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Hanoi: Additional 23.7 billion VND raised for sea, island fund

As much as 23.7 billion VND (over 1 million USD) was donated by 119 organisations and agencies in Hanoi for the Fund for Vietnam’s Sea and Islands on April 12.
Hanoi: Additional 23.7 billion VND raised for sea, island fund ảnh 1Over 1 million USD is  donated for the Fund for Vietnam’s Sea and Islands. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – As much as 23.7 billion VND (over 1 million USD) wasdonated by 119 organisations and agencies in Hanoi for the Fund for Vietnam’sSea and Islands on April 12.

The donations were collected at the launching ceremony for this year’s seconddonation drive to raise money for the Fund, held by the Vietnam FatherlandFront (VFF) committee of Hanoi.

From February 3, the city’s VFF committee has received more than 35.7 billionVND from 162 organisations and agencies for the Fund.

Chairwoman of the committee Nguyen Lan Huong said that warm response to thedrive was a vivid illustration for Hanoians’ love for soldiers and officersin Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.

She expressed his hope that the Fund will receive widely support from localcitizens and organisations.

A working group from the city, led by Vice Secretary of the municipal PartyCommittee Nguyen Van Phong, will visit Truong Sa archipelago and DK1 Platform fromApril 12 to 20.

Earlier, more than 12 billion VND was mobilised for the Fund by 73 organisationsin the city in the first donation drive.

The money will be used to build a cultural house on Thuyen Chai A island in TruongSa archipelago, and organise a number of “For Vietnam’s sea and islands” activities./.
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