Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 19 (Xinhua) -- Ding Xuexiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China and vice premier, attended and delivered a speech at the 2023 annual award ceremony of Ho Leung Ho Li in Beijing on the 19th.
Ding Xuexiang pointed out that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the first comrade as the core has attached great importance to scientific and technological innovation, and promoted China's scientific and technological undertakings to achieve historical, holistic and pattern-based major changes. In the new era and new journey, to comprehensively promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization, we must accelerate the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-reliance.
Ding Xuexiang emphasized that talent is the first resource for scientific and technological innovation. To achieve high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-reliance, in the final analysis, it depends on high-level innovative talents. It is necessary to deepen the reform of the scientific and technological system, improve the system and mechanism of talent development, create a good innovation ecology, and fully stimulate the innovation vitality of all kinds of talents. It is hoped that the award-winning scientists will turn the rewards and honors into motivation and responsibility, and produce more critical, original and leading major scientific and technological achievements. It is hoped that the vast number of scientific and technological workers will vigorously carry forward the spirit of scientists and serve the major needs of the country. It is hoped that Ho Leung Ho Lee will uphold the original intention of "loving the country, loving Hong Kong, loving science and loving talents" and make greater contributions to promoting the country's scientific and technological progress. It is hoped that all sectors of society will pay attention to innovation, participate in innovation, support innovation, gather more social resources to scientific and technological innovation, and provide strong support for scientific and technological undertakings.
In 2023, Ho Leung Ho Li** "Science and Technology Achievement Award" was awarded to Academician Qi Fayun, the first chief designer of China's Shenzhou spacecraft, and 55 scientific and technological workers won the "Science and Technology Progress Award" and "Science and Technology Innovation Award".
Cai Dafeng and Chen Wu attended the conference.
Editor: Feng Xiaoqing.