According to the records of Sai Gon Giai Phong (SGGP) Newspaper, on the morning of July 23, numerous government offices and public places massively flew the national flags at half-mast ahead of the two-day State funeral in commemoration of the late General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong.
The flag was lowered to two out of three in height of the flagpole, adorned with a black fabric ribbon to prevent the flag from flying away.
The mourning ribbon measures one out of ten of the width of the flag and its length is equal to the length of a flag.
The State funeral of the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong will be held on July 25 and July 26
Nationwide government offices, public places and Vietnamese representative offices abroad are displaying mourning flags with black ribbons. During the State funeral of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, all entertainment activities will be suspended.
