Hoc Mon, Dong Thanh, Phu Hoa Dong and Binh My communes, the NA Chairman stressed that planning must be closely aligned with execution, warning against prolonged "paper plans", stalled projects and half-completed works.

Responding to voter concerns over education, healthcare, culture and elderly care, he reaffi...