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Activities bring early Tet atmosphere to Bach Long Vi island

A series of activities were held in Bach Long Vi island district in the northern city of Hai Phong by Squadron 11 of the Coast Guard Region 1 Command on January 9 and 10 ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.
Activities bring early Tet atmosphere to Bach Long Vi island ảnh 1Chung (glutinous rice square cake) making on Bach Long Vi island. (Photo: VNA)
Hai Phong (VNA) – A series of activities wereheld in Bach Long Vi island district in the northern city of Hai Phong by Squadron11 of the Coast Guard Region 1 Command on January 9 and 10 ahead of the Lunar NewYear (Tet) Festival.

The activities included a ceremony to offer incense in tribute to martyrsat the Bach Long Vi Heroic Martyrs’ Monument, visits to agencies and units ofthe armed forces on the island, a contest to make “chung” (glutinous rice squarecake) in association with the presenting of gifts to local policy beneficiariesand poor students.

Besides, the organising board also held a “0 VND” trade fairto provide food, foodstuff and necessary commodities to needy people in thedistrict.

It also popularised the law to nearly 200 local fishermen, andpresented them with 500 national flags, 10 life vests and 1,000 leaflets on illegal,unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing prevention and control regulations,and Tet gifts.

The total value of the activities was over 120 million VND (4,900 USD).

Bui Trung Tien, Secretary of the Party Committee of Bach LongVi district, said that the activities were of practical significance, helping tofoster close relations among the military, administration and locals on theisland, thus firmly safeguarding the national sovereignty over the sea andislands./.
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