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HCMC leaders pay respect to President Ho Chi Minh on birth anniversary

A delegation of the Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee offered incence and laid wreaths in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his museum in the southern metropolis on May 19, on the occasion of the late leader’s 133rd birth anniversary (May 19, 1890-2023).
HCMC leaders pay respect to President Ho Chi Minh on birth anniversary ảnh 1The Ho Chi Minh City’s high-ranking delegation pays tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his museum in the southern metropolis on May 19 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A delegation of the Ho Chi Minh City’sParty Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee, and Vietnam FatherlandFront Committee offered incence and laid wreaths in tribute to President Ho Chi Minhat his museum in the southern metropolis on May 19, on the occasion of the lateleader’s 133rd birth anniversary (May 19, 1890-2023).

Headed by Politburo member and Secretary of the municipalParty Committee Nguyen Van Nen, the delegation also laid wreaths incommemoration of the President at his monument in District 1’s Nguyen Huewalking street.

Also on the day, authorities of the Mekong Delta province ofHau Giang held a ceremony at the Ho Chi Minh temple in Long My district markingthe same occasion.

At the event, local leaders recalled the President’s greatcontributions to the nation’s revolution, and conferred Party membership badges conferredupon 27 senior Party members.

Meanwhile, the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre launched atree planting programme in honour of President Ho Chi Minh aspart of its project to grow 10 million trees between 2021 and 2025. In 2021 and2022, the province planted more than 1.76 million plants of various kinds. Thefigure is expected to reach 1.42 million this year.

In the northern province Phu Tho, myriad activities have sofar been held to celebrate the President’s birth anniversary.

More than 5,000 national flags and photos ofthe President worth over 200 million VND (8,517 USD) were given to households inthe border area of Lai Chau province by the Phu Tho Women's Union.

Phu Tho’s Doan Hung district, meanwhile, inaugurated amonument of President Ho Chi Minh at the Doan Hung secondary school. With atotal budget of 450 million VND, it consists of a 1.69m high bronze statue ofthe leader./.
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