On the afternoon of April 16th, Zhu Jian, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Mayor of the municipal government, presided over the mayor’s office meeting to analyze and summarize the economic operation of the city in the first quarter, and to study and deploy key work for the second quarter. He pointed out that the first quarter of the city's economic operation showed a good trend of "Good Start, Steady Progress, and Improvement in Quality". The gross domestic product (GDP) of the entire city increased by 5.3%, ranking among the top in the province, reflecting the responsibility of the provincial sub central city. He stressed that we should firmly grasp the two historical window opportunities of the "Fifth Economic Census" and the Third Hunan Tourism Development Conference, and firmly grasp the two major development opportunities of super long term special treasury bond declaration, large-scale equipment renewal, and consumer goods trade in for new, so as to enhance the strengths to complement the weaknesses and overcome the weaknesses, ensure that the main economic indicators continue to rank top in the province, and take the role of a major economic city as more support for the province.

At the meeting, the Municipal Development and Reform Commission, the Municipal Bureau of Statistics, the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, the Municipal Bureau of Housing and Urban Rural Development, the Municipal Bureau of Commerce, and the Municipal National Survey Team reported on the economic operation in the first quarter. The Municipal Finance Bureau and the Municipal Taxation Bureau reported on the financial and tax revenue in the first quarter and put forward opinions and suggestions on how to do a good job in the next stage of work. The attending city leaders put forward opinions and suggestions on summarizing the economic and social development in the first quarter and doing a good job in the second quarter.

Zhu Jian pointed out that since the beginning of this year, the city has been making continuous efforts to anchor the "three highlands", and good news and good news have been circulating in various fields of the economy and society. Especially, the economic operation exhibits the characteristics of "three goodness, three stability, and three excellence". The growth rate of regional gross domestic product (GDP), added value of large-scale industries, and total retail sales of consumer goods is good, all of which remain among the top in the province, continuing the good trend of our city's first quarter opening for many years. Fixed assets investment, sales area of commercial housing and local finance and taxation have all achieved "stable opening". The net increase in the number of "Four Up" enterprises is promising. The added value of advanced manufacturing increased by 9.8%, while the added value of high-tech manufacturing increased by 9.4%, both higher than the average growth rate of large-scale industries. The city's tax proportion is 64.8%, ranking first in the province.

Zhu Jian pointed out that the second quarter is a crucial juncture that connects the past and the future, and is a crucial period for achieving "double over half". The whole city should deeply implement the important speeches and instructions of President Xi Jinping made during the inspection in Hunan, as well as the spirit of the symposium on promoting the rise of the central region in the new era, anchor the main direction of the "three highlands", develop new quality productive forces according to local conditions, focus on promoting the integration of advanced manufacturing and modern service industries, and promote local doubling and attracting new additions, achieving effective improvement in economic quality and reasonable growth in quantity.

Zhu Jian emphasized the need to carry out the "Two News" action in depth, promote more Hengyang enterprises to enter the national and provincial "Two News" policy product catalog, deepen and thoroughly develop the recycling and reuse industry, and promote the exchange of durable consumer goods such as cars, home appliances, and mobile phones through a series of themed festivals. We must make every effort to participate in the Third Hunan Tourism Development Conference, accurately and meticulously prepare, accelerate the upgrading of tourist attractions and scenic spots, and organize distinctive cultural and tourism activities. We need to promote the integration of project development, investment expansion, and industrial strength, accelerate the transformation of our city's cooperation intentions with provincial state-owned enterprises into project achievements, strengthen the construction of the Hengyang Metrology and Testing Industrial Park, and make every effort to promote agricultural production. We must continuously deepen the reform and opening up, continuously deepen the reform of key areas such as party and government institutions, state-owned assets and enterprises, park system and mechanisms, and "streamlining administration and delegating powers and improving services", carry out the "six major actions" to stabilize foreign trade, and continuously improve the level of development of an open economy. We must firmly adhere to the "ten bottom lines" of safety production, debt resolution, and flood and drought prevention, scientifically coordinate development and safety, continue to promote special inspections and rectification of major risks and hidden dangers, continue to do a good job in rectifying prominent ecological and environmental problems, highlight flood and drought prevention work, and effectively safeguard the safety of people's lives and property.

City leaders Yu Xinfan, Huang Li, Xie Hong, Huang Yan'e, Zhao Shengping, Liu Ping, Wu Lesheng, and the Secretary General of the Municipal Government Liao Yizhi attended the meeting.