Dubai Customs celebrates the National day

Published December 2nd, 2008 - 12:44 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Dubai Customs celebrates the National day
Ahmed Butti: Union is our real wealth

Dubai Customs celebrates the UAE National day that to be celebrated on 2nd December each year.

On this precious occasion for every UAE and Arab citizen, Mr. Ahmed Butti, the Director General of Dubai Customs, regarded the “Union” in a televised address as “the real wealth” of UAE that “has drawn up for us a high profile position in the world map”.

Congratulating the UAE people, Mr. Butti added that “the UAE people are to be delighted with our union of which we and every UAE citizen are proud. Thanks and gratitude to the late HH Sheikh Zaid Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder of the union and our Rulers, the builders of the union. Thanks are also conveyed to the leader of the union march, HH Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zaid Al Nahyan, and his deputy, the builder of the union, HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and their Highness the Rulers of the Emirates and UAE intrinsic people”.

On this beloved occasion, Dubai Customs held a number of special activities and events; namely the visits that to be conducted to some public and private hospitals for giving out gifts to patients on this occasion.

 A delegation from Dubai Customs visited Al Shawab Center for elderly people to present memorial gifts and rejoicing with them the national day while others would give out gifts to the orphans residing in the Center.

At its main building, which was fully illuminated during the National Day, Dubai Customs erected two tents; one for the employees and the other for customs clients where UAE traditional dishes were served celebrating this occasion. UAE flags and memorial gifts were given out to employees and clients as well.