Joining hands to support and strengthen fishermen, sea police and controlling forces on day and night shifts to protect the holy territory of the nation, organizations and individuals in the province have donated to fund their activities.Donation by the heartAt Binh Duong Lottery Co. Ltd., the staffs have been concerned about China’s illegal setting up of HD-981 oil rig inside the exclusive economic zone and the waters of Vietnam. On such concern, they donated to fund activities of fishermen, sea police and controlling forces to protect national territory.

Mr. Nguyen Huynh Dinh (right), Deputy Chair of Binh Duong
Provincial Vietnamese Fatherland Front Committee receive representative
cardboard of VND 400 million donated by Binh Duong Lottery Co. Ltd.
Photo by Thu Thao Mr. Nguyen Cong Luan, General Director of Binh Duong Lottery, call upon his staffs to cancel their annual holiday trip to donate VND 400 million to program of “Tribute to Spratly and Paracel Islands” initiated by General Labor Union of Vietnam in response to the call of Provincial Fatherland Front Committee of Vietnam.“Under our collective labor agreement, we have annual holiday trip organized by the Company and those who fail to join shall be partially returned with an amount of money; however, in current situation, we called upon every staff to donate for Spratly and Paracel Islands. Such decision was enthusiastically followed,” said Luan.Besides, SaFa Veterinary Medicine Corporation of Dong Hoa Ward, Di An Town, has donated VND 2 million to the supporting activities for the ocean and island territories of the nation through Binh Duong Newspaper. Mr. Pham Sy Quang, a representative of the company said that the amount was donated by the company.Officers and locals of Binh Thuan 2 Quarter in Thuan Giao Ward, Thuan An Town donated VND 120 million.Texting to support Spratly and Paracel IslandsIn recent days, Youth’s League and union members have been called for texting to support the holy sovereignty of the nation. Mr. Mai Thanh Binh, Secretary of Binh Duong Lottery Youth’s League in the grassroots, said that the activity is to express the volunteer spirit for community life and the members have response actively.At Phu My Ward of Thu Dau Mot City, local Woman Association has called upon its members to text to support the program. Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy, Chair of Phu My Ward Woman Association, said that the drive was to express patriotism through specific actions. Particularly and simply, the texting has been followed by our members.“For the time to come, all level of our association shall organize more programs to donate for the ocean and island territories,” said Vy Thi Tam Lai as a Deputy to Thu Dau Mot City Woman Association.Reported by Thu Thao – Translated by Vi Bao