In the New Year, let us wake up life and let the hopes fly freely.

With the eager expectations from more than five million people of Chenzhou, the NPC deputies, who participated in the City First Session of the Fifth NPC, made the plan for the development and offered good policy for reform. At this time, the overall strategy of "Industry-led, all-round development," is carrying out, the construction of "Five Chenzhou” is stepping steadily and the contour of Hunan new growth is gradually clear. Our city is moving forward on the road of first built a comprehensive well - off society.

During the past five years, the Municipal Committee corporately led the masses of party members to actively respond to the great pressure of slowing economy, to seize the series of policy opportunities to expand domestic demand and make steady growth, to maintain the strategic strength, and to accelerate the transformation and development. The various undertakings continue to move forward. The city's reform and opening-up and modernization have made great achievements. Over the past five years, Chenzhou's strategic thinking has been constantly improved in the process of grasping the law, the comprehensive strength has achieved a breakthrough in the transition, the vigor of development has been greatly enhanced in the reform and opening-up, the environment of urban and rural has fleshed a new look in the overall development, the people's livelihood and the benefit have continually improved in the construction and sharing, and the development and protection have been constantly strengthened in the strict management of the party .The "12nd Five-Year Plan" has achieved a successful ending and the "13th Five-Year Plan” will be a good start.

During the extraordinary five years, the City People's Congress and its Standing Committee developed with the time and were together with people under the strong lead of the City Committee. In the past five years, the City People's Congress and its Standing Committee have made full use of the role of the local organ of supreme power in comprehensively building a well-off society, deepening reform，ruling by law and managing the party strictly. Fully grasp the legislative work and take new steps on ruling the city by the law. Decide on major issues by the law and the National People's Congress has played an important role in the reform and development. Accurately monitor the sustained force to boost the economic and social development. Elect and remove appointment by the law to achieve the personnel intention of party committee. Respect the mail status of representative and make efforts to realize the new breakthrough. Earnestly strengthen their own building and comprehensively enhance their ability to perform their duties.

This year is the year when the Nineteenth National Congress was held, is the beginning of the year to implement the spirit of the Provincial Eleventh National Party Congress and the City Fifth National Party Congress, it is an important year to implement the plan of "The 13th Five-Year Plan ", and is also the deepening year of supply- side structural reform.

The new journey brings new challenges and new missions. The city must unite the thinking and action on the decision-making deployment of the Municipal Committee and Municipal Government, fully implement the economic work conference of the18th CPC National Congress, the third, fourth, fifth and sixth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC National Congress, Central Committee, Provincial committees and City Committee. In accordance with the overall layout of "Five in one", strategic layout of "Four comprehensive" and the requirements of "Five development concept", adhere to the overall tone of "Stability and progress", adhere to the improvement and development of the quality and efficiency as the center, to promote the supply-side structural reform as the main line, closely integrate the "Innovation to lead, open up" and "Industry-led, all-round development", persist in industry, strong entity, improve quality and increase efficiency, comprehensively do a good job on steady growth, promoting reform, adjusting the structure, benefit people's livelihood and risk prevention. We stride forward on a new journey to meet the successful convocation of the18th CPC National Congress with outstanding achievements.

Sincerely hope that the City People's Congress delegate faithfully fulfill the constitutional and legal responsibilities, closely around the construction of "Five Chenzhou", seek potential for Chenzhou's future, offer policy for the people's happiness, do not live up to the task and fulfill the mission to produce a responsibility answer sheet of well-deserved for people and the times.

I wish the conference a complete success!