President visits Quang Ngai’s Ly Son island district
President Truong Tan Sang visited Ly Son island district – homeland of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) flotilla soldiers, in the central province of Quang Ngai on February 22.
Hanoi (VNA) – President Truong Tan Sang visited Ly Son island district – home✱land of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) flotilla soldiers, in the central province of Quang Ngai on February 22.
In the Hoang Sa tomb relic complex, the State leader offered incense to the soldiers who laid down their lives to safeguarding national sovereignty.
He later visited a technical scout force of the Navy High Command, presented gifts to 20 poor households and learned about a cultivation model in An Hai commune.
The communal authorities updated the President about the local socio-economic development, saying that An Hai is currently home to nearly 8,000 people, 60 percent of them live on fishing with a total fish catch of 17,000 tonnes per year.
Fishermen at the event appealed for more State support in shipbuilding, environment protection and relic restoration.
The President expressed delight at his second visit to the island district and asked local authorities to pay attention to sustainable planning and provide further assistance for fishermen.
During a working session with the provincial authorities, the State leader suggested seeking the right ways to make economic breakthroughs, persisting with major projects in oil refinery, industrial infrastructure, sugarcane and tourism, reshuffling production and facilitating the private sector.
The province owns more than 5,480 vessels with a total capacity of 934,000 CV, and has 10 fisheries trade unions with 6,000 members. Last year, the total aquatic output surpassed 167,500 tonnes and more than 40,000 jobs were created.-VNA
The central province of Quang Ngai passed a project on August 7 to turn Ly Son Island into a sea preservation zone in an effort to develop the island sustainably.
Ly Son island district in Quang Ngai will construct a monument in commemoration of civilians and sailors who died during long voyages to protect the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos of Vietnam.
Inhabitants of An Binh Islet, 30km off the coast of Quang Ngai central province, will have access to electricity before Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, which falls in February.
A foundation stone-laying ceremony for a memorial monument of Hoang Sa soldiers took place in the island district of Ly Son, central Quang Ngai province, on January 17.
Over 400 residents and tourists were able to travel via boat from Ly Son island to the mainland of Quang Ngai province after being stranded for several days due to rough seas.
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President Truong Tan Sang (L) (Source: VNA)
