Coast Guard Region No. 3 Command on September 16 kicked off the “I love national sea and islands” contest for secondary school students in HCM City, and Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu and Bình Thuận provinces. — Photo Courtesy of VCG

BÀ RỊA - VŨNG TÀU — Coast Guard Region No. 3 Command on Monday (September 16) launched its “I love national sea and islands” contest for secondary school students in HCM City, and Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu and Bình Thuận provinces.

The contest is expected to attract the participation of 28,929 students from 33 secondary schools in Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu Province's Bà Rịa city, Bình Thuận Province's Tuy Phong District, and HCM City’s Nhà Bè District.

The contest aims to spread basic knowledge about the country’s sea and islands, the Việt Nam People’s Army, the Việt Nam Coast Guard, regulations of Vietnamese law and international treaties related to the sea and islands, and the history of the nation’s and local people’s traditions of building and defending the country.

It will be implemented from September 16 to 28, and is divided into two rounds.

The first round will be an online competition from September 16 to 20.

In the second round, 100 outstanding students will be selected to compete in person on September 24, 26 and 28.

Speaking at the contest launching ceremony, Colonel Lê Văn Tú, Political Commissar of the Coast Guard Region 3 Command, said the contest is designed to have a powerful social impact and provide a healthy, useful, effective and practical playground for students.

“The students will be equipped with practical knowledge to foster love for the country's sea and islands and then spread this love to their relatives and families, contributing to the cause of building and defending the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam,” he said.

He asked the schools’ board of directors and teachers to clearly announce the contest's rules and create favourable conditions for students to participate in the contest.

He also asked the contest’s organising committee to regularly monitor the contest to ensure it is conducted accurately, objectively, and fairly.

Since the beginning of 2024, the Coast Guard Region No. 3 Command has organised four contests at 38 secondary schools in southern provinces and cities with the participation of 35,000 students, and awarded 210 scholarships and 65 bicycles to students in difficult circumstances. — VNS