Awarding the Prime Minister's Certificate of Merit to the Management Board of Ho Chi Minh Square and Uncle Ho Monument
(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of May 11, the Management Board of Ho Chi Minh Square and Uncle Ho Statue held a ceremony to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the unit's establishment and receive a Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister.
Attending the program on the Central side were comrades: Prof. Dr. Hoang Chi Bao - senior expert, former member of the Central Theoretical Council; Dr. Le Doan Hop - former Minister of Information and Communications, former Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee; Nong Quoc Thanh - Deputy Director of the Department of Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture - Sports and Tourism, and representatives of the Ho Chi Minh Museum; Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Protection Command; Ho Chi Minh President Relic Site at the Presidential Palace; Vietnam Cultural Heritage Association...
On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Hoang Nghia Hieu - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; representatives of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; Department of Culture and Sports; Management Board of Ho Chi Minh Square and Uncle Ho Monument and related departments, branches and units.
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Delegates attending the ceremony. Photo: Dinh Tuyen |
Along with the construction of the Square and Uncle Ho Monument, on April 10, 2003, the People's Committee of Nghe An province issued Decision No. 1288/QD.UB-TC to establish the Management Board of Ho Chi Minh Square and Uncle Ho Monument under the Department of Culture and Information (now the Department of Culture and Sports of Nghe An) to manage, protect and promote the value of this special project.
After 20 years of construction and development, the Management Board of Ho Chi Minh Square and Uncle Ho Monument has been performing well its functions and tasks, increasingly affirming its role and position in advising and implementing the preservation, protection and promotion of the value of the project, promoting Ho Chi Minh Cultural Heritage in his homeland.
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Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long spoke at the ceremony. Photo: Thanh Quynh |
In 20 years of operation, the unit has welcomed more than 70 million visitors, an average of about 3.5 million people per year. At the same time, it has guided more than 1,000 delegations, of which nearly 500 delegations offered flowers.
The square is a place often chosen to organize major political, social and cultural events of the province, such as the opening of the provincial and national Sen Village Festival, the 990th anniversary of Nghe An's title; the ceremony to receive the Certificate and honor the folk songs, vi, and giam of Nghe Tinh recognized by UNESCO as representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity, the ceremony to honor and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth - 200th anniversary of the death of poetess Ho Xuan Huong - a world cultural celebrity... On average, each year, the unit coordinates to organize 10 - 12 major events at the national and provincial levels; each month, the unit coordinates to organize 5-10 programs at the industry and unit levels.
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Comrade Nguyen Thi Lan Huong - Head of the Management Board of Ho Chi Minh Square and Uncle Ho Statue spoke at the ceremony. Photo: Dinh Tuyen |
In order to keep up with the digital transformation requirements, the Management Board has applied digital technology to management and professional work such as displaying 3D images, documentaries, videos, so that the unit's website and fanpage become more and more diverse and attractive.
In recognition of these efforts, the Management Board of Ho Chi Minh Square and Uncle Ho Monument has received many Certificates of Merit from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Provincial People's Committee, along with many noble awards.
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Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu presented the Prime Minister's Certificate of Merit to the Management Board of Ho Chi Minh Square and Uncle Ho Statue. Photo: Dinh Tuyen |
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of its establishment and development, the unit was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Prime Minister for its "Outstanding achievements in managing, protecting and promoting the value of Ho Chi Minh Square and Uncle Ho Monument, contributing to the cause of building socialism and defending the Fatherland".
On this occasion, the Provincial People's Committee also awarded the emulation flag for excellently completing the tasks, leading the patriotic emulation movement in 2023 to the unit; The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism awarded Certificates of Merit to 1 collective and 4 individuals; The Department of Heritage awarded Certificates of Merit to 6 individuals; The Department of Culture and Sports of Nghe An awarded Certificates of Merit to 7 individuals who had many achievements in protecting and promoting the value of the project.
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The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee awarded the Emulation Flag to the unit for excellently completing its tasks and leading the patriotic emulation movement in 2022. Photo: Thanh Quynh |
Speaking at the ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long acknowledged and commended the efforts and achievements of the leadership team and staff of the Management Board of Ho Chi Minh Square and Uncle Ho Monument through the periods.
Promoting the achievements, he requested the leaders of the Department of Culture and Sports to continue directing the Management Board of Ho Chi Minh Square and Uncle Ho Monument to perform well the assigned tasks. Specifically, it is necessary to continue ensuring security, order and safety of the Uncle Ho Monument and Ho Chi Minh Square.
Second, it is necessary to promote the quality and effectiveness of professional and technical activities of the unit, ensuring timely and in-depth implementation of assigned tasks. At the same time, further disseminate gratitude and commemoration activities and diversify forms of propaganda and education on Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style, in order to attract and promote the image of the Square and introduce all aspects of the unique cultural and spiritual life of Nghe An people to domestic and international tourists.
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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism awarded Certificates of Merit to 1 group and 4 individuals of the Management Board of Ho Chi Minh Square and Uncle Ho Monument. Photo: Dinh Tuyen |
In particular, it is necessary to build Ho Chi Minh Square and Uncle Ho Monument into Ho Chi Minh cultural space. Display documents, artifacts, and images about the formation and development process of the project, about Ho Chi Minh's ideology and Uncle Ho with his homeland, and his homeland with Uncle Ho. Research to advise and propose to be able to add more visiting space with new technology, digital about his life, career, ideology and journey to find a way to save the country; research to add some auxiliary items to create places, cultural spaces to explore and experience history, suitable service activities to attract visitors.
More importantly, it is necessary to connect Ho Chi Minh Square and Uncle Ho Monument in the system of tourist destinations to the source. This connection starts from the relic sites in the province, to expanding the connection with the system of relics about President Ho Chi Minh throughout the country, making the project truly become a highlight, a meaningful destination in the heart of the city, contributing significantly to preserving, propagating, and effectively promoting the value of Ho Chi Minh Cultural Heritage in his homeland.
