Hoi An lanterns: Gifts for APEC delegates

Friday, 13/10/2017 12:31
Quang Nam province has unified to present to APEC delegates Hoi An lanterns hand-painted with lotus flowers, Hoi An ancient town and Vietnamese traditional long dress.

Mr. Dinh Van Thu working with related units (Photo: toquoc.vn)

On the afternoon October 11th, Chairman of Quang Nam provincial People's Committee Dinh Van Thu and leaders of departments and localities checked actual preparations in Hoi An city and other places serving the APEC 2017 events.

Many prominent APEC 2017 events will be organized in Quang Nam province, such as Finance Ministers' Meeting from October 18th - 21st; sightseeing tour for spouses of delegation leaders attending the APEC Vietnam 2017; sightseeing and relaxation program of leaders of some economies on this occasion; and the Voice of the Future (VOF) program on November 8th.

In preparation for this important event, Quang Nam province has actively connected with relevant central agencies to build detailed plans for events. In addition, Hoi An city has also built plans for reception, logistics and content to serve events and activities.

Notably, Quang Nam province has built a two-day sightseeing program of Hoi An ancient town on October 20th and 21st for Ministers/Heads of delegations, Deputy Ministers/Vice Governors of banks, spouses and delegates attending the events.

Accordingly, the tour includes historical communal houses, ancient houses, bridge pagoda, Hoi An city, My Son World Cultural Heritage and Hoi An silk village.

Apart from 1,200 pairs of Hoi An lanterns as common gifts to APEC delegates, another gift of aloe wood bracelets with 24k golden lotus inscribed with “Quang Nam - Vietnam” and “APEC 2017” will be presented to spouses of the leaders of APEC economies.

At a meeting with leaders of departments and Hoi An city, Mr. Thu stressed that it is ready to prepare human and material resources to urgently complete works of reception, logistics, security, traffic safety, food hygiene and safety for APEC Vietnam 2017./.

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