Ho+Chi+Minh+Communist+Youth+Union,+strong+party+builder

=HCM Communist Youth Union: a strong Party builder=


 * Vietnam.net Bridge, 10:25' 05/02/2006 (GMT+7)**

VietNamNet - As many as 92,000 members of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (CYU) were admitted to the Communist Party organisation in 2005, the highest number so far, said the CYU Central Committee.

As for developing the Party contingent, Tran Dinh Hoan, head of the Party Central Committee (PCC)'s Organisation Commission commented that over the last 10 years, the number of youth union members enrolled in the Party contingent had always been on the rise. Among the 1.1 million newly admitted Party members, the CYU contributed 645,000.

Hoan added that, "The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is a source of young, dynamic people for the Communist Party which will be a major force to strengthen the Party contingent, increasing the presence of party organisations at the grassroots level covering villages, schools and enterprises, improving the party's leadership and continuously developing the Communist Party."

During the revolutionary struggle, President Ho Chi Minh and other party cadres always pinned hopes on the youth as a pivotal force for the party's development, and attached great importance to training them. In his Testament, President Ho Chi Minh asserted, "Generally speaking, Vietnamese young people and communist youth union members are good in nature, full of enthusiasm and willing to overcome difficulties to progress forward. The Party must take the responsibility of educating and training them into a contingent of successors to build socialism."

The PCC's Organisation Commission has suggested that all youth unions at the grassroots level recommend a total of one million applicants for Party membership in the next five years.

Vietnam now has about 30 million young people, making up 38 percent of the country's population. Their belief in the Party leadership, socialism and the development of the country has been promoted by the national renovation achievements.

According to a survey by the National Youth Committee, 85 percent of interviewees said they wanted to be Party members, 74 percent said being Party members would allow them to greater contribute to the country, and 55 percent said Party membership would bring pride to themselves and their families.

Tran Minh Hoang, a student of the Foreign Trade University, said that young people should be encouraged to take part in Party activities to learn about Party members' responsibilities.

Nguyen Kieu Lien Phuong, a student of the Press and Information Institute, said more students should be admitted to the Party as they will help Party membership become younger. In the new period, the Party should pay more attention to the young generation, creating opportunities for young people to show their ability.


 * (Source: VNA)

From: http://english.vietnamnet.vn/politics/2006/02/538496/**

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