Memorial service for Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong held in Ho Chi Minh City

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The service is attended by Phan Van Mai, member of the Party Central Committee, deputy secretary of the municipal Party Committee, and chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City; Nguyen Ho Hai, permanent deputy secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee; Nguyen Thi Le, deputy secretary of the Ho Chi City Party Committee, and representatives from relevant agencies.

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Delegates observe a minute of silence to commemorate the departed Party leader.

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Municipal leaders and representatives of religious organisations come together to respectfully bid farewell to the late Party leader

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Phan Van Mai, chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, presides over the memorial service for the Party General Secretary

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Residents are moved to tears while watching the memorial service and funeral procession for the Party leader at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi on a TV screen

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Delegates of the municipal Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, and representatives from social organisations, diplomatic corps, as well as people from all walks of life, pay their last respects to the Party chief.