Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung presented 50 gift packages to poor Catholics during his Tet visits to the priests and followers in Hanoi on January 27.
Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung presents Tet gifts to poor Catholic followers. Photo: Kinhtedothi.vn
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Chung briefed the parishioners on the city’s socio-economic development in 2018, saying that Hanoi has contributed significantly to Vietnam’s overall development results. In particular, the rate of poor households in Hanoi decreased to 1.16% in 2018.
The Hanoi People's Committee submitted to the City People's Council for approval a program on supporting 200,000 poor people. In 2019, Hanoi targets to wipe out poverty with no households remaining poor. The city has also completed the construction and repair of houses for the poor, including Catholics, Chung stressed.
He added that Hanoi has allocated over VND400 billion (US$17.2 million) and mobilized more from other resources to ensure Tet gifts for poor people, social policy beneficiaries and revolution veterans. Over 850,000 people in the city have received support prior to Tet.
He highlighted the great contribution of Catholics to the city;s socio-economic development, and security and social order maintenance, Chung emphasized.
