Deputy PM presents gifts to Cham ethnic people in HCM City

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh visited and presented gifts to Cham ethnic people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City’s district 8 on July 13.
Deputy PM presents gifts to Cham ethnic people in HCM City ảnh 1Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh (L) presents gift to a local resident (Photo: VNA)   
HCM City (VNA) – Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh visited and presented gifts to Cham ethnic people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City’s district 8 on July 13. 

Binh asked local authorities of ward 1 to pay more attention to local residents’ lives, especially during the pandemic at present.

Head of Anwar mosque Kim Xo said its management board regularly called on residents and Muslim followers to follow COVID-19 prevention and control measures.

The People’s Committee and Vietnam Fatherland Front of ward 1 also arranged vehicles to provide food for residents, he said.

On the occasion, Binh and leaders of district 8 handed over 200 gift packages to poor households, each worth 1.4 million VND (60.8 USD), including 1 million VND in cash.

He also presented the token of 200 million VND to affected residents.

Secretary of the Party Committee of district 8 Ngo Thanh Tuan also symbolically handed over necessities worth 40 million VND to Cham residents.

Ward 1 8 is home to a large number of Muslims with over 2,400 people./.
VNA

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