On last Saturday (October 29,2011), one thousand students and one hundred artists gathered at the HCM City Youth Cultural House to vote for Ha Long Bay as a new world natural wonder by sending text and online message.

The newly nominated Viet Nam Tourism Ambassador, actress Ly Nha Ky, joined singers to belt out a newly composed song by Pham Dang Khuong that calls on people to vote for the bay.

Ky said the time for voting remains 13 days only and that If Ha Long Bay was voted as a natural wonder of the world, Viet Nam's image and its tourism would be promoted. She hope people will do something meaningful for the nation.

At the cultural house, some laptops has been installed here to help students and other participants send their votes. A photo exhibition is also on with some stunning photographs of the bay.

Since taking up the new job, Ky, the star of the popular TV soap Kieu Nu va Dai Gia (Beautiful Ladies and Wealthy Men), has taken part in several campaigns in Viet Nam and abroad to solicit votes.

She had begun by talking to students at Raffles School in HCM City.

She met more than 500 students at the Ha Noi Tourism College, and travelled to Hong Kong to meet its Tourism Ambassador, singer-actress Joey Yung, to solicit votes in the region.

At a campaign in Manila, the Philippines, she urged Filipinos to vote for Ha Long by describing to them the bay's charm.

Ha Long Bay has entered the final round of voting involving 28 candidates for recognition as one of new seven natural wonders in the contest organised by the New Open World Corporation.

                                                                               Source: VNS

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