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HCM City delegation visits Truong Sa island district, DK1 platform

A delegation of Ho Chi Minh City led by Deputy Commander of the Vietnam People's Navy Rear Admiral Pham Nhu Xuan and Vice Secretary of the city’s Party Committee Nguyen Phuoc Loc visited soldiers and people in Truong Sa island district and DK 1 platform in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa from April 26 to May 2.
HCM City delegation visits Truong Sa island district, DK1 platform ảnh 1A delegation of Ho Chi Minh City join the trip to Truong Sa island district and DK 1 platform in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa from April 26 to May 2. (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – A delegation of HoChi Minh City led by Deputy Commander of the Vietnam People's NavyRear Admiral Pham Nhu Xuan and Vice Secretary of the city’s PartyCommittee Nguyen Phuoc Loc visited soldiers and people in Truong Sa islanddistrict and DK 1 platform in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa fromApril 26 to May 2.

The delegation visited the islands of SinhTon (Sin Cowe), Co Lin (Collins Reef), Nui Le (Cornwallis South Reef), Toc Tan(Alison Reef), Da Tay (West London Reef), Truong Sa (Spratly), and DK1/17platform; and attended a ceremony to celebrate the49th anniversary of the liberation of Truong Sa (April 29, 1975 - April 29,2024). 

It also visitedcultural works and places where soldiers stay, study andwork; and held a memorial ceremony to pay tribute to war martyrs who sacrificedtheir lives to protect the national sovereignty over sea and islands.

On this occasion, the delegation gave soldiers and people there greenhouses, solar lights, computers, water pumps and purifiers, and others worth a total of about 42 billion VND (1.65 million USD).

Since 2007, Ho Chi Minh City has organsised 15delegations consisting of more than 1,500 people to visit the TruongSa island district and DK1 Platform.

About 450 billion VND from the city's "For Homeland Seas and Islands - For the Frontline ofthe Fatherland" fund has been used to support soldiers and people inislands and border areas./.

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