The contest "I love my homeland's sea and islands" comes to Can Tho for the first time

(NLDO) - The contest "I love my homeland's sea and islands" in Can Tho city with the participation of 100 outstanding students

From October 3 to 4, in Can Tho City, the Command of Coast Guard Region 4 coordinated with the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Committee of Can Tho City Party Committee, the Department of Education and Training of Can Tho City to organize the program "Coast Guard accompanies fishermen" in Nhon My Commune and the contest "I love the sea and islands of my homeland" in Vinh Chau Commune. These are two very meaningful activities of the Command of Coast Guard Region 4, which came to the new Can Tho City for the first time after the merger of Can Tho City, Hau Giang and Soc Trang .

Exciting "I love my homeland's sea and islands" contest at Vinh Chau Commune People's Committee

The program was organized with meaningful activities such as: Propagating and disseminating the law to more than 200 officials and people; distributing more than 1,000 leaflets, 200 propaganda handbooks, 150 law books, giving 500 national flags, 50 photos of Uncle Ho and 100 gifts (each worth 1,000,000 VND) to policy families in the area.

Officers of Coast Guard Region 4 Command distribute propaganda leaflets to fishermen.

Representatives of the Coast Guard Region 4 Command presented gifts to policy families in Nhon My commune.

Thereby contributing to raising people's awareness of sea and island sovereignty and regulations on preventing illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing; strengthening military-civilian solidarity, building a solid national defense posture and people's security posture at sea.

The highlight of this activity is the contest "I love my homeland's sea and islands" in Can Tho City with the participation of 100 outstanding students. The contest was organized in 2 rounds: Online contest held from September 17 to September 21, attracting more than 10,300 registrations; and the live contest round was held enthusiastically at the hall of Vinh Chau Commune People's Committee.

Through the contest, we aim to widely disseminate knowledge about the history of building and defending the country of the Vietnamese people, the traditions of the People's Army, the Vietnam Coast Guard, the traditions of the locality in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland; regulations of Vietnamese and international laws on seas and islands; knowledge about drug prevention and control, school violence, etc.

Colonel Nguyen Thai Duong delivered the opening speech of the contest "I love my homeland's sea and islands"

Speaking at the contest, Colonel Nguyen Thai Duong - Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee, Deputy Political Commissar of the Coast Guard Region 4 Command - emphasized: "Today's contest is not only an opportunity for us to raise awareness of the role and strategic position of the sea and islands in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland, but also a useful and interesting playground for students to express their love for their homeland and country, especially for the sacred sea and islands. Through the contest, we hope to arouse in each student the pride and sense of responsibility of the young generation in protecting the sovereignty of the sea and islands and maintaining security and order at sea."

Delegates representing students in difficult circumstances received 80 scholarships.

Colonel Nguyen Thai Duong and Mr. Nguyen Van Hien, Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training of Can Tho City, awarded first prize to Thach Hoang Nam.

At the end of the contest "I love my homeland's sea and islands", student Thach Hoang Nam, class 7A4, Lai Hoa Secondary and High School, excellently won first prize.

On this occasion, the Command of Coast Guard Region 4 awarded 80 scholarships (each worth 1,000,000 VND) to students in difficult circumstances, supporting them on their path of study.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/cuoc-thi-em-yeu-bien-dao-que-huong-lan-dau-den-voi-can-tho-196251004172826517.htm