Dubai: In response to the call of Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to celebrate UAE Flag Day on Tuesday, 3 November, Brand Dubai, a subsidiary of the Government of Dubai Media Office, is organising "Flags Garden", an innovative initiative to mark the national occasion.
Brand Dubai will celebrate UAE Flag Day by hoisting thousands of flags at the Kite Beach, Jumeirah.
The flags will be arranged to create the shapes of the letters in the country’s acronym ‘UAE’.
Being organised for the second year in a row, “Flags Garden” will highlight the themes of national pride, solidarity and unity.
Commenting on the event, Director General of the Government of Dubai Media Office Mona Al Marri said: “The ‘Flag Garden’ initiative, which responds to the call of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to hoist the UAE flag on UAE Flag Day, is an opportunity for us to reaffirm our allegiance, demonstrate our nation’s unity and honour our commitment to the country’s growth.”
Al Marri said the initiative complements three key national celebrations, which will see UAE flags hoisted on top of federal and local government buildings at the same time on 3 November at 12 noon, UAE Martyrs Day on 30November and the 44th UAE National Day on 2nd December.
Public invited
Brand Dubai has invited the public to take photos of the ‘Flags Garden’ and post them on its Instagram account @BrandDubai using the hashtag #BrandDubai.
The flags will remains hoisted until mid-December 2015.
