Decision 40/2000/QD-TTg

To establish the National Steering Committee for the 1000th Founding Anniversary of Thang Long, which is composed of the chairman being Mr. Hoang Van Nghien, President of the municipal People�s Committee of Hanoi; 4 vice chairmen and 16 members being representatives of the concerned ministries, branches and localities.

The National Steering Committee for the 1000th Founding Anniversary of Thang Long is tasked to:

- Work out plans and programs for the 1000th founding anniversary of Thang Long, including the following principal contents: the plan for cultural development on the basis of preserving and promoting national identity; the plan for preserving, maintaining, renovating and building historical and cultural relics and monuments of the nation through its thousands� year-history, including the task of building urban infrastructure works, maintaining and renovating historical and cultural relics, which should be completed in 2000; the national scientific program for chronicling the history of Thang Long - Ha Noi; the plan for widespread propagation and education of our forefathers� merits in safeguarding and building the nation among the population, thus inspiring them to translate their patriotism into acts of building and safeguarding the fatherland; and the plans for commemorating the 990th founding anniversary of Thang Long (in 2000) and the 1000th founding anniversary of Thang Long (in 2010).

- Guide, direct, inspect and urge the ministries, branches and administrations of Ha Noi and concerned localities in working out and materializing plans for 990th and 1000th founding anniversaries of Thang Long.

- Help the ministries, branches and administrations of Ha Noi and concerned localities overcome difficulties arising in the course of materializing the plans for 990th and 1000th founding anniversaries of Thang Long.

- Propose to the Government necessary mechanisms and policies in the course of materializing the plans for 990th and 1000th founding anniversaries of Thang Long, in order to achieve the set objectives.

- Regularly propagate the historic significance of Thang Long - Ha Noi through one thousand years of its existence and development, so as to raise the awareness of national tradition among the population, first of all youth and juvenile.

- Make and submit annual preliminary and sum-up reviews of performance results and experiences to the Government.- (Summary)