The 1st Congress of Ethnic Minorities in Thu Duc City

On May 10, the 1st Congress of Ethnic Minorities in Thu Duc City (HCMC) officially opened.

Attending the Congress were comrades: Vu Anh Tuan, Director, Head of the Standing Office of the Southern Region of the Central Committee for Mass Mobilization; Nguyen Manh Cuong, Head of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee for Mass Mobilization; Huynh Van Hong Ngoc, Head of the Ho Chi Minh City Ethnic Committee; Pham Minh Tuan, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee; Hoang Tung, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the Thu Duc City People's Committee and 150 typical representatives of nearly 9,500 ethnic minorities (EM) in the entire Thu Duc City.

The delegation of ethnic minorities in Thu Duc City elected to attend the Congress of Ethnic Minorities in Ho Chi Minh City was introduced to the Congress

Since 2019, the District Party Committees of the districts (District 2, District 9, Thu Duc District), now Thu Duc City, have organized to thoroughly disseminate the Party's viewpoints on implementing ethnic minority policies; focused on leading and directing Party committees and authorities at all levels on ethnic work; included ethnic work in the Resolution of the District Party Congress to direct the building of a strong grassroots political system. Thereby maintaining the great solidarity of ethnic groups, ensuring political and social stability in Thu Duc City.

Thu Duc City currently has 29 ethnic minorities living with 4,082 households/9,418 people, accounting for 0.8% of the total population of Thu Duc City. In recent years, ethnic minorities have been excited by the attention of the Party and local authorities, which have mobilized all resources to care for people in difficult circumstances; visited and gave gifts on holidays and Tet of ethnic minorities; created conditions for ethnic minorities in production, business activities and family economic development, and stabilized their lives.

On this occasion, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, the Ho Chi Minh City Ethnic Minorities Committee and the Thu Duc City People's Committee awarded outstanding individuals, and the Congress approved the list of delegates to attend the 4th Ho Chi Minh City Ethnic Minorities Congress.

On the same morning, at the Ho Chi Minh City Historical - Cultural Park, Thu Duc City leaders and the Congress delegation participated in the incense offering and flower offering ceremony to commemorate the Hung Kings; and also participated in the tree planting ceremony at the Gift Tree Garden.

In addition, the discussion program between Thu Duc City leaders and delegates attending the Congress on the topic: "Ethnic minorities in Thu Duc City give advice on effectively implementing Resolution No. 98/2023/QH15 of the National Assembly on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Ho Chi Minh City" received many enthusiastic shares.

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/dai-hoi-dai-bieu-cac-dan-toc-thieu-so-tp-thu-duc-lan-thu-i-post739272.html