Speaking at the program, Hai Phong City Party Secretary Le Tien Chau respectfully acknowledged, commended and congratulated all veteran journalists, press agencies, reporters, editors, and collaborators working in the city.


The Secretary of the City Party Committee stated that the 100th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day this year took place in the context of the Party Committee, government, armed forces and people of Hai Phong city focusing on competing to successfully achieve the socio-economic development goals and tasks in 2025 - a pivotal year in implementing the 5-year Plan 2021 - 2025. The entire political system is urgently and seriously implementing the arrangement of two-level administrative units, merging Hai Duong province and Hai Phong city according to the Central Government's policy. This is also the time when the entire City Party Committee is focusing on implementing preparations to organize Party Congresses at all levels, towards the 17th Hai Phong City Party Congress and the 14th National Party Congress.

These major political events are of special significance to the city's development orientation in the coming time. In particular, the merger of Hai Duong province and Hai Phong city into a centrally-governed city in the context of the country preparing to enter a new era of development is a great opportunity and fortune for Hai Phong city.
With the remarkable development and maturity of Hai Phong press in recent times, Secretary of the City Party Committee Le Tien Chau hopes and believes that the team of city journalists will continue to be steadfast in their political will, promote professional ethics, and innovate in expertise to meet the requirements and tasks in the new context.
On this occasion, the Chairman of the City People's Committee awarded certificates of merit to 18 collectives and 26 individuals for their outstanding achievements in the city's journalism work. The representative office of Lao Dong Newspaper is one of 18 groups receiving certificates of merit from the Chairman of Hai Phong City People's Committee.