More than 350 young people’s delegates have gathered in Hanoi for the Hanoi Youth Union’s Congress for (the 2009-2014 term) on Nov. 22.

Present at the event were former Party General Secretary Le Kha Phieu, former State President Tran Duc Luong, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Pham Quang Nghi and Secretary of the Central Youth Union Committee Vo Van Thuong. State President Nguyen Minh Triet and former Party General Secretary Do Muoi sent baskets of flower to congratulate the congress.

The participants at the event discussed ways of promoting young people’s movements in the future and elected the union’s new executive board. Nguyen Hong Dan was named the board’s Chairman.

In its last term, the Union successfully launched many movements to encourage young people to boost socio-economic development. It also raised funds to support poor students with outstanding academic abilities and encourage young people to donate blood. Young people in the capital city also took part in many activities to protect the environment.

In particular, members of Hanoi’s Youth Union were also encouraged to study, conduct scientific research and join the country’s workforce. As a result, the number of young people in industrial and processing zones increased rapidly, and 26,670 working in the non-State sector are also members of Hanoi’s Youth Union.

(Source: CPV)