The opening ceremony of the Bagan
Luyechun vacation camp for grade 9 Luyechuns was held at the entrance of Royal
Emerald River View Resort Hotel, Bagan town, yesterday morning. The camp was opened
by Mandalay Region Chief Minister Dr. Zaw Myint Maung, along with (Mandalay)
region ministers, the Bagan Luyechun vacation camp master, Region Education
Department Deputy Director General Daw San San Yi and other officials.
Next, Chief Minister Dr. Zaw Myint Maung
delivered a speech and then presented Luyechun batches, which was accepted by a
pair (a boy and a girl) of Luyechun students on behalf of the rest of the
Luyechuns.
Later, the chief minister, region
ministers and former Luyechuns helped the Luyechun put on their batches and
closed the ceremony after taking commemorative group photographs.
Commenting on the annual opening of the
Bagan Luyechun vacation camp, Chief Minister Dr. Zaw Myint Maung said, “This is
the sixth time the camp has been opened. The first Myanmar nation was
established in Bagan, and so this camp was set up here. By visiting the place
where the first Myanmar nation was established, youngsters will learn to love
and work for the benefit of the country.
These youngsters will become leaders of
the future. As they have come from all over the country and are of diverse
ethnic nationalities, a spirit of union, love for the country and the urge to
develop the country will be instilled in them. As future leaders, they need to
be well acquainted with one another. We have the responsibility to make a place
for them.
They also have the responsibility to
take a place and must have the will to serve and develop the country. My word
to them is, we, the elders have created a place and brought them up to take it.
May they be capable of developing the country.”
Later in the morning, the Luyechuns
visited and paid homage to 10 famous pagodas, including Shwezigon, Ananda,
Gawdawpalin, Dhammayangyi, Sulamani, Lawkananda, as well as the UNESCO World Heritage
listed Myazedi stone inscriptions.
Talking about the visit, grade 9
Luyechun Ma Shin Min Thwe of eastern Shan State, Kentung Township, said, “I’m
happy and honoured to participate in this visit as a Luyechun. I’ve been here
with my family before but it is not the same. This time I’m here through my
efforts. I believe that a Luyechun must have a noble mind. They need to be good
to each other, and they need to try a lot more than the others.”
Governments have consistently raised the
youth to become outstanding, and the Luyechun programme was started in 1964 by
the Revolution Council government and conducted throughout the 24-year period
until 1988.
The first generation Luyechun programme
produced some 7,908 Luyechuns. Of these, some had and some are still serving
the country in high ranking and high responsibility positions.
Zin Oo (Myanma Alin)
Ref; The Global New Light of
Myanmar
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