Hanoi will turn off the electricity for one hour

On February 25, Hanoi announced that it will turn off the power at 20:30 to 21:30 on March 28 to join the Earth Hour campaign. Not only Ngoc Son Temple, The Huc Bridge, Turtle Tower but also the Opera House turned off the lights, the artists performed in the candlelight.

It is expected that the main event of Earth Hour will take place in the area before Hanoi Opera House from 20:00 to 21:30 on Saturday 28 March and will be broadcast live. There will be large screens for people to witness the event taking place in other cities in the world such as Sydney, Toronto, New York .

Starting from 20h30, simultaneously turn off lights, decorations and billboards at famous places such as Ngoc Son temple, The Huc bridge, Turtle Tower, King Ly Thai To monument, Opera House, Association Center National Conference, My Dinh Stadium, Dormitory of National Economics University, Sofitel Metropole, Hilton . Billboards, decoration at shops and offices . are also encouraged to turn off.

However, the city also noted that lights should not be turned off in hospitals, production plants, traffic lights, and street lights to ensure traffic .

On the night of March 28, the lights illuminating the Turtle Tower, The Huc Bridge . will be turned off.Photo: Hoang Ha.

Comments Vietnam is one of the countries heavily affected by climate change, Ruth Mathews, Project Director of WWF Greater Mekong - Vietnam Program, said that the 2009 campaign is an opportunity for all People around the world expressed interest in this important global issue.

"Very naturally, Earth Hour carries the essence of mass action. This is an opportunity for individuals from all over the world to speak together and act in front of climate change. We are very happy. Together with Hanoi to implement Earth Hour 2009 campaign. This affirms the city's leadership's specific commitment to this global challenge, " Ruth stressed.

WWF hopes that after Hanoi announced its participation in Earth Hour 2009, other cities in Vietnam will also strongly respond to this campaign. By February 19, more than 500 cities in 75 countries committed to turning off lights for one hour.

Before that, Earth Hour 2009 campaign in Vietnam has chosen two famous ambassadors in different fields. It is singer My Linh, who is very interested in environmental issues, and Prof. Vo Quy, founder and leader of Vietnam Center for Environmental Research and Natural Resource Management. However, WWF Vietnam is still looking for other ambassadors for this campaign.

Earth Hour 2009 will see the lights off at the most famous icons of the planet such as the Redeemer statue in Rio De Janeiro, the Table Mountain in Cape Town, the statue of the Lion Fish in Singapore, the Sydney Opera House, the CN tower. in Toronto, the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff and the world's tallest Taipei 101 building in Taiwan .