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HCM City focuses on caring for the needy ahead of Tet

HCM City has planned various activities to care for the needy and policy beneficiaries on the occasion of the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year), the most important festival of Vietnamese people in a year.
HCM City focuses on caring for the needy ahead of Tet ảnh 1HCM City has planned various activities to care for the needy and policy beneficiaries on the occasion of the upcoming Tet.(Photo: VNA)


HCM City (VNA) – HCM City has planned various activities to care for the needy andpolicy beneficiaries on the occasion of the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year), themost important festival of Vietnamese people in a year.

The city authoritieswill organise visits and present gifts to policy beneficiaries, VietnameseHeroic Mothers, the elderly and poor households in the locality.

LeMinh Tan, Director of the municipal Department of Labour, Invalids and SocialAffairs, said that HCM City plans to spend 813 billion VND (35 million USD) incash and gifts for more than 500,000 needy people during the occasion.

Local authorities, associations and civilsocial organisations are making efforts to mobilise more resources tobetter care for those in difficult circumstances during the Tet holiday.

Tran Van Tuan, deputy chairman of the Vietnam RedCross Society - HCM City chapter, said itsofficials, members and volunteers will present 50,000 giftsworth 500,000 VND to 1 million VND (21-43 USD) each to people in need,especially those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters.

The money comes from many sources, mainly businesses andindividuals.

The Vietnam Red Cross Society - HCMCity chapter will help rebuild and repair houses, providemedical consulting and equipment, and organise fairs and donate productiontools and equipment for the poor.

About 30,000 disadvantaged students and 20,000 workers willreceive free bus tickets to return home for the holiday.

Itwill also organise at least 25 art performances and entertainmentprogrammes for children and young people, meetings for students whoare not returning home for Tet, and the market stabilisation programme for Tet.

Earlier, the muncipal People’s Committee also asked local departmentsand agencies to continue strictly applying measures to prevent and combat COVID-19pandemic./.

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