Da Nang authorities will announce the names of chairmen of eight districts, including the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Island district, on April 25.

People who worked and lived on Hoang Sa Island in a meeting with Da Nang officials.

The Director of the Da Nang Department of Home Affairs, Dang Cong Ngu, who is also the chief representative of the People’s Committee of Hoang Sa district, said that the direct appointment of district chairmen in Da Nang city is being implemented under the pilot programme of closing down district-level People’s Councils in ten provinces and cities of Vietnam.

According to the Da Nang People’s Council, Dang Cong Ngu will be appointed chairman of Hoang Sa Island district.

On April 20, the Da Nang Department of Home Affairs met with some former officials who worked and lived on Hoang Sa Island, including Mr. Ngo Tan Phat, Mr. Vo Nhu Dan, Mr. Nguyen Nhu and Mr. Nguyen Van Cuc.

The department asked them to relate memories from their time working on Hoang Sa and to sell or present historical documents and objects related to Hoang Sa.

The authorities of Hoang Sa district plan to compile and collect documents to print a summary record of the island district. The local People’s Committee currently has more than 500 valuable objects and documents about Hoang Sa.

Hoang Sa district is willing to receive documents and objects as well as information about living witnesses who worked and lived on Hoang Sa, at the following address: Hoang Sa district People’s Committee, 132 Yen Bai, Phuoc Ninh ward, Hai Chau district, Da Nang city. Tel: 05113.827853 or email: snv@danang.gov.vn.

According to Party Chief and Chairman of the Da Nang People’s Council Nguyen Ba Thanh, Hoang Sa district was established after 1975. Since Quang Nam and Da Nang were split in November 1996, the island district has belonged to Da Nang and its headquarters is based at 132 Yen Bai, Hai Chau district, Da Nang city.

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