Study and follow Uncle Ho in Que Phong

Make it concrete by action.

The Party cell of Pa Khom village, Tri Le commune - a Mong village with 93 households and 524 people, realized that forest management and protection and environmental protection were urgent issues. The Party cell held a meeting and issued a specialized resolution on forest management and environmental protection; especially the issue of protecting and developing bitter bamboo shoots in the area bordering the village.

To put the Resolution into practice, the Pa Khom village Party Cell assigned responsibility to each cadre and party member to take the lead in promoting and mobilizing each household to sign the commitment and implement it.

Bitter bamboo shoots bring a fairly high income to Mong people in Tri Le commune. Photo: Ngoc Tang

Mr. Xong Gia Po - Secretary of the Pa Khom village Party Cell said: Previously, people's awareness and responsibility for forest management and protection were limited, especially bitter bamboo shoots were often cut down to burn for farming. Since the Party Cell issued a special resolution, bitter bamboo shoots have increasingly covered the area around the village; more and more traders come to buy them, and the price is high.

Since then, people have become aware of protecting the forest and developing bitter bamboo shoots, partly to bring economic efficiency, partly to protect the environment, and create fresh air. Now, the bitter bamboo shoot forest of Pa Khom village has increased in area from 5.3 hectares in 2018 to 11.7 hectares. Of which, some households such as Tho Nhia Thong, Gia Y Cho, and Chia Nenh... have 1-1.5 hectares of bitter bamboo shoot forest, harvesting 9-12 tons per year, with an average price of 8,000-12,000 VND/kg.

Pa Khom Village, one of five Mong villages in Tri Le Commune (Que Phong), is located at an altitude of over 1,000m above sea level and has cool air all year round. Photo: Duc Anh

“The concretization of the implementation of Directive 05 by thematic Resolutions has so far shown its effectiveness in changing the awareness and thinking of cadres, party members and people in forest management and protection and poverty reduction in the area” - Secretary of the Xong Gia Po Party Cell expressed.

In Tien Phong commune - the gateway commune of Que Phong district, there are 12 villages and hamlets, with 2,296 households and 10,265 people. In 2016, the poverty rate of the whole commune was 47.5%, people's lives faced many difficulties, and income mainly depended on agricultural production.

Therefore, the implementation of Directive 05 is associated with specific movements and models, contributing to economic development and reducing the poverty rate such as: the Fatherland Front with the campaign "All people unite to build new rural areas and civilized urban areas", the Women's Union with models such as "Women's savings groups", "Women help each other develop the economy"; the Veterans Association organizes well the movements "Comradely affection", "Veterans develop the economy"; the Farmers' Association combines learning and following Uncle Ho with effectively implementing the emulation movement of good production and business, uniting to help each other get rich and sustainably reduce poverty; the Youth Union with the movement of young people establishing themselves, starting a business and developing the economy...

Thanks to the determination and consensus of the entire political system, in the period of 2016-2020, Tien Phong commune reduced the number of poor households by 542. Up to now, the number of poor households in the whole commune is 522, accounting for 22.46% (a decrease of 25.04% compared to 2016).

Transaction at the one-stop department at Tien Phong Commune People's Committee, Que Phong District. Photo courtesy

Not only local collectives and units, but also individual cadres, party members and people have proactively chosen "following" content suitable to each person's expertise, capacity and strengths.

For Ho Dinh Trung, following Uncle Ho's teachings means making efforts and persevering in training and studying, "nothing is difficult, only fear of not being persistent". Thanks to hard work and determination, Trung has achieved the title of Excellent Student throughout 12 years of study; won the Third Prize in the Provincial Science and Technology Innovation Competition in the 2018-2019 school year; won 2 Gold Medals in the Provincial Phu Dong Sports Festival in the 2019-2020 school year; the title of "Three Good" Student at the Central level in the 2019-2020 school year; Second Prize in the Provincial Excellent Student in Informatics in the 2020-2021 school year and was directly admitted to the Foreign Trade University - International Finance major.

Comrade Truong Minh Cuong - Secretary of Que Phong District Party Committee awarded Certificates of Merit from the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in implementing Directive 05. Photo: Kim Nguyen

As for Mr. Dinh Ba Cuong (born in 1984), a member of the Bac Son Party Cell - who was honored to receive a Provincial Certificate of Merit for his outstanding achievements in implementing Directive 05, "Studying and following Uncle Ho means that each Party member must set an example of "Words go hand in hand with actions".

As a People's Council delegate and member of the Fatherland Front Committee of Kim Son town, through contact with the people, Mr. Cuong has helped people better understand the guidelines and policies of the Party, the State and the local government, minimizing complaints and petitions to higher levels. In the period of 2018 - 2020, he built and participated in the implementation of the project "Model of black pig and native chicken farms", taking the lead in building a movement of exemplary party members to develop the private economy and get rich on their homeland.

From 2016 to present, the whole Que Phong district has 18,851/19,577 cadres and party members registered to follow Uncle Ho's ideology, morality and style, reaching 96.3%. In 2021 alone, it is: 5,226/5,332 comrades (98%).

In-depth, timely

Over the past 5 years, the Standing Committee of Que Phong District Party Committee has directed the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee to promptly issue directive documents and organize the implementation of Directive 05 of the Politburo. In particular, it requires the District People's Committee, the Fatherland Front, departments, branches, district-level unions, and Party organizations to develop plans to follow Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality, and lifestyle; supplement the action program to implement the Resolution of the Party Congresses at all levels. Link the implementation of political tasks with the timely and effective resolution of urgent and outstanding issues of localities, agencies, and units.

Kim Son Town (Que Phong). Photo courtesy of Nguyen Book

Highlights include: Focusing on resolving outstanding compensation debts and resettlement support; disseminating the Law on Minerals and resource management to the people, especially in Quang Phong and Cam Muon communes; continuing to develop appropriate economic development models in localities (producing clean vegetables, growing grass to raise buffaloes and cows in captivity, raising black chickens, caged fish, growing cold-resistant Japonica rice, passion fruit, medicinal plants, yellow flower tea...) contributing to economic development, hunger eradication and poverty reduction.

Economic development models in Que Phong. Photo archive

The District Party Committee also directed Party organizations, agencies and units to clearly identify breakthrough contents and personal responsibilities, especially those of leaders, in implementing the directive. Many agencies and units have demonstrated dynamism, creativity and determination to implement the directive in many practical and effective ways.

Muong Noc commune builds a model of "Building working style and manners of leaders, cadres and party members in performing tasks". Photo: Phong Quang

Outstanding models include "Building working style and manners of leaders, cadres and party members in performing tasks" of the Muong Noc Commune Party Committee; "Women participating in protecting border security and sovereignty" of the Women's Union of Muong Piet Village, Thong Thu Commune; "Joining hands to build new rural areas", "Helping children go to school" of the District Military Party Committee; "Respect and politeness when interacting with people" of the Traffic Police Party Committee under the District Public Security Party Committee; "Protecting forests, conserving biodiversity, protecting the environment" of the Pu Hoat Nature Reserve Management Board Party Committee...

Awarding Certificates of Merit to outstanding collectives and individuals in implementing Directive 05. Photo: Kim Nguyen

During the 5 years of implementing Directive 05, the whole district had 109 collectives and 198 typical individuals being commended and rewarded at the district and grassroots levels, of which 27 collective models and 26 typical individuals were commended and rewarded at the district level; 5 collectives and 8 individuals were proposed to the province for commendation and reward, 2 collectives and 2 individuals were commended and rewarded by the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial People's Committee..

Mr. Tran Ngoc Que - Deputy Head of the Propaganda Department of Que Phong District Party Committee said: From the achieved results, the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee continues to direct agencies, units and localities to seek good and creative ways suitable for reality to build models and implement specific tasks. The district also determined to select 4 pilot units in implementing Directive 05 including (Party Committees of Dong Van and Muong Noc communes, Pu Hoat Nature Reserve, District Medical Center).

People in Hanh Dich commune have known how to apply science and technology to production. Thanks to that, people's rice productivity has been significantly improved. Photo: Thanh Cuong

At the same time, continue to assign cadres, party members of departments, branches, the Vietnam Fatherland Front and mass organizations from the district to the grassroots to help people develop the economy, eliminate hunger, reduce poverty, and build new rural areas.

Khanh Ly