Extending the communication channel, sharing with Hon Chuoi Island.

In response to activities promoting awareness about the sea and islands, on March 25th, the professional departments, Trade Union, and Youth Union of Ca Mau Telecommunications (VNPT) organized a meaningful trip to interact with, visit, and present gifts to the forces and people on Hon Chuoi Island.

• Connecting information networks across the ocean.

Hon Chuoi Island, located in Hamlet 1, Song Doc Commune, is 18 nautical miles from the mainland. Currently, it is home to three units: Hon Chuoi Border Guard Post, Radar Station 615, and Lighthouse Station, as well as approximately 65 households. The island holds a strategically important position in terms of national defense and security, and the surrounding island cluster is also a marine conservation area.

After approximately two hours of travel from the Song Doc estuary, the VNPT team arrived at Hon Chuoi.

The gifts were transported to Hon Chuoi Border Guard Post via a pulley system.

Informing the delegation, Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Van Quon, Deputy Political Officer of Hon Chuoi Border Guard Station, reported: The situation regarding border security and sovereignty in the maritime area, as well as political security and social order, remains stable. Units are strictly maintaining combat readiness, deploying three teams of officers and soldiers who have successfully assisted in three incidents involving three vessels and 21 crew members. In addition to border protection duties, units are also coordinating efforts to effectively educate and encourage fishermen to strictly comply with regulations on seafood exploitation, avoid violating foreign waters, and refrain from illegal resource exploitation.

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Van Quon, Deputy Political Officer of Hon Chuoi Border Guard Station, provided information on various aspects of work and the lives of the people on the island.

In addition, the charity class model on the island is maintained, currently with 11 students enrolled. Established in 1995, after 31 years the class has taught 98 students. Many of them have returned to the mainland to continue their studies, including 7 who passed university entrance exams, graduated, and found stable jobs.

Mr. Trinh Quang Dang, Director of VNPT Ca Mau , affirmed that they will continue to "maintain uninterrupted communication lines to the mainland, to help alleviate some of the difficulties faced by Hon Chuoi."

On this occasion, VNPT Ca Mau presented 40 gifts to units and students on the island, totaling over 40 million VND. This was also an opportunity for the unit to connect with the remote island, learn about the infrastructure conditions, especially the communication system, in order to connect and implement more suitable activities.

Speaking at the event, Mr. Trinh Quang Dang, Director of VNPT Ca Mau, said: Since 2008, in a situation where there was no communication between the mainland and the islands, Ca Mau Telecommunications was a pioneer in signing a cooperation agreement with the Navy's Region 5 to build and install mobile base stations on Hon Chuoi and Hon Khoai islands to serve national defense and security, and to serve soldiers and fishermen fishing in these island areas. To date, Ca Mau Telecommunications has deployed 3G/4G mobile stations and plans to deploy a 5G mobile network to serve the national digital transformation.

Students at Hon Chuoi also received practical gifts to support their studies and daily lives.

“We understand that, despite the difficult living and working conditions in this remote and challenging location, our comrades have always remained steadfast, maintaining a strong sense of responsibility and successfully completing their assigned tasks. These silent sacrifices are a source of pride and a great motivation for us to strive and research to create more products and services to support and maintain uninterrupted communication with the mainland, thereby alleviating some of the difficulties faced by officers, soldiers, and people on the island every day,” Mr. Dang expressed.

The VNPT delegation took a commemorative photo with representatives from the units stationed on the island.

The trip brought the youthful spirit and concern of VNPT Ca Mau to Hon Chuoi Island. This was also a practical activity of the VNPT Ca Mau Youth Union to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. It is planned that on April 1st, the unit will continue this activity on Hon Khoai Island.

Trinh Hai

Source: https://baocamau.vn/noi-dai-mach-thong-tin-se-chia-cung-hon-chuoi-a127288.html