Recently, the General Office of the People's Government of Sichuan Province held the 2024 Spring Festival Symposium for Veteran Cadres in Chengdu to brief old officials and comrades on the economic and social development of the province, listen to their opinions and suggestions, and extend festive greetings to them. Huang Qiang, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee and Governor of the People's Government of Sichuan Province, attended the symposium and delivered a speech.

Huang extended a warm welcome to the old officials and comrades back to the place where they had worked tirelessly, and expressed his heartfelt thanks and high respect to them on behalf of the People's Government of Sichuan Province. He said that in recent years, Sichuan has gone through an extraordinary course and maintained a steady development momentum. Especially last year, the province well completed its economic and social development goals and tasks. These achievements were fundamentally attributed to the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, the efforts made by the people of Sichuan under the leadership of the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee and People's Government of Sichuan Province, as well as the scientific blueprints drawn by old officials and comrades and the solid foundation laid by them. We should never forget the old officials and comrades who suffered many hardships and made lots of contributions. We must work diligently, pragmatically and efficiently to carry forward our good cause and style of work, so as to promote greater progress in the development of Sichuan.

Huang Qiang said that this year, the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee and People's Government of Sichuan Province set a target of approximately 6% economic growth and truly shouldered the heavy responsibility entrusted by the CPC Central Committee to the major economically developed province. To achieve this target, the province has a good foundation, favorable conditions and many opportunities. However, there are still some difficulties and challenges in Sichuan's development. Huang hoped that the veteran officials and comrades would fully utilize their political advantages, experience and prestige. They were encouraged to report the true situation, provide more useful suggestions, come up with more good ideas, and care about and guide the work of the People's Government of Sichuan Province as always.

Huang added that as a poet wrote that people can make great achievements even in their later years, veteran cadres are important resources for the Party to govern and rejuvenate the country so work related to them is an important cause of the Party. We should constantly enhance the sense of honor, responsibility and mission of personnel engaged in work related to veteran cadres, implement the Party's policy on veteran cadres, solve practical problems with heart and soul, strengthen the construction of a work force of veteran cadres, do our best to provide great services and support, and strive to make everyone have something to learn, enjoy themselves and make some achievements.

At the symposium, some representatives of veteran officials and comrades spoke highly of Sichuan's achievements in development and put forward suggestions for future work. They all said that they would continue to contribute to Sichuan's high-quality development.

Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee and Executive Vice Governor of the People's Government of Sichuan Province Dong Weimin made a report on Sichuan's economic and social development in 2023. Secretary-General of the People's Government of Sichuan Province Zeng Qing moderated the symposium. Some veteran officials and comrades and retired cadres of the People's Government of Sichuan Province, as well as relevant heads of the General Office of the People's Government of Sichuan Province also attended the event.