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Handover ceremony of "Lighting up the countryside" project 2019 in Yen Bai

In the morning of Apr 21st 2019, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. cooperated with the Yen Binh District Youth Union to organize the handover ceremony of lighting system on “Lighting up the countryside” project in Xuan Lai commune, Yen Binh district, Yen Bai province. In the ceremony, there were representatives of District People Committee, District Youth Union, Department of Invalid and Social Affair, communes of the project, Mr. Niimura Minoru – General Director of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. and 50 Canon Vietnam’s volunteers, women association, farmer association members, local Television and all local people of Xuan Lai commune.

This is one of the lighting systems of “Lighting up the countryside” project Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. implemented in 2019 – that brings the light to dark alleys, road of the country side that not having lighting system, then contributing to ensure the traffic safety and to build up the countryside more and more civilized and modern.

After one month of installing system, 3km of lighting system has been completed at 3 villages: Ca Lo, Trung Tam, Cay Tre of Xuan Lai Commune with total 56 million VND.

Delivering a speech at the ceremony, Mr. Niimura – General Director of Canon Vietnam stated:“Lighting up the Countryside” project started from 2013. After 7 years, Canon Vietnam has sponsored nearly 150 kilometers of lighting system for 64 villages of Bac Ninh, Bac Giang, Hai Duong, Phu Tho, Yen Bai, Thanh Hoa, Lang Son, Tuyen Quang province. Through this project, I hope that more and more streets in small villages will be lightened up to ensure the traffic safety for local people when joining the traffic on these roads.”

In 20th Apr, 2019, 50 volunteer members of Canon Vietnam involved in many activities in commune as painting 400m2 of school walls, level the ground at school area, plant flowers and clean environment around commune. This meaningful activity has left impression to local people about the youth and the contribution of Canon volunteer members to the society as slogan “Hand in hand, you and I, for a brighter future”.

Before that, on 19th Apr, 2019, Canon Vietnam hold handover ceremony of 2.5km lighting system in Pac Bo Village, Hai Yen Commune, Cao Loc District, Lang Son Province.

In the next time, Canon Vietnam will continue to expand lighting system in 4 commune of Bac Giang province: Phuong Son, An Duong, Viet Tien, Hop Thinh of 4 District: Luc Nam, Tan Yen,Viet Yen, Hiep Hoa ; and in 5 communes of Bac Ninh province: Dai Dong, Canh Hung, Giang Son, Phu Luong, Dai Xuan of 4 District: Tien Du, Gia Binh, Luong Tai, Que Vo and many other communes, and districts as: Huong Xa commune, Ha Hoa district, Phu Tho province; Lam Xa commune, Ba Thuoc district, Thanh Hoa province; Hung My commune, Chiem Hoa district, Tuyen Quang province also receive lighting system sponsored by Canon Vietnam.

In brief, this year total 33 kilometers of new lighting systems in 14 communes, ward, town of 7 provinces of the project have been set up with total sponsor budget of over 715 million VND.

With the philosophy “Kyosei – Living and working for a common good”, Canon Vietnam always hopes to contribute much more for the prosperous and wealthy development of Vietnam.

Press information please contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of Public Affair and CSR Promotion Division
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Kim Chung commune, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 024-38812111/ Ext: 1677
Fax: 024-38811284
Email: huyen.dao@mail.canon