On Wednesday, a group from the Central Council for Emulation and Awards, led by its Vice Chairman Nguyen Thien Nhan, met with Da Nang’s leaders to review the city’s emulation and awards activities.

Vice Chairman Nhan speaking at the event

Speaking at the event, municipal People’s Committee (PC) Vice Chairman Dang Viet Dung remarked that recent years have seen significant innovations and advances in the city’s emulation and awards activities.  Numerous emulation programmes and campaigns have been launched and effectively implemented in the city.  Included were ‘Da Nang makes efforts to build new rural areas’, ‘All people unite to build a cultural life in residential areas’, ‘Day for the Poor’, and ‘Vietnamese people give priority to using Vietnamese goods’.

Municipal PC Chairman Huynh Duc Tho suggested that local relevant agencies should issue clearer criteria for emulation and awards, and give more awards to those who have highly-applicable initiatives.

Vice Chairman Nhan highly praised the positive results from the city’s emulation and awards activities, its socio-economic development tasks, and its security and defence work over last year and the 9 months of this year so far.

He added that special attention should be paid to honouring more workers, farmers and manual labourers in order to encourage them to make even more efforts to fufil their assigned tasks.  He urged local relevant agencies to complete the necessary procedures to award the title of Labour Hero to outstanding local residents and government employees to mark 20 years since the city’s recognition as a centrally-governed city on 1 January 1997. 

Secretary Anh presenting Certificates of Merits to outstanding individuals

On the same day, the city’s Border Guard High Command organised a ceremony to honour groups and individuals for their actions in rescuing victims aboard the Thao Van 2 trip boat which capsized on the Han River on 4 June.

In particular, on behalf of the Vietnamese State President, Vice Chairman Nguyen Thien Nhan presented the Bravery Medal to crewman Le Van Hoa from Phu Quy 2 DNa 0577.  On behalf of the Vietnamese Prime Minister, municipal Party Committee Secretary Nguyen Xuan Anh handed Certificates of Merit to Captain Mai Viet Dung from Bien Dao Viet DNa 0543, Captain Nguyen Van Hot from Han Giang 2 DNa 0478, crewman Dang Ngoc Anh from Song Han 1 DNa 0523, and all the crew members from Phu Quy 2 DNa 0577 and Song Han 1 DNa 0523.

On behalf of the Defence Minister, Col Le Van Phuc from the local Border Guard High Command gave Certificates of Merit to the Border Guard Marine group No 2, and Major Tran Ba Vinh and Sub-lieutenant Vu Duc Long.