The organizers of Miss Universe VN may be fined for organizing the competition despite rain and storms 4
The Miss Universe Vietnam semi-finals took place on November 4 amid storms and floods that caused public opinion to rise.
On the evening of November 7, discussing the responsibilities of the units in the incident, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism – Mr. Vuong Duy Bien – said: `Currently, I only know the information of the Committee
According to Mr. Bien, the Ministry of Culture did its responsibility when licensing the competition, while the main responsibility for monitoring and managing activities belongs to the Department of Culture of Khanh Hoa province.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is waiting for the results of reports from relevant units and authorities as well as the inspection results of the Department of Performing Arts and Ministry Inspectorate.
Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism – Mr. Vuong Duy Bien.
Mr. Vuong Duy Bien affirmed that in the face of natural disasters, storms and floods, the locality can completely stop entertainment activities because this is prescribed by law.
`The Department should have proactively proposed to the Provincial People’s Committee to stop the contest, not vice versa. Or if it had reacted more quickly and promptly, the Department of Culture would have avoided things that caused offense and
Deputy Minister Vuong Duy Bien somewhat sympathized with the organizing committee as well as the local management agency because suddenly changing a plan that had been outlined a long time in advance was not simple.
`On November 4, I in Dong Nai also heard the news that the storm had passed. Those involved can argue that it is reasonable to organize the contest when the storm is over. But they do not understand that overcoming the consequences after a natural disaster is important.
The 2017 Miss Universe Vietnam contest held its semi-finals amid storms and floods, causing outrage among public opinion.
Previously, the Department of Performing Arts, the People’s Committee and the Department of Culture and Sports of Khanh Hoa requested to stop organizing the semi-finals of Miss Universe Vietnam because of storms.
The semi-finals still took place, an hour late because of a power outage caused by the storm.
Representative of the organizing committee – Mr. Tran Ngoc Nhat – said that before and during the semi-final night, the organizing committee received a request to stop entertainment activities to prevent storms and floods from the Khanh Hoa Department of Culture.
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