Kyaukpyu District holds ceremony to hail Union Day and support National Convention

YANGON, 29 Jan — A ceremony to hail the Union Day and support the National Convention was held at the sports ground in Zinchaung Village, Kyaukpyu Township, Kyaukpyu District, Rakhine State, on 27 January morning.

Secretary of Kyaukpyu District Union Solidarity and Development Association U Aung Tin Thein presided over the meeting together with Chairman of Kyaukpyu Township War Veterans Organization U Lay Myint, Dr Khin Hnin Hset of Township Maternal and Child Welfare Association, Daw Theingi Mon of Township Organization for Women’s Affairs and Townselder U Aung Soe Tun. Daw Khin Khin Myat and Daw Mya Nwe of Kyaukpyu Township USDA acted as MC and co-MC.

About 1,000 participants including district and township authorities, departmental personnel, members of USDA, MCWA, MWAF, Red Cross and Auxiliary Fire Brigades and local people marched in Kyaukpyu, Yanbye, Manaung and An township columns and took positions.

They saluted the State Flag. Next, Chairman U Aung Tin Thein gave an opening speech. Afterwards, Kyaukpyu Township USDA Executive Dr Khin Soe and An Township USDA Executive U Ko Ko Thet tabled motions calling for the hailing of the Union Day and for the support of the National Convention. Next, Manaung Township USDA Executive U Khin Maung Shwe submitted reports on development of rural areas in Kyaukpyu District and the plans to be carried out.

Afterwards, Yanbye Township USDA Executive Daw San San Win seconded the motions and reports. Next, the meeting adopted resolutions.

Students of Kyaukpyu BEHS No 2 sang the songs titled “Eternal Union” and “the Land of Myanmar” before the end the ceremony.