Nhập mô President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (right) meets policy beneficiaries in Kien Giang province. (Photo: VNA) KienGiang (VNA) – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 10 visited andpresented gifts to poor and disadvantaged households and AgentOrange/Dioxin victims in Hon Dat district of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on the occasion of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
Attending a programme organised by the provincial Red Cross Society for local poor people to celebrate Tet,the State leader hailed the local administration, Red Cross chapters at all levels and social organisations and individuals for donating Tet gifts worth over 10 billion VND (427,000 USD) for social welfare beneficiary families, poor and disadvantaged people in the province.
The programme, which is taking place fromJanuary 1-16, in response to a campaign launched byVietnam Red Cross Society to provide Tet gift for the less fortunate, includes a variety of activities such as providingfree haircuts, calligraphy, folk games as well as cultural exchanges betweengroups of people in society.
As many as 20,000 packages ofgifts, worth between 300,000-500,000 VND each, will be presented to poor people andfamilies of Agent Orange victims as well as those aftected by natural disastersor COVID-19 pandemic during the programme.
The same day, the president visited and presented 200 packages of Tet gifts to disadvantaged workersat Thanh Loc Industrial Zone.
He underlined that theParty and State always pay attention to poor households and people withdifficult circumstances, ensuring that everyone can enjoy a happy Tet. The presidentasked Kien Giang province, enterprises to continue to improve the workingcondition and health for labourers.
He also visited and presentedgifts to poor households, disadvantaged workers and Agent Orange victims inChau Thanh district./.
