On February 21, the 7th Sichuan Provincial Award Ceremony for Model Individuals and Groups of Civil Servants was held in Chengdu. Wang Xiaohui, Secretary of the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of Sichuan Provincial People's Congress, attended the ceremony and delivered a speech. Wang stressed that the greatest achievement of civil servants always comes from working for the people's wellbeing, and people's satisfaction is always the highest standard for their work. All civil servants in the province should always bear in mind the great trust placed in them by the Party and the people, consciously shoulder glorious missions, vigorously carry forward the spirit of struggle, better promote development and benefit the people with practical achievements, and continue to write new satisfactory answers for the people on the new journey.

Huang Qiang, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee and Governor of the People's Government of Sichuan Province, presided over the ceremony.

At the ceremony, Yu Lijun, a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee and Director General of the Organization Department of the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee, read the Decision on Commending the 7th Model Individuals and Groups of Civil Servants and Individuals and Groups of Civil Servants Honored with First-class Merit Citations. Amid warm applause, Wang Xiaohui, Huang Qiang and other provincial officials presented awards to the commended representatives. Deng Li, representative of model individuals of civil servants, and Dai Xiyan, representative of model groups of civil servants, delivered speeches.

In his speech, Wang Xiaohui, on behalf of the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee and the People's Government of Sichuan Province, congratulated the commended individuals and groups, and extended greetings to the civil servants working diligently in various industries and fields across the province. Wang pointed out that since the 18th CPC National Congress, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has attached great importance to building strong teams of cadres and civil servants, made a series of major decisions and plans on civil service work, and led the efforts to make historic achievements in the construction of a team of high-quality professional civil servants. General Secretary Xi Jinping has made a series of important statements on building a civil service team whose performance satisfies the people, providing us with a compass on completing civil service work well in the new era. In recent years, the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee has fully implemented the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on Sichuan's work and the decisions and plans of the CPC Central Committee. It has united and led the people of all ethnic groups in the province to work hard and forge ahead, and overcome difficulties to create new opportunities, win new initiatives and open up new space, achieving a good start in building a modern socialist Sichuan in all respects. In this process, the civil servants in Sichuan bravely shouldered their missions and dedicated themselves to their work. They performed their duties loyally and actively in the main battlefield of reform and development, the primary areas of rural revitalization, the front line of mass work, and the forefront of urgent tasks, making important contributions to the governance and development of the province in the new era. The individuals and groups commended this time are outstanding representatives of the civil servants in the province. They have sat the tests posed by this era by working day and night for the people with practical actions, showing civil servants' values and goals in the new era to be public servants and provide the people with satisfactory services. The whole province should extensively carry out activities to guide the civil servants to benchmark against the models, learn from them, and strive for excellence. They are required to demonstrate a renewed sense of responsibility, make new achievements and show new looks while learning from and catching up with each other.

Wang Xiaohui pointed out that Sichuan is now at a new historical starting point of development. Facing the new situation and tasks, the whole province is thoroughly studying and implementing the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on Sichuan's work and the decisions and plans of the CPC Central Committee. It is necessary to keep in mind the instructions before setting off, move forward to write a new chapter with a heart full of gratitude, and stride forward with pride towards building a modern socialist Sichuan in all respects. Civil servants should always keep in mind their oath, being allegiant to the Constitution, the country and the people, giving top priority to the public interest, shouldering the important tasks of the times with dedication, and making new and greater contributions to writing a new chapter for the province in advancing Chinese modernization. With priority given to the public interest, civil servants must dedicate themselves to the cause of the Party, remain loyal to the Party, deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two affirmations", and remain committed to the "two upholds". With priority given to the public interest, civil servants are required to safeguard the interests of the masses, follow the mass line in the new era, make good use of the experience in "going to primary-level units to publicize the Party's lines, principles, and policies, conduct investigations and research, receive letters and visits, and work on the spot", and adopt measures that deliver real benefits to the people, win their approval and meet their needs. With priority given to the public interest, civil servants should actively undertake responsibilities and overcome difficulties to open new ground for career development with great effort and determination. With priority given to the public interest, civil servants need to promote new healthy trends and always be a good example of honesty and integrity.

Wang Xiaohui pointed out that it is a heavy task with high requirements to complete civil service work well in the new era. Party committees and governments at all levels in Sichuan should firmly implement the decisions and plans of the CPC Central Committee, adhere to and strengthen the overall leadership role of the Party over civil servants, further improve the civil service system, coordinate the key tasks of "selecting, educating, managing and using" civil servants, strive to build a team of high-quality professional civil servants, and continuously promote the high-quality development of civil service work. All relevant departments should take this award ceremony as an opportunity to vigorously publicize the deeds of the models and create a stronger atmosphere of admiring, learning from and striving to be models throughout the province.

Provincial officials Pubu Dunzhu, Zheng Li, Wang Fei and Zhong Mian as well as heads of relevant provincial departments attended the award ceremony.