On April 12, news from the Hai Phong City People's Committee said: The city has a plan to give gifts to 1,620 people with a total amount of up to 6,786,000,000 VND on the occasion of the 70th Anniversary of Hai Phong Liberation Day (May 13,55 - May 13, 2025).
Accordingly, people with revolutionary contributions are receiving monthly allowances, including 11 groups of subjects: revolutionary activists, Vietnamese Heroic Mothers who are still alive; War invalids and people enjoying policies like war invalids; People participating in the resistance war infected with toxic chemicals, imprisoned or sold by the enemy; Heroes of the People's Armed Forces, Heroes of Labor.
The leaders and former leaders of Hai Phong City through periods with the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee, Member of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the People's Council, Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee currently live in and outside Hai Phong City.
intellectuals and artists include: Professors, Associate Professors; People's Teachers, Meritorious Teachers, People's Doctors, Meritorious Doctors; People's Artists, Meritorious Artists; People's Artists, Meritorious Artists in the field of Intangible Cultural Heritage; Artists with State Awards; Artists with Ho Chi Minh Awards and national emulation fighters living in the city.
The total number of gift-giving subjects is 1,620 people, with the gift-giving budget of 6,786,000,000 VND. The form of gifts is in cash with gifts of VND 3,000,000/person and VND 5,000,000/person corresponding to each group of gift-giving subjects.
The funding source for implementation is from socialized revenue sources, mobilizing funding to conduct gift giving activities, the time to complete the gift giving activities before May 10, 2025.
The Party Committee of Hai Phong People's Committee assigned the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to preside over and work with relevant sectors, units and localities to develop and implement a plan to mobilize socialization and mobilize funding to carry out gift-giving activities according to the plan.
According to the People's Committee of Hai Phong City, giving gifts to the above-mentioned people is to promote the tradition of "Remembering the source of water when drinking", remembering the great gratitude of people with revolutionary contributions, city leaders through the ages, intellectuals, artists, and emulation fighters nationwide - those who have made important contributions to protecting and building Hai Phong City over the past 70 years.
