The passing of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has left boundless sadness for people nationwide. Hoa Binh Newspaper talked with some officials, soldiers and people of Hoa Binh about their sentiments for the late leader.

Upon hearing about the passing of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, officers and soldiers of the province's armed forces were shocked and deeply saddened. Through his working visits to Hoa Binh province, we learnt that Trong was a loyal leader to the Party and filial to the people, a profound intellectual and a great personality. He left many valuable lessons about Party building, building socialist law-governed State and developing an advanced Vietnamese culture imbued with national identity and on building a revolutionary, regular, elite, and modern people's army in the new era.

Bidding farewell to the comrade, each officer and soldier of the provincial armed forces pledges absolute loyalty to the Party, the Fatherland, and the people. We will continue to thoroughly grasp and effectively implement the Party's viewpoints and the state's policies and laws, striving to successfully realise the comrade's guiding ideology. We will strive to build the provincial armed forces to truly be a reliable and loyal political force of the Party Organisation, the administration, and the people of the ethnic groups in Hoa Binh province, making an important contribution to the construction and defence of Vietnam.

By following the media reports as well as from the three visits by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to Hoa Binh, I found that the Party chief was a role model and a pioneer in innovating methods and working styles, notably his motto of always being close to the people and working for their benefit and speaking goes hand in hand with doing. Whenever visiting any locality, the General Secretary always took time to talk with local residents, from the elderly and children to youths and women. It was rare to see the General Secretary in a suit and tie but he mostly wears a jacket and leather sandals. These close and affectionate images create a positive and endearing impression among the people.

The life of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is a shining example of close attachment to the people, respecting the people and being responsible to the people.  Although the Party leader has passed away, his morality and lifestyle will  be a bright example for future generations of party members and officials to follow.

The passing of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is an immense loss for the Party, the State, officials, party members, and the entire people. Throughout his life of work and dedication, he has left an invaluable legacy, namely his thoughts and theories on Party building and rectification, particularly preventing and combating corruption and negative phenomena, contributing to building a pure and strong Party and State.

With sharp and scientific arguments, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's research on Party building and combating corruption and negative phenomena serves as a handbook, helping each cadre and Party member gain an insight into practical reality and theory, thereby fully recognising the importance of this work. Based on this ideology and our understanding, we have specific orientations, tasks, and solutions to address immediate tasks and thoroughly handle all aspects of Party building and rectification in the long-term.

Promoting the ideological values of the General Secretary, Luong Son town’s Party Organisation will continue to spread and enhance the awareness of cadres and Party members about the core values in the books of the Party leader, thus putting them into practice to improve professional skills and political mettle, contributing to building a united, pure and strong Party organisation.

I and residents of Dieu Luong village were deeply saddened upon learning of the passing of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

To the people of Dieu Luong village, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is a great, talented and virtuous leader who has lived a life of integrity for the well-being of the people.

Dieu Luong village is home to the Tay ethnic community, located at the highest point in the commune, where life used to be very difficult. Thanks to the care and investment of the Party and the State, the lives of local residents are now much better. The village now has expanded and concreted roads, and the national grid has reached every household.

In recent years, the country has recorded strong development but also faced many difficulties, especially dealing with corruption. Under the sound leadership of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, the fight against corruption has obtained many important results. Many major corruption cases have been exposed, and many corrupt officials have been arrested, contributing to building a clean Party.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has devoted his whole life to the country and the people. He lived an exemplary and sincere life, worthy of being a role model for the younger generations, nurturing "a pure heart - a bright mind - and great ambitions," as he stated at the 10th National Congress of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.

The young generations of Hoa Binh province are committed to striving to follow the General Nguyen Phu Secretary’s advice for the youth. We will continuously improve our knowledge, demonstrating the pioneering spirit and responsibility of the youth, ready to carry out assigned political tasks and not afraid of difficulties and hardships. Together with the Party committees, authorities, and people, we will build a prosperous and happy life with political stability.