Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Thai Thanh Quy visited and wished a Happy New Year to the people and soldiers of Ky Son district.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Thai Thanh Quy led a working delegation to visit and wish a Happy New Year to officers and soldiers of My Ly Border Guard Station. Accompanying him were members of the Provincial Party Committee: Doan Hong Vu - Director of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs; Luong Thanh Hai - Head of the Provincial Ethnic Minorities Committee; Vi Hoe - Secretary of the Ky Son District Party Committee; representatives of the leaders of the Provincial People's Committee Office, the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, the Provincial Police, the Provincial Military Command, and the Nghe An Border Guard Command. Photo: Thanh Duy

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee visited and extended New Year greetings to officers and soldiers of My Ly Border Guard Station, located in My Ly Commune, Ky Son District. The station is responsible for managing and protecting a long border section with 9 landmarks. The management area includes 25 villages in My Ly and Bac Ly communes.

Standing in the difficult border area, the officers and soldiers of the station have done a good job of protecting the border and landmarks; foreign affairs with Laos; and fighting against all kinds of crimes, especially drug crimes. The unit has presided over and coordinated the arrest and prosecution of 16 cases/18 defendants related to drug crimes in 2019.

In addition, My Ly Border Guard Station also carries out many activities to help local authorities and people in building the political system, developing the economy, and reducing poverty.

Preparing to welcome the Lunar New Year of the Rat, officers and soldiers of the station have built a plan to be ready for combat, ensuring that people have a peaceful and happy Lunar New Year.

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy directly inspected the facilities and living conditions of officers and soldiers of My Ly Border Guard Station. Photo: Thanh Duy

Visiting the station, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee directly inspected the areas: production, dining room, rest room and discussed specifically with the station commander about the life of officers and soldiers. Comrade Thai Thanh Quy assessed that in the socio-economic development achievements of the province, there are contributions of officers and soldiers of My Ly Border Guard Station.

Ky Son is a key area for national defense and security. 2020 is also a year with many important events for the whole country and the province, and the organization of party congresses at all levels. The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized that the work of protecting sovereignty and ensuring border security is of great importance.

Therefore, My Ly Border Guard Station needs to continue to raise vigilance, grasp the internal and external situation; grasp the plots and activities of hostile forces to proactively fight; strengthen border patrols and controls, closely coordinate with functional agencies to fight and destroy all types of crimes: drugs, human trafficking and carry out forest protection work...

The provincial delegation presented gifts to officers and soldiers of My Ly Border Guard Station. Photo: Thanh Duy

In particular, comrade Thai Thanh Quy requested the station to continue to do a good job of mobilizing the masses, taking care of people's lives, guiding and helping people develop the economy, especially continuing to promote the model of sending cadres and party members to help people; consolidating and strengthening the political system in the management area. "Because the people are the ears, the eyes, the area" - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said: "Every cadre and soldier must be a propagandist".

In addition, My Ly Border Guard Station needs to continue to proactively cultivate relations with Laos in the spirit of helping friends is helping oneself. In the immediate future, in preparation for the traditional New Year of the nation, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the station to have a good plan to organize a safe, cozy, economical and healthy New Year celebration for officers, soldiers and people.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Thai Thanh Quy kindly visited the health and lives of people in My Ly commune. Photo: Thanh Duy

Next, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee visited and wished a Happy New Year to the cadres and people of My Ly commune. Talking to the leaders, cadres and people of the commune, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee shared the difficulties of the locality, and acknowledged the commune's efforts to develop its socio-economy, achieving 11/19 criteria for new rural construction; having 4 cultural villages, 817 households meeting the criteria for cultural families.

My Ly is a border commune with a 48 km long border, a total natural area of ​​up to 27,000 hectares with 1,217 households of Mong, Kho Mu, Thai, Kinh ethnic groups living together. The socio-economic conditions here are still difficult, the current average income per capita is only 15 million VND/person/year, the poverty rate by the end of 2019 is still more than 52%.

In particular, My Ly is a commune that shares a border with Laos, but the border situation is very peaceful and the relationship between villages and villages in Laos has been strengthened. "This is a very important contribution of the Party Committee, government and people of My Ly commune" - the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee affirmed and acknowledged and highly appreciated the achievements and contributions of My Ly commune to the overall achievements of the province.

In 2020, in the general context as well as the specific conditions and situations of the locality, comrade Thai Thanh Quy suggested that the Party Committee, government and people of the commune must make every effort to achieve the goals and targets; first of all, it is necessary to continue to promote great solidarity, actively take care of economic development, material and spiritual life for the people in the form of "holding hands and showing how to do things".

The commune also needs to prepare carefully to organize a good Party cell congress, towards a successful Commune Party Congress. In addition to personnel work, it is also necessary to pay attention to building a socio-economic development plan for the next 5 years; continue to pay attention to ensuring political security, social order and safety, and continue to build good and friendly relations with the villages of Laos.

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy presented 1,050 billion VND from the Fund for the Poor of Nghe An province to Ky Son district. Photo: Thanh Duy

On this occasion, comrade Thai Thanh Quy and the working delegation presented 280 Tet gifts to the poor in the commune; presented 50 million VND to the commune's education promotion fund; presented Tet gifts to the Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Fatherland Front Committee of My Ly commune; presented 1.050 billion VND from the Provincial Fund for the Poor to Ky Son district and 320 million VND to build a Great Unity House in the district.

On this occasion, Thien Minh Duc Group gave 200 gifts worth 100 million VND to the poor in My Ly commune.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee presented gifts and sent New Year wishes to households facing many difficulties in My Ly commune. Photo: Thanh Duy

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee shared that although the gifts were not large, they were a noble gesture to help poor households have more conditions to celebrate Tet; at the same time, he hoped that the people, together with the commune, would launch a strong movement to rise out of poverty. The province, district and commune always accompany and support the people to rise up.

Visiting and wishing a Happy New Year to Mr. Lo Duy Nhat in Hoa Ly village, My Ly commune, a prestigious village elder, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also hopes that he will continue to be the leading figure in propagating and mobilizing the people.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and the working delegation visited and presented Tet gifts to officers and soldiers of the Military Command and Police of Ky Son district. Speaking at the units, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee commended and acknowledged the results achieved.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Thai Thanh Quy visited and wished a Happy New Year to officers and soldiers of the Ky Son District Military Command. Photo: Thanh Duy

Talking with officers and soldiers of the Ky Son District Military Command, comrade Thai Thanh Quy suggested continuing to strictly implement combat readiness regulations, proactively grasp the situation, coordinate with relevant agencies to handle situations right from the grassroots, not to be passive and surprised, and not to let it become a hot spot.

The unit needs to continue to organize systematic training according to regulations; strictly maintain discipline and order; strengthen political and moral training for officers and soldiers; be close to the people, strengthen the work of caring for the people; help people overcome natural disasters, and at the same time care for the team of officers and soldiers.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee visited, wished a Happy New Year and discussed some issues with the Ky Son District Police. Photo: Thanh Duy

Regarding the District Police, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested that the unit be ready with plans to be on duty during Tet, to launch a campaign to suppress and contain crimes so that people can feel secure, while promoting the tradition of the Party Committee, especially valuing and promoting solidarity within the unit to maintain a strong collective, worthy of the firm trust of the Party Committee, the government and the people.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Thai Thanh Quy and other members of the working delegation and leaders of Ky Son district visited and wished a Happy New Year to comrade Vi Hai Thanh - former Secretary of the Ky Son District Party Committee. Photo: Thanh Duy

On the same afternoon, concluding his working trip to the mountainous district of Ky Son, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Thai Thanh Quy visited and wished a Happy New Year to comrade Vi Hai Thanh - former Secretary of the Ky Son District Party Committee, currently living in Na Luong village, Huu Kiem commune, an outstanding elderly person; visited war invalid 4/4 Lam Ngoc Nhan in block 2, Muong Xen town, where he is currently worshiping the heroic Vietnamese Mother and 3 martyrs who sacrificed for the cause of protecting the Fatherland. War invalid Lam Ngoc Nhan is also a shining example of good economic performance.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Thai Thanh Quy talked and sent New Year greetings to the family of war invalid Lam Ngoc Nhan in Block 2, Muong Xen town, Ky Son district. Photo: Thanh Duy