The First Secretary of the HCMCYU Central Committee, Vo Van Thuong, and representatives from several embassies in Hanoi were also present at the meeting.

The Secretary of the Hanoi Youth Union, Ngo Duy Hieu, launched the 2010 Youth Summer Volunteer Campaign to spruce up the city for its 1,000^th anniversary.

The campaign’s theme is “Develop Culture – Protect the Environment “, and the main activities will take place from May to August. The Hanoi Youth Union will also select 1,000 youth volunteers to take part in the grand celebration.

During the festival, thousands of students, youths, Hanoians and foreigners joined a walk “for a capital without garbage”.

The 2010 Youth Month that ended on March 31 achieved good results. Hanoi's youth raised more than VND5 billion for charitable activities, started 366 projects towards the grand celebration, planted 16,500 trees, gathered 235 tonnes of rubbish from construction sites, donated 7,782 units of blood, and honoured 150 outstanding Youth Union secretaries and 100 outstanding young people.