A number of individuals with outstanding contributions to the city's development were honoured at the event (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City on February 6 held a get-togetherto celebrate the upcoming traditional New Year (Tet) festival for about 600 OverseasVietnamese returning home from 25 countries and territories.
Addressing the event, Vice Secretary of the municipal Party Committeeand Chairman of the People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong said that the event showsthe special attention to the Overseas Vietnamese community and their valuablecontributions to the homeland.
Briefing the participants on socio-economic development of the cityrecently, Phong recognised the contributions of the Vietnamese community abroadto the growth of the city as an inseparable part of the Vietnamese nation.
Phong also showed his hope that the expats will continue promoting thepatriotism tradition and joining hands with the locality to fulfil allsocio-economic tasks for 2018, enhancing the city’s living standard quality.
Chau Ba Long, an expat from Australia, said that the Vietnamesecommunity abroad is proud of their role as an inseparable part of the nation.The community is striving to integrate into the host society and maintain closerelations with the homeland.
Expressing his impression of the city’s growth and dynamism, Longthanked the city for creating favourable conditions for Overseas Vietnamese toreturn to the city to live, work, run business, and do social activities. Healso expressed the community’s wish to contribute to boosting the city’s rapid,sustainable development.
On the occasion, the city honoured 15 individuals showing excellentcontributions to the city’s growth in 2017.
A photo exhibition was also launched to showcase hundreds of photos featuringthe development of the city as well as the contributions of the OverseasVietnamese community to the growth.-VNA
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