The General Secretariat of the international movement did not follow up on this approach, since the organization cannot give allegiance to a political or national entity. Some former leaders gathered together for a traditional Vietnamese Scouting Day meeting on 31 May 1993 in Hanoi. It was the first Scouting gathering since 1954 in northern Vietnam, in hopes of re-establishing the Vietnamese Scouting movement, but the result was not as expected at that point. Today, although the Vietnamese government has not yet given official recognition, there are a lot of Scouting units already established and operating in Vietnam, mostly in southern Vietnam. There are approximately 50 Scout groups with one Scout Council in Ho Chi Minh City, one Scout District in Cần Thơ City, two Scout Districts in Da Nang City, one Scout District in Xuân Lộc (Đồng Nai) and many more Scout groups across southern Vietnam. Until 2018 when the Pathfinders were founded, there were no reports of Scouting activities in northern Vietnam. Girl Scouting The Vietnamese Girl Scout Association () is a former member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, last mentioned in 1973. Outside Vietnam since 1975, the Vietnamese Girl Scout Association and the Vietnamese Scout Association have merged into a single group and operate under the leadership of the International Central Committee of Vietnamese Scouting. However, like overseas Vietnamese Scouting, girls and boys may now be seen together in coeducational Scouting groups in Vietnam, mostly today under the Pathfinders. International Scouting units in Vietnam In addition, there are USA Girl Scouts Overseas in Ho Chi Minh City, serviced by way of USAGSO headquarters in New York City, and there are American Boy Scouts in Hanoi, serving in Cub Scout Pack 844, linked to the Direct Service branch of the Boy Scouts of America, which supports units around the world. There are also Boy Scout Troop 2 and Cub Scout Pack 2 serving in Hanoi. Ideals and methods The Scout Motto is Sắp Sẵn, translating as Be Prepared in Vietnamese. The Scout emblem incorporates the red lotus, the Vietnamese national flower. Organization Overseas Vietnamese Scouts are affiliated with Scout associations in their resident countries, and as such are part of these associations. However, most of them have the same International Central Committee of Vietnamese Scouting, whose committee members are elected to a four-year term. The committee helps coordinate and direct all the activities between