On Thursday, 71 of Da Nang’s government officials and employees were honoured for their outstanding achievements last year.  Present at the event were the municipal Party Committee’s Deputy Secretary, Mr Tran Tho, and the People’s Committee’s Chairman, Mr Van Huu Chien.  They extended their congratulations to the honorees and presented flowers and Certificates of Merit to them in recognition of their significant contributions to the city’s development.

The Director of the city’s Department of Home Affairs, Mr Dang Cong Ngu, said that the honorees were selected from managers and employees of the city’s authorities, local Party organisations, agencies and departments.

Some of the city’s leaders and outstanding individuals

Under the strict assessment criteria, the honorees were required to fulfil their political tasks well, have outstanding qualifications and high ethical standards, set good examples for others to follow, and maintain good social relationships.  Many of them also showed their passion for researching into science and brought their remarkable initiatives for the city’s development to fruition.  Their innovations have helped to save billions of VND for the State.

In addition, some of them were also honoured by local agencies and departments for their great devotion over a long period.

Addressing the event, Deputy Secretary Tho stressed the need for the honorees to exert more efforts to uphold their ethics, fulfil their tasks well, and make their units stronger in order to contribute to the city’s progress.  He also urged them to become actively involved in the “Studying and Following President Ho Chi Minh’s Moral Example” campaign to increase the number of outstanding individuals. 

The city leader asked local agencies and departments to establish accurate criteria tools for evaluating and selecting outstanding local government staff in the future.  The city will strive to reach its target of becoming a prosperous, civilised, peaceful and liveable city with a healthy and clean environment by 2020.