THE ceremony of the 75th Anniversary (Diamond Jubilee) of Kachin State Day was organized on the lawn in front of the Kachin State Government Office yesterday.
It was attended by State
Administration Council members Jeng Phang Naw Taung, U Moung Har, U Sai Lon
Seng and U Shwe Kyein, Union Ministers Lt-Gen Tun Tun Naung, U Maung Maung Ohn,
U Hla Moe, U Thaung Han, U Aung Naing Oo, Dr Nyunt Pe, U Min Thein Zan, U Myo
Thant and U Saw Tun Aung Myint, Deputy Ministers Maj-Gen Phyo Thant and U Zaw
Aye Maung. Kachin State Chief Minister U Khet Htein Nan, the commander of
Northern Command and senior military officers, the advocate-general of Kachin
State and ethnic traditional cultural troupes welcomed them with a traditional
dance.
First, SAC Member Jeng Phang Naw
Taung read out the message sent by State Administration Council Chairman Prime
Minister Senior General Thadoe Maha Thray Sithu Thadoe Thiri Thudhamma Min Aung
Hlaing onthe occasion of the 75th Anniversary (Diamond Jubilee) Kachin State
Day.
Then, the state chief minister made
a greeting speech and Union Minister for Border Affairs Lt-Gen Tun Tun Naung
handed over 100 solar home system panels (120 W) to him for the state
government.
Afterwards, the SAC members, Union
ministers, the state chief minister and wife, the commander and wife, senior
military officers, the chief justice of Kachin State High Court and wife, state
cabinet members and wives, members of peace organizations, guests and other
participants took part in the Manaw dance joyfullyat the same venue and took
commemorative photos.
Myanmar regained independence on 4
January 1948 and the first session of the Kachin State Council Congress was
held in Sitapu Manaw Ground on 10 January. The congress was attended by
Myanmar’s first president Sao Shwe Thaik who inaugurated the Manaw Pandal
together with Prime Minister U Nu and that day was designated as Kachin State
Day marking the formation of the Kachin State government. Since then, the
commemoration of Kachin State Day has been held every year and it reaches 75
years or diamond jubilee this year.
Then, the Honorary
Certificate/Award-Giving Ceremony in Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of
Kachin State Day was held at the City Hall of Myitkyina.
First, the Kachin State chief
minister explained the awarding of honorary titles and certificates and pledged
that the Kachin State governmentwill make concerted efforts for all-round
development upholding the Five-point Roadmap and Nine Objectives of the
Government urging youths to serve duties for the stability, unity and
development of the country as a national task.
Then, Kachin State Security and
Border Affairs Minister Colonel Aung Kyi Lin reportedon the formation of
working committees and reviews to select awards in line with the law.
SAC members Jeng Phang Naw Taung, U
Moung Har, U Sai Lon Seng and U Shwe Kyein presented the awards for excellence
in management (first) while Union Ministers the awards for excellence in
management (second) and(third), awards for excellence in business (first),
(second) and (third) and certificates of honour and the Kachin State chief
minister, the commander and deputy ministers the cash prizes and certificates
of honour to the students who won in higher and basic education level essay and
poem competitions.
At noon, the SAC members and party
paid homagto Presiding Sayadaw Bhaddanta Ketumala of the Wuntho Monastery at
Ann Taw Shin Monastery of Myitkyina Township and donated rice bags and cooking
oil. Then, they went to St Kolanban Catholic Church in the Aungnan Ward of
Myitkyina and cordially met pastors and the bishop and donated fruits and cash
to the church.
State IPRD/KTZH
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