Twelve outstanding young citizens of HCM City in 2022 were honoured by the city’s Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union at a ceremony held on January 1.(Photo: VNA)Speaking at the honouring ceremony held on the first day of the new year,chairwoman of the municipal People’s Council Nguyen Thi Le said the annualhonoring event had been organised since 2016 and cited 137 exemplary rolemodels for their outstanding contributions to the city’s development in fieldsof learning, teaching, scientific research, manufacturing, healthcare, armedforces, literature and the arts, social work, and youth union activities.
“The honoured young citizens have the spirit of devoting and overcomingdifficulties to achieve their tasks and goals,” she said.
She asked Party committees and organisations at all levels and localauthorities to pay more attention to develop youth activities and createfavorable conditions for young people to participate in political, economic, culturaland social tasks.
The honoured young faces in 2022 were chosen among 112 candidates across thecity.
In the field of scientific research, Tran Thi Nhu Hoa from the MaterialsScience and Technology Department of the HCM City University of NaturalSciences under the National University-HCM City, and Pham Quang Thang from theHi-tech Agriculture and Forestry Research and Development Centre under theManagement Board of the HCM City High-tech Agricultural Park were named.
Vu Minh Vuong, a teacher from Le Van Tam Secondary School in Binh Thanh district, was honoured as an exemplary young teacher.
The outstanding worker in production was Nguyen Ngoc Luon, secretary of theYouth Union of Thien Loc Shoes Corporation in District 12.
Nguyen Thi Hai Ha from the Administration Building and Youth Work Divisionunder the city’s Department of Home Affairs was honoured for administrativereform.
Pham Thi Ai Xuan, head of the medical station of Ward 4 in District 10, washonoured as an exemplary young doctor.
Tran Vinh Chien of the Drug-related Crime Investigation Police Division of thecity’s Police Department, and the secretary of the Youth Union of Long Hoa BorderStation in Can Gio district Huynh Truong Bao Son were named as youngoutstanding faces in armed forces.
Tran Thi Thuy Trang, a member of the Vietnamese women's national football teamcum coach of the city’s women’s football team, and Dinh Nhat Minh, a bambooflute artist of the Bong Sen Traditional Music and Dance Theatre, were named asoutstanding young faces in sports and arts.
The fields of social affairs and work related to youth unions honoured the studentsTran Khanh Tuong from the HCM City-based University of Medicine and Pharmacy,and Dinh Tran Thanh Lam from Hau Giang Secondary School in District 6.
The honouring ceremony was organised at the HCM City Youth Cultural House inDistrict 1 and live streamed on its Facebook fanpage, and also aired live onthe HCM City Television’s HTV9 channel and Tuoi Tre (Youth) online newspaper.
It was also part of the city’s programmes celebrating the 55th anniversary ofthe Mau Than Offensive in 1968./.
VNA
