The Department of Culture and Sports of the capital city of Hanoi is officially inviting public feedback on a draft Code of Conduct in public places for Hanoians.
Hanoi (VNA) - The Department ofCulture and Sports of the capital city of Hanoi is officially inviting publicfeedback on a draft Code of Conduct in public places for Hanoians.
Opinions can be submitted online at//sovhtt.hanoi.gov.vn.
According to To Van Dong, Director of the Department,code drafters will be receptive to “sensible ideas” and opinions of the publicin revising the code before it is issued.
The Code of Conduct, which would apply toall citizens of the city, will likely coincide with the issuance of another setof etiquette for its public servants, which has missed its original deadline ofJanuary 1 because its provisions are still under revision.
The Code of Conduct will cover speech,attitude, and behaviour expected of “all individuals who live, work, study,visit, and stay in Hanoi.”
The aim, officials have said, is to ensurethat the city lives up to its old reputation and tradition of a “refined andcivilized capital city.”
The draft has 14 articles arranged in threechapters, enumerating numerous dos and don’ts in both common public settings(chapter II) and specific locations (chapter III).
Some examples of the general rules includerequiring people to refrain from speaking loudly, swearing, engaging in orinciting violence, urinating or defecating in public, littering and lettingloose ‘dangerous’ pets in public spaces.
Residents and visitors will also have tofollow public regulations, dress “appropriately” and “fittingly,” and showconsideration for disadvantaged people.
Other variants of such stipulations willapply to certain locations like sidewalks, bus stations, squares and parks, andentertainment venues or religious establishments.
Individuals and organisations abiding bythe regulations will be lauded and awarded, while those found flouting can beheavily fined and publicly condemned on mass media.
While drafting the code at the end of lastyear, the department had solicited public opinion on its website, but didn’treceive any response, Dong said.
“We had to assign district-levelauthorities to gather opinions from residents in their localities,” he added. /.
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