New Year gifts reach Hon Chuoi Island

Located in Song Doc townlet, Tran Van Thoi district, Ca Mau province, Hon Chuoi Island is about 32km from the mainland to the west.

Hon Chuoi is one of the important islands in the southwest of the country. It is one of the five islands within the Youth Island Construction Project approved by the Prime Minister along with Tran Island (Co To island district, Quang Ninh province), Tho Chu Island (Phu Quoc city, Kien Giang province), Bach Long Vi Island (Hai Phong city), and Con Co Island (Quang Tri province).

The life of the people on the island mainly depends on fish cage farming and fishing. In spite of being located near the mainland, people on the island are facing numerous difficulties since there is no medical station and national school system. To ensure children’s right to education, local authorities have worked with Hon Chuoi Border Post and Radar Station 615 to open a class for students. The class with 21 students from the 1st and 7th grades has been recognized as one of the education establishments of Song Doc townlet’s education system.

Over the past years, thanks to the care of the central and local governments, including the party committees, authorities, and people of southern provinces and cities, the life of troops and people on Hon Chuoi Island has been improved. Troops and islanders always stay united and help each other in economic development and firm protection of national sovereignty over sea and islands.

Gifts from the mainland aimed to encourage troops and people on the island to overcome all difficulties and continue to contribute their part to firmly protecting national sovereignty over sea and islands. They also showed the care of the party organizations, authorities, and people of Southern provinces and cities to the southwestern islands, contributing to connecting the mainland with the island troops and people.

Below are photos of the delegation’s activities on the island.

The delegation using small boat to reach the island

Delegates on the way to visit a class and Radar Station 615

Gifts transferred up to the island by pulley system

An overview of Hon Chuoi Border Post

The delegation visiting and extending New Year greetings to troops of Radar Station 615

Non-commissioned Major Tran Binh Phuc and his students

Senior Captain Luc Duc Tien, Deputy Commander of Naval Region 5, and head of the working delegation giving gifts to encourage troops, people, and forces on Hon Chuoi Island

The Dong Nai provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee handing over a water tank to Radar Station 615 to ease troops’ difficulties

Delegates and troops in a joint photo

Translated by Tran Hoai