Quynh Luu: Launching propaganda campaign to prevent firecrackers during Tet

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of January 5, the People's Committee of Quynh Luu district organized a campaign to respond to the peak period of mobilizing people to hand over weapons, explosives, support tools, and dangerous toys that were seized before, during, and after the Lunar New Year 2017 and the National Action Month for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control.

Attending were more than 900 teachers and staff from 3 schools: Quynh Luu 1 High School, Quynh Hong Middle School and Cau Giat Middle School.

Overview of the launching ceremony.

In Quynh Luu district, there are 144 people infected with HIV in 26/33 communes and towns, of which 73 have developed AIDS and 26 have died. The situation of trading and storing weapons, explosives, firecrackers and prohibited dangerous toys is still complicated and tends to increase.

Since the beginning of 2016, the district police have arrested 20 cases, 29 subjects transporting, storing, and trading firecrackers and prosecuted 7 cases, 9 defendants, confiscated more than 550kg of firecrackers and 36kg of explosives...

With the determination to ensure security and order in the district, serving the people to enjoy Tet and welcome spring safely, the People's Committee of Quynh Luu district has called on and requested all levels, branches, agencies, schools, enterprises, mass organizations, armed forces, cadres, party members and all people to well implement the following contents: Strengthen propaganda, patrol and control on routes and areas with complicated security and order.

Launching propaganda campaign to prevent firecrackers before, during and after Lunar New Year 2017.

Absolutely do not produce, store, trade, transport and burn fireworks and firecrackers; at the same time, propagate and mobilize relatives and family to do the same. If you discover cases of intentional violations of regulations on firecracker prevention, immediately report to the nearest police station.

Consider HIV/AIDS prevention as a key immediate and long-term task, aiming to end the AIDS pandemic in Vietnam in general and Quynh Luu in particular.

Immediately after the launching ceremony, units organized a parade along National Highway 1A to propagate firecracker prevention before, during and after Tet, and to raise the responsibility of local Party committees and authorities in directing the implementation and responding to HIV/AIDS prevention month.

Thanh Toan

(Quynh Luu Radio)