Igniting a reading culture on the frontline island of Hon Khoai.

In response to Vietnam's National Book and Reading Culture Day on April 21st, officers and soldiers of Hon Khoai Border Guard Station, Ca Mau Provincial Border Guard Command, have implemented many practical activities, gradually making reading a regular practice and contributing to building a healthy cultural environment on this strategically important island in the South of the Fatherland.

• Reviving a reading culture from the digital "arena".
• Extending the stream of knowledge from the pages of books to the digital space.
• Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day takes place from April 17-19.

Vietnam's Book and Reading Culture Day is held annually to affirm the role of books in enhancing knowledge, developing thinking, and educating character, while also raising the responsibility of agencies and organizations in building and developing a reading culture.

The Hon Khoai Border Guard Station maintains a regular schedule of thematic activities and weekly book introductions, contributing to raising legal awareness, political acumen, and professional skills among its officers and soldiers.

In line with that spirit, the Hon Khoai Border Guard Station focuses on consolidating and effectively utilizing the library system within the unit. Despite many difficulties, the books are regularly updated and cover a diverse range of fields such as politics, law, history, science and technology, life skills, and literature.

Regularly organized reading sessions, thematic discussions, and weekly book introductions contribute to raising legal awareness, political acumen, and professional competence among officers and soldiers.

The reading culture is spreading and continuing from officers to new recruits at Hon Khoai Border Guard Post.

In particular, the establishment and effective utilization of legal libraries has helped officers and soldiers proactively study and understand regulations, applying them flexibly to practical work, meeting the requirements of managing and protecting the sovereignty and security of maritime borders and islands in the new situation.

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Van Luom, Commander of Hon Khoai Border Guard Station, said: “The unit has identified the development of reading culture, coupled with raising awareness of law compliance, as a regular task. Through this, each officer and soldier develops the habit of self-study and research, improving their capabilities and character to meet the requirements of their assigned tasks.”

Officers and soldiers of Hon Khoai Border Guard Post read books next to the monument "Uncle Ho with Border Guards".

With a proactive and systematic approach, activities in response to Vietnam's Book and Reading Culture Day at the unit have not only remained at the level of a movement, but have also gone into depth, creating positive changes in awareness and actions.

Reading culture is gradually becoming a foundation of knowledge, contributing to building a strong and comprehensive unit, and successfully fulfilling the task of firmly protecting the sacred sovereignty of the Fatherland in the face of adversity.

Tran Chuyen - Dinh Thang

Source: https://baocamau.vn/thap-sang-van-hoa-doc-noi-dao-tien-tieu-hon-khoai-a128068.html