At the inauguration ceremony (Photo: kiengiang.gov.vn)
Accordingly, Uncle Ho’s statue and the central square is be built in the area of 7.45 hectares of the area planned for construction of an urban, trade and service center, international passenger seaport, new administrative area of Phu Quoc City. This area is also an entertainment place for people on Phu Quoc Island and a destination to attract domestic and foreign tourists.
The work will comprise of a 18-meter-tall body statue of President Ho Chi Minh made of bronze. A memorial space and ancillary works will be built in the area of 1,225 square meters with total investment of around VND353 billion from the central and local budgets.
On the same day, an inauguration ceremony of the heroic martyrs’ temple in Phu Quoc City also took place. The 1,299- square meter project is invested VND40 billion from donation of DONACOOP Infrastructure Investment Joint Stock Company and many other sponsors./.
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