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National Assembly discusses identification law, passes vote of confidence results

Your browser does not support the audio element. Citizens will see no additional costs or procedures resulting from the changes in the draft idenfication law. The National Assembly during the discussion on Law on Identification on Wednesday. — VNA/VNS Photo Doãn Tấn

HÀ NỘI — The citizen identification law will change its name to the Law on Identification to include both Vietnamese nationals and people of Vietnamese origin residing in the country.

The majority of the National Assembly (NA) reached this agreement at the meeting on Wednesday.

The change means the law can also be extended to migrants at the borders and foreigners settling in the country, said NA Deputy Võ Mạnh Sơn from Thanh Hóa Province.

The adjustment aims to align with new management methods in the digital era and the development of e-government and e-society, said Lê Tấn Tới, head of the NA Co妹妹ittee on Defence and Security.

The "citizen identification card"大众will now be called "identification card公众accordingly. Citizens will see no additional costs or procedures resulting from these changes.

NA Deputy Nguyễn Phương Thủy from Hà Nội agrees that people of Vietnamese origin whose nationality is not determined need identification certifications issued to them, as per the draft law, for better and more comprehensive management.

She also suggested extending the certificate eligibility for all people of unknown nationality residing in Việt Nam, which will also allow them to participate in civil transactions and benefit from essential public services.

According to the draft law, a person’s fingerprint images will only be stored in the database and removed from the ID card to protect privacy.

During civil transactions or administrative procedures, identification data can be accessed via the QR code and the electronic chip on the card.

Many NA deputies believe that these changes mean more convenience, minimising cases where ID cards have to be re-issued and protecting people’s information.

Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province’s NA Deputy Huỳnh Thị Phúc highlighted cybersecurity concerning the infrastructure and information system of the national population and identification databases to ensure privacy and confidentiality.

Vote of confidence

The NA on Wednesday afternoon also passed a resolution certifying the vote of confidence results for positions elected or approved by the assembly, with  四 七0 votes in favour out of the total  四 七 二 ( 九 五. 一 四 per cent). 

NA Chairman Vương Đình Huệ said: “This is the result of a fast, meticulous, stringent and highly responsible preparation process of the NA Standing Co妹妹ittee, relevant departments and those participating in the votes."

The top legislator received  四 三 七 “high confidence” votes ( 九0. 八 五 per cent),  三 二 “confidence” votes ( 六. 六 五 per cent) and  一 一 “low confidence” votes ( 二. 二 九 per cent).

Vice President Võ Thị Ánh Xuân received  四 一0 “high confidence” votes ( 八 五. 二 四 per cent),  六 五 “confidence” votes ( 一 三. 五 一 per cent) and six “low confidence” votes ( 一. 二 五 per cent).

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính received  三 七 三 “high confidence” votes ( 七 七. 五 五 per cent),  九0 “confidence” votes ( 一 八. 七 一 per cent) and  一 七 “low confidence” votes ( 三. 五 三 per cent).

Deputy PM Lê Minh Khái received  三 八 四 “high confidence” votes ( 七 九. 八 三 per cent),  九0 “confidence” votes ( 一 八. 七 一 per cent) and six “low confidence” votes ( 一. 二 五 per cent).

Minister of National Defence Phan Văn Giang has the most "high confidence"大众votes at  四 四 八 ( 九 三. 一 四 per cent), followed by NA Chairman Huệ.

Minister of Education and Training Nguyễn Kim Sơn and Minister of Science and Technology Huỳnh Thành Đạt saw the most “low confidence” votes, respectively at  七 二 votes ( 一 四. 九 七 per cent) and  七 一 votes ( 一 四. 七 六 per cent). — VNS