Nearly 3,000 people walk for “peace and blue sea”

      Nearly 3,000 students from universities and colleges in Nha Trang city in the south central province of Khanh Hoa took part in a walk for “peace and blue sea” on June 4.
The event was co-organised by the HCM Communist Youth Union and Nha Trang City’s youth union to respond to the World Environment Day (June 5) and the 2009 Nha Trang Sea Festival.
Hundreds of members of the city’s war veterans association also joined in the 5-km walk from 2/4 Square to Tran Phu Bridge.
While addressing the launching ceremony, the secretary of the youth union in Khanh Hoa called on young people to actively respond to World Environment Day, and “Green Week” campaign to help protect the maritime environment by clearing beaches of rubbish and clean up the city’s streets.
On June 5, thousands of people from Nha Trang city will also join hands to collect rubbish along the city’s beaches. This is the first activity under the 2009 framework of Nha Trang Sea Festival.