PM agrees on Hanoi’s hosting of SEA Games 31
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed to let Hanoi host the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) and the 11th ASEAN Para
Games (Para Games 11) in 2021.
To ensure effective preparations in line with regulations, the Government
leader assigned the Party Committee of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and
Tourism (MCST) to report to the Politburo this month for permission before
sending an official notice to the SEA Games Federation.
After the Politburo agrees in principle, the People’s Committee of Hanoi will closely
coordinate with the MCST and relevant ministries, agencies and localities in
devising a plan on organisation of SEA Games 31 and Para Games 11 in a thrifty,
safe, effective and successful manner.
Hanoi must review its current infrastructure facilities
and make a detailed plan on infrastructure development serving the events, and
mobilise the participation of different economic sectors in these efforts, he
said.
The PM asked the sports sector to proactively prepare
human resources including athletes and coaches as well as other necessary
conditions in order to gain the highest results at the events.
He praised the substantial
determination of the culture, sports and tourism sector, as well as of Hanoi
and the relevant ministries and agencies to host SEA Games 31 and Para Games 11.
Hosting the games is both the
responsibility and honour of Vietnam as a constructive member of the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), he said, adding that this is
also a chance to promote the Vietnamese land and people.
According to the MCST, SEA Games 31 is scheduled to last for about 17 days and
Para Games 11, around 11 days, from October to December 2021. About 11,000
athletes and coaches are expected to participate in SEA Games 31, with some
2,100 to join Para Games 11. -VNA