President pays pre-Tet visit to HCM City

President Vo Van Thuong visits Ho Chi Minh City’s police force. (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – President Vo Van Thuong on February 2 visited and inspectedthe combat readiness of Ho Chi Minh City’s police, fire prevention andfighting, and rescue forces as the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival is nearing.

President Thuong took this occasion to extend his bestnew year wishes to all officers and soldiers of these forces.

Visiting the police force, he asked themunicipal Department of Public Security to well fulfil its top task of ensuringsocial security, safety and order in the city in all circumstances.

Attention should be paid to improving thequality and effectiveness of the fight against crimes, especially new types ofcrime and frauds with sophisticated tricks, he stressed.

President Vo Van Thuong visits the fire prevention and fighting, and rescue force. (Photo: VNA)

Inspecting the combat readiness of the fireprevention and fighting, and rescue force, the State leader visited the CommandCentre 114 where he was reported on how to operate the emergency informationreception and processing system.

He requested officers and soldiers toensure high combat readiness and be present at the incident scenes in theshortest time to promptly handle and minimise damage to people and property.

President Vo Van Thuong visits Professor, Doctor Nguyen Chan Hung. (Photo: VNA)

On the same day, the President visited Professor,Doctor Nguyen Chan Hung, who is a reputable scientist, a leading medicalexpert, and former Chairman of the Vietnam Cancer Association; and People’sArtist Kim Cuong, a renowned and talented artist of the theatre industry ofVietnam in general and Ho Chi Minh City in particular./.

VNA