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The overview of “For the Capital’s Traffic Safety 2016” Awarding Ceremony

On April 1 morning, at the Hanoi Museum, the Economic and Urban Newspaper in coordination with the City`s Traffic Safety Committee, the Department of Transport and related industries will hold the Awarding Ceremony for the Contest of “For the Capital’s Traffic Safety 2016” and launch the competition "For the Capital’s Traffic Safety 2017".

Early in the morning, leaders from central agencies in Hanoi and many invited guests came to the Hanoi Museum (Pham Hung Street, Queu Cau Giay, Hanoi) to attend the ceremony.
 
Guests are visiting the booth at the awards ceremony
Guests are visiting the booth at the awards ceremony
The closing and awarding ceremony for the competition of "For the Capital’s Traffic Safety 2016" has been lively broadcasted on channel 1 of Hanoi Television Station.

This is the 5th consecutive year the competition has been held. The Contest of For the Capitals Traffic Safety 2016 has attracted people from all walks of the Capital's and Provinces' across the country.
 
Participants are attending the awards ceremony
Participants are attending the awards ceremony

Launched in 2011, up to now, the competition “For the Capital’s Traffic Safety 2016” held by Economic & Urban Newspaper collaborating with the City's Traffic Safety Committee, Department of Transport and related industries has received the attention and participation of numerous Capital’s people and provinces’ people across the country as well as foreigners who are working and living in the city.

In 2017, the National Traffic Safety Committee has set up the Traffic Safety Program 2017 under the theme "Building a Culture of Communication in Children and Youth" in the spirit of "Human's Life First". The target is to reduce from 5 to 10% of deaths and the number of people injured in traffic accidents compared to 2016.
 
13 authors who gain Consolation prizes
13 authors who gain Consolation prizes
In addition, the goal is to overcome traffic jams in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City as well as main traffic routes; Ensuring the absolute orderly traffic safety for the APEC Vietnam Year 2017 and other major political and social events of the country.

At the Awards Ceremony, the Organizing Committee awarded the prize for 13 authors who gain Consolation prizes.
 
The second prize winners
The second prize winners
The second prize winners include:

1. Author Thach Minh Quan with the work: "Three scenarios for development of traditional bus"

2. Author Tran Thi Lan, primary teacher of Hoang Hoa Tham Primary School with series of work: "Building traffic culture in youth: the core problem to reduce accidents"

3. Author Tran Danh Loi, Vice President and General Secretary, Union of Hanoi Science and Technology Association with the work: "Flexible handling of urban traffic problems".
 
The two first prize winners
The two first prize winners
1. Author Nguyen Van Du - Senior Consultant for the Hanoi Public Transport Improvement Project, with the theme "Prioritizing the development of public transport"

2. Author Ngoc Hai with the series of work: "The pain of congestion at Linh Dam peninsula"

Sharing at the awards ceremony, author Nguyen Van Du said that to overcome the traffic jams and traffic accidents, we should prioritize the development of public transport and limited personal vehicles. Along with that, it is necessary to build up the traffic culture.
 
The special prize winner
The special prize winner
The special prize is dedicated to works that are timely, breakthroughs, are of interest to all, have analyzed and come up with a solution, solved the bottlenecks of urban transport.

That is the work "Finding solutions for traffic congestion in Hanoi" by Dinh Quoc Thai - Project Manager - Hanoi Department of Planning and Architecture.

After the awards, Nguyen Minh Duc, Editor-in-Chief of the Urban & Economic Newspaper, Head of the Competition, launched the "For the Capital’s Traffic Safety 2017" competition.
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