Strengthening security and order during the 2017 APEC Summit

(Baonghean.vn) - The Provincial People's Committee issued dispatch No. 23/CD-UBND dated October 17, 2017 on strengthening measures to ensure security and order in the area before and during the 2017 APEC Summit. The content of the dispatch clearly states:

The APEC 2017 Summit Week will take place from November 6 to November 11, 2017 in Da Nang city with the participation of heads of state, senior leaders of 21 member economies, 04 invited heads of state and more than 10,000 delegates, businesses, and domestic and foreign press reporters. This is an important political, diplomatic, and economic event for Vietnam and APEC member countries in 2017. However, this is also the time when foreign special agencies, hostile forces, terrorists, reactionaries, and opponents actively take advantage of this event to propagate, distort, incite, and conduct sabotage activities.

In Nghe An, the security and order situation has been generally stable in recent times, but there are still some factors that can cause complications, especially incidents related to religion, activities of reactionaries, opposition, and complaints among the people.... Notably, Nghe An is an area with many reactionary and opposition elements (especially elements related to the terrorist organization "Viet Tan"). If not proactively resolved and stabilized in a timely manner, it will cause bad public opinion, affecting the success of the APEC 2017 Summit Week and Vietnam's reputation in the international arena.

Traffic police force launched to carry out tasks to strengthen service for the APEC Summit 2017. Photo: Internet

To ensure security and order in the area during the APEC Summit Week 2017 and strictly implement Official Dispatch No. 3018/VPCP-NC dated September 29, 2017 of the Government Office on ensuring security and order during the APEC Summit 2017, the Provincial People's Committee requests:

1. Provincial Departments, branches, sectors, and mass organizations; People's Committees of districts, cities, and towns; Principals of Universities, Colleges, Professional and Vocational High SchoolsFocus on directing and strengthening propaganda, education and dissemination to cadres, party members, workers, students about the significance of the APEC 2017 Summit Week; the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws on security and order assurance, especially Directive No. 46-CT/TW dated June 22, 2015 of the Politburo on strengthening the Party's leadership in ensuring security and order in the new situation; Instruction No. 39-HD/BTGTW dated August 25, 2017 of the Central Propaganda Department on propaganda for APEC Vietnam 2017. Thereby, raising awareness, creating consensus and support from the masses and promoting the strength of the entire local political system, creating a strong momentum in ensuring security and order.

2. People's Committees of districts, cities and towns

- Review and evaluate complicated or potentially complicated issues and cases in the locality to have timely solutions and measures to resolve them on the spot, not to let them spread, especially illegal activities in religion, complaints, compensation for site clearance, project construction...; when complicated security and order incidents occur, it is necessary to mobilize forces to resolve them, but must be extremely cautious and flexible (including handling criminal, civil, administrative issues...), avoid confrontation and conflict with the people, avoid mistakes, creating excuses for bad elements to take advantage and complicate the situation. Do not organize enforcement when the causes of complaints have not been resolved, especially before and during the APEC Summit 2017.

- When handling and resolving complicated cases, it is necessary to ensure political and legal requirements according to the "4 on-the-spot" motto, not allowing them to spread or prolong; ensuring the legitimate rights and interests of the people, not allowing hostile forces and reactionaries to take advantage of them to sabotage; at the same time, it is necessary to strictly implement the information and reporting regime.

3. Provincial Police preside, in coordination with the Provincial Military Command, Fire Prevention and Fighting Police, Provincial Border Guard Command and relevant departments, branches and sectors to synchronously and drastically deploy measures to ensure security and order in the area. Focus mainly on the following tasks:

- Develop and seriously implement a plan to ensure security and order before and during the APEC 2017 Summit in the area. In particular, focus on preventing and stopping the gathering of forces, showing off power, openly forming political groups, terrorist and sabotage activities; advise and coordinate to thoroughly resolve violations of religious laws, the situation of gathering crowds to file complaints beyond their authority, marching, protesting, causing security and order disturbances in the area; activities of contacting and meeting heads of state and high-ranking international officials. Proactively attack and suppress all types of crimes on routes and areas with complex crime and social order; focus on destroying dangerous criminal gangs, using "hot weapons", capturing wanted subjects; strictly inspect the management and transportation of weapons, explosives, and petrol businesses; regularly do a good job of managing foreigners and immigration activities into the area.

- Strengthen patrols and controls on key routes, especially National Highway 1A and the Ho Chi Minh Trail, to prevent, detect, stop, and strictly handle acts of illegal transportation of weapons, explosives, flammable materials, toxic substances, etc. through the area.

- Prepare forces and means to participate in resolving complicated situations according to the Coordination Plan No. 293/PA-CAT-QST-BPT dated May 19, 2016 between the Provincial Police, the Provincial Military Command, the Provincial Border Guard Command approved by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee. Resolutely not to let marches and protests develop and spread outside the province.

4. Provincial Military Command, Provincial Border Guard CommandClosely coordinate with the Provincial Police to strengthen border and sea route patrols and controls, "close" small-scale routes to proactively prevent and stop reactionary exiles and terrorists from entering the area; strictly control the transportation of weapons and explosives across the border and sea routes; prevent, stop and neutralize the use of drones for terrorist and sabotage activities; coordinate to absolutely protect the safety of key targets. Coordinate with the Customs force to strictly control entry and exit activities at border gates.

5. Provincial Fire Prevention and Fighting PoliceImplement plans to ensure fire and explosion safety in the area, especially before and during the APEC 2017 Summit; regularly check security and fire safety at business establishments, accommodation establishments, and petrol stations.

6. Department of Transport presides, coordinate with the Provincial Police and key districts, cities and towns to strengthen control of traffic vehicles, proactively detect, prevent and strictly handle vehicle owners transporting explosives, flammable substances, radioactive substances... moving through the area to the southern provinces; be ready to have plans to divide traffic and prioritize lanes for APEC high-level vehicles when moving through the area. In special cases where delegates land at Vinh Airport to move to Da Nang, it is necessary to proactively coordinate with Vinh Airport and relevant units to create the most favorable conditions for APEC high-level delegates.

7. Department of Foreign AffairsActively contact the APEC 2017 Senior Officials' Week Organizing Committee to advise on plans and methods to welcome and serve high-level delegations to Nghe An province. Coordinate with the Provincial Police and relevant departments, branches and sectors to strictly manage the activities of international delegations, non-governmental organizations and foreigners who take advantage of the APEC 2017 Senior Officials' Meeting to commit acts of violating national security, terrorism and sabotage.

8. Department of Information and CommunicationsCoordinate with relevant units and localities to increase the time of propaganda about APEC 2017 Summit Week on mass media; strengthen State management of information, communication, press agencies, and the internet; actively propagate contents and activities related to APEC 2017, the socio-economic situation, and foreign affairs of Nghe An province and the country; promptly prevent and refute negative, misleading information, defaming the Party and State, and attacking the APEC 2017 Summit.

9. Religious Affairs Committee - Department of Home Affairs presides, coordinate with the Provincial Fatherland Front, relevant departments, branches, sectors, organizations and People's Committees of districts, cities and towns to increase meetings, mobilize and influence local dignitaries and officials, request them to coordinate to ensure security and order and educate followers not to have activities that cause insecurity and disorder. At the same time, actively propagate the meaning and importance of the APEC 2017 High-Level Week in Da Nang so that dignitaries, officials, monks, nuns and the masses of parishioners have a more correct and profound understanding of the Party and State's policies and viewpoints on economic, cultural, social and foreign development, thereby not supporting and encouraging opposing and extremist elements to carry out sabotage activities.

10. Vinh International AirportProactively plan to arrange locations, vehicles and create favorable conditions to serve APEC 2017 delegates in case of unexpected events, especially when the plane carrying APEC delegates lands at Vinh Airport. Timely contact relevant departments and agencies to have plans to ensure security and safety for delegates.

11. Universities, Colleges, Vocational and Professional Secondary SchoolsDo a good job of managing students, coordinate to prevent activities of hostile forces and bad elements that collude and entice students to violate the law, post bad news and articles on the internet...

Requesting provincial-level Departments, branches, sectors, and organizations; Principals of Universities, Colleges, Vocational and Professional Secondary Schools; and Chairmen of People's Committees of districts, cities, and towns to seriously implement and promptly report the results to the Provincial People's Committee./.

Provincial People's Committee

KT President

Vice president

Le Xuan Dai