On Sunday morning, October 10, Da Nang Party Committee Secretary Nguyen Van Quang paid an onsite visit to the transit station south of the Hai Van Tunnel to check the support work for people on their journey back home on motorbikes from pandemic-hit southern localities travelling through Da Nang.

Da Nang Party Committee Secretary Nguyen Van Quang (5th, right) giving spiritual encouragement to functional forces who are on duty to support and lead the way for returnees to pass through the Hai Van Tunnel. Photo: LE HUNG

The city Party chief Quang highly praised local functional forces and voluntary groups for their active involvement in providing both in-kind and spiritual support for the returnees.

On behalf of charity organisations and individuals, Secretary Quang (1st right) donating motorbikes to needy returnees. Photo: LE HUNG

“The opening of the Hai Van Tunnel 2 for facilitating returnees to pass through safely is one of the city government's timely and humanitarian decisions, thereby ensuring the safety for the returnees as passing through Da Nang in recent rainy and windy weather" noted Secretary Quang.

From October 6 until now, some relevant agencies and volunteer groups citywide have been on duty around the clock along roads where groups of returnees have passed through so as to support food, drinks and others as well as to guide them through the tunnel safely.

On behalf of the city's leaders and charity organisations, Secretary Quang (1st right) giving gifts of cash to people returning to their hometown from the South before they go through the Hai Van Tunnel. Photo: LE HUNG

Secretary Quang said that such great support given to returnees have made a very important contribution to the city's COVID-19 prevention and control, thereby setting up a trust for people nationwide, especially returnees.

He also took the opportunity to thank city-based press agencies for reporting and reflecting the city-done support activities for returnees in a timely manner.

Secretary Quang (left) giving spiritual encouragement to functional forces on duty at the transit station south of the Hai Van Tunnel. Photo: LE HUNG

Lt.Col Pham Hong Hai, Head of the Traffic Police Station at the Hoa Nhon Gate checkpoint, said over recent days, the station's traffic police have coordinated with relevant units to provide active support for people who go through Da Nang on their way back home.

Up to now, the traffic police forces have led the way for more than 6,000 people to travel through the tunnel safely on their motorbikes. Additionally, transit vehicles have been used to carry returnees and their motorcycles through the tunnel.

“All returnees are very touched by great support and sentimental affection from the government and people of Da Nang over the past times" added Mr Hai.

Reporting by LE HUNG, XUAN SON - Translating by M.D