National Assembly Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn offers incense and flowers at the Hóc Môn District Palace National Historical. — VNA/VNS Photo Doãn Tấn

HCM CITY — National Assembly (NA) Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn on Monday offered incense and flowers at the Hóc Môn District Palace National Historical and Cultural Relic Site in Hóc Môn Commune, HCM City.

He was accompanied by members of the HCM City delegation of National Assembly deputies.

In a solemn ceremony, the top legislator and delegation members observed a minute of silence in memory of late President Hồ Chí Minh, former leaders of the Party and State, soldiers and compatriots who sacrificed their lives for national liberation and reunification.

Writing in the memorial book, Chairman Mẫn said he was deeply moved to visit the site, which witnessed the Nam Kỳ Uprising on November 23, 1940 and preserved important milestones in the long struggle of the army and people of the 18 hamlets of betel gardens.

He hihglighted that the sacrifices of participants in the Nam Kỳ Uprising helped nurture patriotism and the indomitable will of the Party and people, contributing to victory in the August Revolution and the two prolonged resistance wars, which secured national independence, reunification, and a peaceful and prosperous life for the people.

Describing the relic site as a priceless venue for educating younger generations about revolutionary traditions, the NA Chairman called on the Party organisation, authorities and people of HCM City and Hóc Môn Commune to preserve and promote its historical value.

He said the “Nam Kỳ Uprising spirit” should continue to inspire present and future generations in the cause of national building and safeguarding, while supporting HCM City’s ambition of developing into a civilised, modern and compassionate metropolis of international stature, making greater contributions to the country’s development in a new era of national prosperity. — VNA/VNS