February 9 is the Chinese New Year's Eve of the Chinese lunar calendar. At this beautiful moment of reunion and welcome the New Year, Wang Weizhong, Governor of Guangdong Province, on behalf of the people of the province and the people of the whole province, extended sincere New Year greetings and beautiful holiday wishes to the vast number of overseas Chinese, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots and friends from all over the world.
Wang Weizhong said in his New Year message that 2023 is the first year for the full implementation of the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and it is also a milestone year for Guangdong's reform and development. **The general secretary visited Guangdong for the fifth time since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, endowing Guangdong with the mission and task of being at the forefront of promoting Chinese-style modernization, and endowed the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area with a new strategic fulcrum of the new development pattern, a demonstration place for high-quality development, and a leading place for Chinese-style modernization, which greatly invigorated the confidence and determination of the whole province to forge ahead on a new journey. Over the past year, we have kept in mind General Secretary Yin Yin's entrustment, set out again with the vigor of "building a new Guangdong", and worked hard to promote the modernization drive to show a new atmosphere.
Wang Weizhong said that 2023 will be a year of continuous popularity and more convenient exchanges. The epidemic prevention and control has taken a steady turn, Guangdong's economy has accelerated its recovery, and the actual population in Guangdong has exceeded 1500 million, looking at the land of southern Guangdong, the traffic is busy, the scenic spot is crowded, and the consumption in the business district is booming, and there is vitality and vitality everywhere. The villagers shuttle between the motherland and overseas more conveniently, deeply feel the joy of gathering with relatives and friends, witness the development and changes of their hometown, and are active everywhere in a series of wonderful major activities such as the Overseas Chinese Business Conference, the Overseas Chinese and Chinese Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Conference, and the World Merchants Conference.
Wang Weizhong said that 2023 is a year of vigorous vitality to promote high-quality development. The Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Party Committee held the "First Meeting of the New Year" Provincial High-quality Development Conference, releasing a clear signal of early spring in Lingnan. Guangdong's GDP has ranked first in the country for 35 consecutive years, becoming the first province to exceed 13 trillion yuan. The number one project, the "High-quality Development Project of 100 Counties, Thousands of Towns and Villages", is in full swing to strengthen counties and promote towns and villages, and the high-quality development of counties, towns and villages has become a trend and can be expected. Guangdong's regional innovation ability has achieved 7 consecutive domestic championships, "manufacturing master" is full of confidence, industrial parks are beaded into a chain, a major project is ready to go, the new mobile phone produced in Guangdong is hard to find, and every 4 new energy vehicles in the country have 1 is "made in Guangdong".
Wang Weizhong said that 2023 is a year of comprehensively deepening reform and opening up, moving forward firmly and with sonorous steps. The four major cooperation platforms in Hengqin, Qianhai, Nansha and Hetao have their own characteristics, injecting "acceleration" into Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao cooperation and the construction of the Greater Bay Area. With the implementation of "Macao cars going north", "Hong Kong cars going north" and "flying through Zhuhai-Hong Kong", the traffic flow of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge has reached new highs, and the Greater Bay Area has shown a new scene of accelerated integration and development. The Canton Fair and the Global Investment Conference have gathered thousands of businessmen and achieved fruitful results, and our province has been rated as the province with the best reputation for business environment for four consecutive years, and the number of various business entities in the province has exceeded 18 million. Guangdong's open door is opening wider and wider in the process of embracing the world.
Wang Weizhong said that 2023 is a year of dedication to benefiting the people, and the life of the elderly and villagers is step by step. The Guangzhou-Shantou high-speed railway with a speed of 350 kilometers per hour realizes 1With 5-hour access, the eastern part of Guangdong will accelerate its integration into the "one-hour traffic circle" of the Greater Bay Area, and planes, high-speed railways, highways, and water transport will connect all parts of southern Guangdong and connect the world. Nursing homes, canteens for the elderly, inclusive childcare services, public kindergartens, etc., hold up "one old and one young", "credit medical treatment" makes it more and more convenient to see a doctor, Guangzhou Cultural Center, Shenzhen Art Museum and other cultural landmarks have been lit up one after another, Chaoshan "Ying Song and Dance", Bay Area "Dragon Boat Race" is popular out of the circle, strolling in the land of southern Guangdong, full of greenery, harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
I wish the great motherland prosperity and peace of the country! I wish overseas Chinese, fellow villagers and friends a happy New Year and a prosperous Year of the Dragon! Wang Weizhong said that 2024 is the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. We will fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the spirit of the important speeches and important instructions of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China during his inspection of Guangdong, and strive to be at the forefront of promoting Chinese-style modernization in accordance with the specific deployment of the "1310" of the Provincial Party Committee. We will further strengthen the advantages of "overseas Chinese", do a good job in "overseas Chinese" articles, and use overseas Chinese as a bridge to expand high-level opening up. We sincerely welcome everyone to come back and take a look, share development opportunities, build a beautiful home together, and create a better future together.
Text Reporter Tan Zheng Correspondent Qiao Xuan** Qiao Xuan.