The delegation’s wreath bore the words: “Forever Grateful to the Great President Ho Chi Minh.”

In a solemn atmosphere, before the sacred spirit of the great President Ho Chi Minh, the Hai Phong delegation expressed its infinite gratitude and profound respect for him. The delegates respectfully offered incense and paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh—the great leader, brilliant genius, and national liberation hero who devoted his entire life to the cause of national liberation and the struggle for peace and happiness for the Vietnamese people and people around the world.

His ideology, morality, and revolutionary career constitute an invaluable spiritual heritage and a guiding light, providing the Vietnamese nation with strength to advance confidently in the new era.

The Party Committee, authorities, armed forces, and people of Hai Phong City pledge to forever study and follow President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality, and style; remain united; uphold the city’s tradition of “Courageous and Resolute – Victorious”; strive to overcome all difficulties; successfully achieve socio-economic development goals; safeguard national defense and security; and build Hai Phong into an increasingly civilized, modern, and sustainably developed city.

Eighty-one years ago, on September 2, 1945, at Ba Dinh Square, President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. He affirmed: “Vietnam has the right to enjoy freedom and independence, and in fact has become a free and independent country. The entire Vietnamese nation is determined to mobilize all its spirit and strength, and sacrifice its lives and property, to safeguard that freedom and independence.”

Hai Phong City leaders receive Ho Chi Minh Badges

On this occasion, the city delegation visited and presented gifts to officers and soldiers of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum High Command. Leaders of the High Command presented Ho Chi Minh Badges to members of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee.

Paying tribute to fallen heroes and martyrs

The city delegation also visited the Bac Son Monument to Heroes and Martyrs on Bac Son Street in Hanoi to offer incense and pay tribute to fallen heroes and martyrs.

Before the sacred spirits of the heroes and martyrs, the delegates bowed their heads in remembrance and expressed their profound gratitude to the outstanding sons and daughters of the nation who fought bravely and sacrificed their lives, devoting themselves to the cause of national liberation and the reunification of the country.