(For Vietnamese officials, civil servants, students and workers abroad)

I.QUESTIONAIRE

1. During his visit to a millitary unit, President Ho Chi Minh told the soldiers that: “Hung Kings had the merit of founding our nation, we must together defend it”

Where, when and to which millitary unit did he make this statement?

Which period in Vietnamese history did the Van Lang state (under the reign of Hung Vuong) and Au Lac state (under the reign of An Duong Vuong) exist?

2. In the history of national building and defense, Vietnamese people have, for many times risen up in the struggle against foreign aggressors to regain national sovereignty and defend national independence.

Please name the typical revolts and resistance wars against foreign invaders in the history from the revolt of the two Trung Sisters to the spring victory of Ky Dau - 1789 ( when Nguyen Hue defeated 200,000 troops of the Quing dynasty).

3. Where and when did President Ho Chi Minh draft the Declaration of Independence forming the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam? What is the significance of this Declaration?

4. How many legislatures of the National Assembly have been elected by the Vietnamese people since 1945? In the past 60 years, how many Constitutions have been amended and adopted by the National Assembly? In which year was the Constitution stating that “The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam is the state of the people, by the people and for the people” adopted?

5. In what circumstance did the Vietnamese national flag and national anthem come into being? Who are the authors of the flag and the anthem? What is their historical significance?

6. Please list the major achievements in the fields of economic and social development, security, defense and diplomacy of our country after nearly 20 years of renovation?

7. Which solutions were put forward at the 9^th Party Congress with a view to build, consolidate and improve  the state of Viet Nam in the period of socialist-oriented industrialization and modernization? What are the main tasks of the current administrative reform?

8. Name your 10 favourite songs about the country, the revolution, the cause of socialism construction and national defense composed since 1945. Who are the authors of those songs? In which period were they composed? 

9. Point out the changes of your hometown and your residential area at present compared with the past (the pre-revolution,  war time, pre- renovation periods)? What do you think about those changes?

10. Please raise your own ideas on what should be done to build a sound and strong State.

II. RULES OF THE CONTEST

Competitors answer the questions and send their answers (written by hand or typed, photocopy and copy are not accepted) by post, email and fax. Please identify clearly your name, sex, profession, place of work or study, residence, telephone number.

Units or individuals should send their answers to the Contest Organizing Committees of their equivalent level.

Answers of the Contest Organizing Committees at provincia level, or of Party Committee under central authority should be sent to the Central-level Contest Organizing Committee to this address:

Editorial office of Viet Nam’s Socialist Party Website, 275 Doi Can, Ba Dinh, Hanoi

Email: dangcongsan@cpv.org.vn

Email: kythuat@cpv.org.vn

Email: kythuatcpv@yahoo.com

Contact address:

Secretariat of the Contest:

-          Telephone number: 080.48609, 080.48161, 080.48162, 0903.445794, 0912.419899

-          Fax: 080.44175

III. PRIZE

1. Prize for collective competitors:

- 01 first prize                       5 millions VND

- 03 second prizes               3 millions VND

- 10 third prizes               1 million VND 

- 60 consolation prizes      5 hundreds thousand VND

2. Prize for individuals:

- 01 first prize                       5 millions VND

- 03 second prizes               3 millions VND  

- 10 third prizes               1 million VND 

- 60 consolation prizes      5 hundreds thousand VND

- Some other prizes                                              

THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE  

QUESTIONNAIRE AND RULES OF THE CONTEST
“THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM, 60 YEARS FORMATION AND EVOLUTION”

(For Vietnamese living overseas)

I.QUESTIONAIRE

 1. During his visit to a millitary unit, President Ho Chi Minh told the soldiers that: “Hung Kings had the merit of founding our nation, we must together defend it”

Where, when and to which millitary unit did he make this statement?

Which period in Vietnamese history did the Van Lang state (under the reign of Hung Vuong) and Au Lac state (under the reign of An Duong Vuong) exist?

2. In the history of national building and defense, Vietnamese people have, for many times risen up in the struggle against foreign aggressors to regain national sovereignty and defend national independence.

Please name the typical revolts and resistance wars against foreign invaders in the history from the revolt of the two Trung Sisters to the spring victory of Ky Dau - 1789 ( when Nguyen Hue defeated 200,000 troops of the Quing dynasty).

3. Where and when did President Ho Chi Minh draft the Declaration of Independence forming the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam? What is the significance of this Declaration?

4. How many legislatures of the National Assembly have been elected by the Vietnamese people since 1945? In the past 60 years, how many Constitutions have been amended and adopted by the National Assembly? In which year was the Constitution stating that “The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam is the state of the people, by the people and for the people” adopted?

5. In what circumstance did the Vietnamese national flag and national anthem come into being? Who are the authors of the flag and the anthem? What is their historical significance?

6. Please raise your thought about the country and people of Viet Nam: past and present

7. Please raise you opinion about the State policy on great unity, national concord and reconciliation in general and the policy towards Vietnamese overseas in particular. In your opinion, what should be done to bring into full play the intellectual and material potentials of the Vietnamese overseas in the cause of national construction?

II. RULES OF THE CONTEST

Competitors answer the questions and send their answers (written by hand or typed) by post, email or fax.

Please identify clearly your name, gender, profession, place of work or study, residence, telephone number, nationality (for Vietnamese overseas)

Answers can be written in Vietnamese, English, or French and send to the following address:

1. Committee for Vietnamese overseas  - 32 Ba Trieu St.- Hoan Kiem district - Ha Noi

Email: Quehuong@hn.vnn.vn or ubnv@mofa.gov.vn

Telephone number: 844.8240401, 844.8240404

Fax: 844.8259211

2. Vietnam’s representative offices abroad

- Deadline for sending answers: 30th July 2005

THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE