2009-2010 international contest on Thang Long-Hanoi called “ Hanoi
-Your Destination.”
Addressing the awards
ceremony, held in Hanoi on October 7, the Deputy Chairwoman of the
municipal People’s Committee and Head of the contest’s Steering
Committee, Ngo Thi Thanh Hang said that the contest has contributed a
great deal to help Hanoi become familiar to international friends.
It has also increased the number of people who love Hanoi , a city
of peace, with national and international cultural heritages and a safe
and friendly destination for international visitors, said Hang.
Ambassador Salama, who used to study and work in Vietnam in the
1980s, said he felt lucky to return to work in Hanoi on the occasion
of the city’s millennium birthday.
The contest gave him a chance to express his love of Hanoi where he considers his second homeland.
“I hope that there will be more contests about the country’s
traditional culture to make international friends understanding your
beautiful capital more,” he said.
Jointly held
by the Hanoi Union of Friendship Organisations and the National Steering
Committee for Thang Long-Hanoi thousand year anniversary, the contest
has attracted thousands of people from many countries around the world
since 2000.
This year’s competition received
1,789 entries in six languages including Chinese, Vietnamese, English,
French, Russian and Spanish.
At the awards
ceremony, the organising board also presented one first, five second and
10 third prizes to individuals and one first and two second prizes for
groups./.
