Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Uong Chu Luu attended the ceremony to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the establishment of Anh Son district.

Attending the ceremony were comrades: Uong Chu Luu - Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly; Vu Chien Thang - Head of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs.

On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrade Cao Thi Hien - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; comrade Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Commission; comrade Huynh Thanh Dien - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; representatives of leaders of provincial departments and branches.

Scene of the celebration ceremony. Photo: Cong Kien

Anh Son district was separated from the larger Anh Son district according to Decision No. 52/QD-CP (1963) of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers; it is a midland district of Nghe An province, including 20 communes and 1 town stretching along both banks of the Lam River. The whole district has 60 thousand hectares of natural land, more than 30 thousand households with 108 thousand people.

Welcome performance. Photo: Luong Mai

The 55th anniversary of the establishment and development of Anh Son district is an opportunity for officials and people to review the glorious historical tradition of the district over the past half century. Especially in the period of renovation, the locality has made remarkable progress in many fields.

Hung Son is the first commune of Anh Son district to reach the New Rural Area finish line. Photo: Nguyen Sach

Many large investment projects have been implemented in the area. The urban technical infrastructure system is planned synchronously, the coverage rate of detailed planning for construction of urban areas and commune centers is 100%.

The national target program on new rural construction has achieved important results. To date, 7 communes have reached the NTM finish line, and 2 more communes are completing their application for recognition of meeting NTM standards, bringing the total number of communes meeting NTM standards to 9.

Economic growth rate reached over 10.4%; Production value (SS 2010 price) is estimated at over 4.9 trillion VND; average added value per capita is estimated at 30.5 million VND/year. Annual budget revenue always exceeds the estimate, estimated at 45 billion VND. Annual growth rate of the industrial sector is over 20%.

Comrade Uong Chu Luu - Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly spoke at the Commemoration Ceremony. Photo: Cong Kien

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Huynh Thanh Dien - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee acknowledged the results that Anh Son district has achieved in the past time and requested that in the coming time, the district needs to focus on improving the leadership to effectively implement the Central Resolutions, exploiting potentials and strengths to develop the economy; improve the quality of cultural and educational activities; determined to make the district become a fairly developed district of the province.

Comrade Uong Chu Luu - Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly presented the Government's emulation flag to Anh Son district. Photo: Cong Kien

Recognizing and praising the achievements that the Party Committee, government and people of the district have achieved over the past 55 years, comrade Uong Chu Luu - Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly believes that in the coming time, the district will strive to attract many large potential projects, improve production efficiency, economic value, create jobs for students of the hometown after graduation; pay attention to developing health care and education... At the same time, he hopes that the people of the land rich in patriotic traditions will always uphold the spirit of solidarity, have the determination and will to build the district to become increasingly rich, beautiful and civilized.

On this occasion, the Party Committee, government and people of Anh Son district were honored to receive the emulation flag from the Prime Minister. Comrade Dang Thanh Tung - Secretary of the District Party Committee was awarded the Third Class Labor Medal by the President./.