This year, due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of tourists is forecasted to be much lower than in previous years, however, the Police force, the government and the Board of Directors of Lady Thien Hau Temple still implement many plans to ensure security and order (SO) and pandemic prevention and control to ensure the safety of people going to the ceremony.
Recorded in the first days of the new year at Lady Thien Hau Temple (Phu Cuong Ward, Thu Dau Mot City), every day thousands of tourists from everywhere come to visit and go to ceremony, but there is no phenomenon of people jostling and pushing each other, causing loss of SO, etc.
Mr. Tran Vinh An - Deputy Head of the Board of Directors of Lady Thien Hau Temple said that in order to ensure the SO situation for people and tourists going to the ceremony, before the festival season, the Board of Directors developed a plan to submit to the People's Committee of Thu Dau Mot City, coordinated with the Police force to deploy many solutions to ensure SO such as establishing fire prevention and fighting teams, SO teams, hiring professional security forces, etc.
"Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Board of Directors decided this year not to organize the Lady palanquin procession according to traditional customs on the full moon day of January, but we are not so subjective, we still plan closely about pandemic prevention and control and install a wifi system covering the entire area of Lady Temple so that all residents and tourists when coming to the festival can make electronic health declarations, scan QR codes, etc. to be convenient" - Mr. Tran Vinh An added.
Colonel Pham Quoc Dung - Deputy Director of the Provincial Police visits and extends New Year wishes to the Board of Directors of Lady Thien Hau Temple
To ensure the safety of tourists, as well as preserve civilization during the festive season, The Organizing Committee of the January Full Moon Festival in Binh Duong province has strengthened the work of ensuring SO for tourists from everywhere and residents. The police force has focused on grasping the situation, preventing and fighting crimes that take advantage of the festival to commit crimes such as robbery, pickpocketing, and property theft; ensure traffic order and safety, prevent fire and explosion, etc.
According to Major Pham Minh Tri - Chief of Police of Phu Cuong ward, the ward police have advised the Party Committee, the People's Committee of the ward, the Police of Thu Dau Mot City to develop plans to ensure SO, coordinate with ward Military forces and other forces to patrol to ensure SO, promptly handle SO-related cases to avoid unexpected situations that affect the SO situation so that people participating in the festival are safe.
People go to the Full Moon Festival in January at Lady Thien Hau Temple
Coming to the festival, people not only meet the spiritual needs of praying for happiness, fortune and peace but also focus on sightseeing and tourism factors, creating an excited and confident atmosphere to enter the work of the new year with faith and hope more favorable and successful; therefore, ensuring SO for the festival to take place in a civilized and safe manner, leaving a good impression in the hearts of tourists has always been of special concern to the government and Police force.
Mr. Ta Van Giang (a tourist from Binh Thuan) said that the organization of the January Full Moon Festival in Binh Duong was quite good, from ensuring traffic order outside to the ceremony area. Going to the New Year's ceremony with love ones, Mr. Phan Dinh Chau (a tourist from Ho Chi Minh City) assessed that the SO situation was quite stable, people going to the ceremony were instructed to prevent and control the pandemic, keep a distance at the ceremony and worship in a very orderly manner.
Reported by Nguyen Hoang- Translated by Thanh Tam