Former Party General Secretary Le Kha Phieu (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry ofCulture, Sports and Tourism has sent a dispatch to heads of ministries, sectorsas well as central agencies, organisations, provinces and centrally-run citieson the suspension of entertainment activities during the two-day nationalmourning for former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam CentralCommittee Le Kha Phieu on August 14-15.
State agencies across the country as wellas representative offices of Vietnam abroad are asked to fly national flags athaft-mast in the two days.
Delegations can pay homage to the formerleader at National Funeral Hall, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong Street, Hanoi, where heis laid in state, Thong Nhat Hall in Ho Chi Minh City and 25B Hall in Thanh Hoacity of the north-central province of the same name.
They are asked not to bring wreaths to thefuneral.
The ministry also requested otherministries, sectors as well as central agencies, organisations and Stateagencies, People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to directand guide organisations, individuals and entertainment facilities to suspendcelebrative events, art programmes, sport competitions and entertainmentactivities on August 14-15.
The former leader passed away at 2:52 onAugust 7, of serious illness and old age at his home, and his funeral will beheld as a national mourning.
He was born on December 27, 1931, in DongKhe commune, Dong Son district, Thanh Hoa province.
As the top leader of the Party fromDecember 1997 to April 2001, he and the Party Central Committee, PoliticalBureau and Secretariat led the whole Party, people and army to gain remarkableachievements in the national reform, industrialisation, modernisation,construction and defence./.
