In 1988, after repeated research, it was decided to let Hainan leave the jurisdiction of Guangdong and become Hainan Province, and build another set of leadership groups to meet the development requirements of the new era. ** I thought of Comrade Liang Xiang, who was a pioneer of reform.
When it comes to Comrade Liang Xiang, many people may not be familiar with it, but Shenzhen people must have heard of his deeds, compared with the revolutionary veterans, Liang Xiang's fame is not big, but he has made great contributions to the reform and opening up, the construction of special economic zones, especially the construction of Shenzhen, and is deeply appreciated and valued.
Liang Xiang is a native of Kaiping, Guangdong, in 1935, 16-year-old Liang Xiang joined the revolution, the next year he joined the party, when he was engaged in underground intelligence work in Guangzhou, in 1937, Liang Xiang went to Yan'an, after which he studied and worked in Yan'an, and served as the director of the Political Department of the Ministry of Affairs of Northern Shaanxi Public School.
After the establishment of New China, Liang Xiang was transferred to work in Guangzhou, and was promoted step by step from the director of the Municipal Public Utilities Bureau to the deputy mayor and secretary of the Guangzhou Municipal Party Committee, and in 1973, Liang Xiang served as the secretary of the Guangzhou Municipal Party Committee, and his work was impressive, especially after the establishment of reform and opening up.
In 1979, in order to undertake the economic radiation of Hong Kong, a small fishing village adjacent to Hong Kong was favored by the world, this small fishing village was later Shenzhen, but at that time Shenzhen was still a sense of desolation, only a few buildings, the industry is not to talk about, to develop how easy it is.
In February 1981, Liang Xiang, who served as the second secretary in Guangzhou, was transferred to Shenzhen as the first secretary, that is, he was asked to be this "pioneer".
In the face of such a situation, Liang Xiang was not discouraged, he first reorganized and contracted the leadership team, reorganized the redundant people into a professional company, and the second step was to vigorously attract talents, but it was not easy to attract talents in such a difficult environment, Liang Xiang did not hesitate to offer sky-high conditions in order to solve the difficulty of recruitment.
At that time, college students who could go to Shenzhen could be assigned a two-room house, and undergraduates could be assigned a three-room house, and under such conditions, more than 400 people soon went to work in Shenzhen.
Under the auspices of Liang Xiang, Shenzhen has been vigorously built, laying a solid foundation for the rapid development of the future, his work has been recognized by his superiors, and he has also attracted the attention of the world, so when Hainan Province was established, he was specially thought of.
In 1985, when Liang Xiang was transferred from Shenzhen and was about to retreat to the second line, in 1988, he was named to take command of Hainan to participate in the leadership construction work, Liang Xiang took over the appointment without hesitation, and he conducted a comprehensive inspection of Hainan after taking office.
However, at that time, Hainan was still mainly agricultural, and financial funds were relatively scarce, so in order to raise funds for development, Liang Xiang boldly tried to transfer part of the land to a Japanese company for development, which caused heated discussions.
At that time, many people did not understand this move, and they wanted to denounce Liang Xiang, and even scolded him as a "thief", for a time the huge pressure made Liang Xiang breathless, in order not to affect the development and construction of Hainan, in 1989, Liang Xiang had no choice but to resign, and he left a development plan for Shenzhen when he left.
The people who took over his work took his planning ideas, and carried out the construction of Hainan, and achieved very good results, Hainan's economic development improved year by year, the momentum was rapid, Liang Xiang lived in Guangzhou in his later years, he was sincerely happy for the achievements of Hainan and reform and opening up, in December 1998, Liang Xiang died of illness at the age of 79.