Speaking at the ceremony, Tran Son Hai, Vice Chairman of the Khanh Hoa provincial People’s Committee, urged the Truong Sa district administration to improve its capacity for protecting the nation’s sovereignty over its sea and islands and effectively implementing national target programs, in line with Resolution 4 of the Party Central Committee (10th tenure) on “Vietnam's marine strategy to 2020”.

He also asked the district to take better care of local fishermen and improve other people’s living condition.

Since its Liberation Day in 1975, Truong Sa district has been granted the “Hero of People's Armed Forces” title in 1983 and other noble titles by the Party and State.