Gong Wu, Executive President of the China-Africa Business Council, President of the Hunan Chamber of Commerce in Rwanda, and Chairman of Zhongchen Kejian (Guangdong) Group.

Rednet Moment News, September 23 (Reporter: Wang Heng; Photographer: Qin Lou) — “Over more than a decade of striving and advancing in Africa, I have deeply realized that Chinese enterprises ‘going global’ are not only seeking broader markets, but also building a bridge for China-Africa cooperation.” At the opening ceremony of the 12th Global Hunan Entrepreneurs Conference, Gong Wu, Executive President of the China-Africa Business Council, President of the Hunan Chamber of Commerce in Rwanda, and Chairman of Zhongchen Kejian (Guangdong) Group, shared the entrepreneurial story of Hunan enterprises going global and expanding in Africa as a representative of overseas Hunan entrepreneurs, interpreted new opportunities for Hunan-Africa economic and trade cooperation, and called on overseas Hunan entrepreneurs to keep their hometown in their hearts and give back to it.

In Gong Wu’s view, Chinese enterprises “going global” are not only seeking broader markets, but also building a bridge for China-Africa cooperation. He introduced that Zhongchen Kejian has focused on its core business in Africa and fulfilled the responsibilities of a Hunan entrepreneur. It has successively undertaken major landmark projects such as the Rwandan Presidential Palace, an international airport, and institutions of higher learning, winning high recognition from the local government through stringent standards and honest business practices. At the same time, it has invested in and built a textile blanket factory in Uganda, filling a gap in the local industry and bringing tangible benefits to people’s livelihoods. “Every step Zhongchen takes in Africa embodies the responsibility of a Hunan entrepreneur, and with solid results, it contributes its modest share to China-Africa economic and trade cooperation.”

Gong Wu said by way of example that Hunan has advantages in fields such as rail transit and construction, and can participate in Africa’s infrastructure development in railways, ports, power, and telecommunications, achieving sustainable development through an integrated investment-construction-operation model. Africa has abundant agri-food resources such as coffee and aquatic products, as well as policy support including zero tariffs and green channels for agri-food products exported to China. Hunan can expand the import and processing of specialty African agri-food products and foster a new consumption ecosystem.

At the new stage of development, Gong Wu called on overseas Hunan entrepreneurs to strive in the wider world while keeping their native land in their hearts, respond to the call for “Hunan Entrepreneurs Returning Home,” actively invest and establish a presence in their hometown, and contribute to Hunan’s high-quality development. He said that the Global Hunan Entrepreneurs Conference had provided them with a top-tier platform for seeking common development, and called on them to use hometown ties as a bridge and industry as the foundation to move forward hand in hand and create a brilliant future together.

On the evening of September 21, 2024, Hengyang launched an intensive nighttime fire safety inspection campaign called “Safe Yancheng”. Authorities at the city, county, and township levels worked in coordination and carried out full-area planning, focusing on venues associated with the the Global Hunan Entrepreneurs Conference and key sectors, in order to thoroughly investigate and rectify fire hazards. Liu Ping, Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Hengyang Municipal Committee and Executive Vice Mayor, led a team to inspect conference-related venues, stressing that fire safety measures must be strict and meticulous to ensure the conference is held smoothly.

At the Libo International Hotel in Hengyang, the inspection team conducted an on-site inspection of key areas such as the fire control room, the main conference venue, the mini fire station, and the evacuation routes. They checked the implementation of fire prevention patrols, fire safety management systems, duty and guard duties, and emergency evacuation procedures. They also inquired in detail about the condition of fire-fighting equipment and electrical operation safety. The inspection team focused on meticulously checking whether the fire alarm and linkage control facilities were operating normally, whether the fire water supply and fire-fighting facilities were intact and effective, whether the smoke prevention and exhaust facilities were functioning properly, and whether the fireproof partitions and evacuation auxiliary facilities were in place.

That night, the local government leaders led a team to inspect the remaining venues related to the Hunan Entrepreneurs Convention. The municipal departments, counties, cities, and districts (industrial parks) conducted simultaneous centralized night inspections in accordance with the "Safe Yancheng" routine night inspection requirements, focusing on potential safety hazards in their respective industries.

On the morning of Sept 28, Comrade Zhu Jian joined the delegation of the Municipal Education Bureau, Municipal Health Commission, municipal universities and provincial universities in Hengyang to discuss the report of the 13th Municipal Party Congress and the work report of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection. He stressed the need to deeply understand and accurately grasp the report’s spirit, build consensus in implementation, fully leverage the talent and innovation strengths of the education and health systems, municipal universities and provincial universities in Hengyang, further advance the “manufacturing to build the city, culture and tourism to invigorate the city” strategy, and show greater responsibility and stronger action in building a higher-level, more capable national regional key city and provincial sub-central city.

Zhu Jian listened carefully to the deputies and responded to their views and suggestions one by one. He noted that the report upholds democratic centralism and open governance, conducts research, widely solicits opinions, seeks the greatest common denominator and builds consensus. It is necessary to accurately grasp the report’s essence and guidance, correctly understand the development goals, strategy, functional positioning and path for the next five years, as well as the value pursuit of promoting well-rounded human development and solid progress toward common prosperity, and turn the blueprint into construction drawings and task statements.

Tang Zhongyang, Party secretary of the University of South China; Liu Zilan, Party secretary of Hengyang Normal University; Wei Xiaolin, deputy Party secretary and president of Hengyang Normal University; municipal leaders Li Pengfei, Xie Hong and Ye Yuquan; Yu Lushan, Party secretary of Hunan Polytechnic of Environment and Biology; Yang Xuefeng, president of Hunan Polytechnic of Environment and Biology; Li Le, deputy Party secretary of the University of South China; and Yang Lihong, Li Laiqing, Hu Zhiqing, Yao Fangyuan, Liao Yufei and Deng Changda, Party and government heads of municipal universities, attended.

(All-media reporters: Text/Luo Wenpeng, Photo/Wang Zhai)

On the morning of Sept 28, Comrade Liu Zhongjie joined the SASAC delegation to discuss the Party congress report and the work report of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection. He urged a deep and accurate understanding of the congress’s spirit, a focus on core duties and main business, and proactive action to fully enhance the competitiveness, innovation and influence of the state-owned economy, so as to shoulder major responsibilities and make greater contributions to Hengyang’s high-quality development and turn the blueprint drawn by the 13th Municipal Party Congress into reality through solid work and tangible results.

During the discussion, deputies spoke actively based on their posts and work. They agreed that the report summarizes achievements realistically, analyzes the situation thoroughly, sets inspiring goals and offers solid and effective measures, making it a good report that boosts confidence, guides direction and gathers strength.

After listening to the deputies, Liu Zhongjie noted that the report follows the theme of “Upholding People-Centeredness, Strengthening Historical Responsibility, and write a new chapter in advancing Chinese modernization in Hengyang.” It reviews the past five years’ achievements and experience and sets out the overall approach for the next five years with a clear theme and direction. He encouraged deputies to study earlier and deeper, accurately grasp the congress’s theme and main line, systematically sort out the report’s logic, understand its goals, tasks and key measures, identify the role of state-owned assets and enterprises in the city’s overall development, and align their thinking and actions with the congress’s decisions and arrangements.

On Sept 27 and 28, Liu Zhangyu, Liu Zhengxing, Wu Shuguang, Zhou Yumei, Yang Weiping, Chen Liyang and Zhang Runhuai visited delegations to the 13th Hengyang Municipal Party Congress and joined deputies in discussing the Party congress report and the work report of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection.

During the discussions, participants said the Party congress report delivered by Comrade Zhu Jian objectively and accurately reviewed achievements and set out a well-targeted plan for the future. Closely reflecting Hengyang’s realities, it is an inspiring and rallying report.

Deputies said Hengyang’s overall strength reached a new level over the past five years, with high-quality economic development advancing steadily. The city’s total economic output hit 468.95 billion yuan, while GDP grew at an average annual rate of 5.83 percent, the second highest in Hunan. The number of enterprises rose to 157,000, also the second highest in the province, as the economy maintained steady progress and improved in quality and efficiency. The modern industrial system has been consolidated. Hengyang has built a modern industrial system with local characteristics by stabilizing five existing industries, advancing three emerging ones and laying out two future ones. It has now built a modern industrial system with local characteristics. The UHV power transmission and transformation equipment cluster was recognized as a national advanced manufacturing cluster, while the salt-brine chemical new materials and copper-lead-zinc materials clusters were listed as national characteristic industrial clusters for small and medium-sized enterprises, further strengthening the industrial base. The economy’s internal momentum and vitality have been fully unleashed. Hengyang trades with more than 160 countries and regions and has been listed among China’s top 100 foreign trade cities for many consecutive years, sustaining a sound opening-up momentum. With a people-first approach, the city has continued to shore up livelihood weaknesses and optimize urban-rural development, bringing greater happiness to people’s doorsteps. The urban-rural income ratio has improved to 1.65, among the best in the province.

Participants pledged to earnestly study and implement the report, grasp the essence of the 13th Municipal Party Congress, align their thinking and actions with the municipal Party committee’s decisions, focus on building the “six major centers,” ensure the report’s arrangements deliver results, and strive to write a new chapter in advancing Chinese modernization in Hengyang.

(All-media reporter Li Jing)

On the afternoon of September 27, Zhu Jian joined discussions with delegations from Changning City, Zhengxiang District and the Hengyang High-tech Zone attending the 13th CPC Hengyang Municipal Congress. Delegates discussed the report to the congress and the work report of the CPC Hengyang Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Zhu encouraged delegates to gain a thorough understanding of the congress report, strengthen confidence in development, clarify goals and priority tasks, and build broad consensus for Hengyang’s future development.

During the discussions, delegates offered suggestions on collaboration between central and local enterprises, manufacturing development, urban-rural coordination, culture-tourism integration, embodied intelligence, the digital economy, and closer coordination between urban districts and industrial parks.

Zhu said the congress report was drafted through extensive research, consultations and public input. He called for a clear understanding of Hengyang’s development goals, strategy, functional positioning and path. The city will continue to pursue its strategy of building strength through manufacturing and invigorating development through culture and tourism, while working to become a growth pole for Hunan’s high-quality development, a gateway connecting with the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, a strong engine for southern Hunan, and a stronger transport hub. Hengyang will also advance the development of six regional centers in the economy, science and technology, consumption, education, healthcare and emergency response.

For Changning, Zhu called for striving to rank among Hunan’s top 10 county-level economies, strengthening its nonferrous metals and textile and garment industries, promoting integrated urban-rural development, developing distinctive agricultural industries, improving public services and strengthening workplace safety.

For Zhengxiang District and the Hengyang High-tech Zone, Zhu called for greater contributions to citywide high-quality development. Priorities include advancing the Henggang 630 project, developing the Hengzhou Avenue Digital Economy Corridor, and accelerating construction of the Range Embodied Intelligence Industrial Park.

He also urged stronger coordination between urban districts and industrial parks through regular consultation mechanisms to promote integrated industrial and urban development.

Municipal leaders Wei Zhongfa, Jiang Tao and Fu Ping, and Song Guangxin, director of the Hengyang High-tech Zone Administrative Committee, attended relevant discussions.

Translator: Jing

On the afternoon of September 27, Liu Zhongjie joined discussions with the Hengyang County and Zhuhui District delegations attending the 13th CPC Hengyang Municipal Congress. Participants discussed the report to the congress and the work report of the CPC Hengyang Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Liu called for aligning thinking and action with the decisions and arrangements made at the congress, maintaining confidence and strategic focus, and pooling strength to accelerate Hengyang’s development into a national key regional city of higher level and greater capacity and a sub-provincial regional center city.

During the discussions, delegates shared views based on their respective fields of work. Liu said the congress report reviewed Hengyang’s achievements and experience over the past five years and set out the city’s development goals, positioning, priorities and key tasks for the next five years. He encouraged delegates to fully understand the report and translate its arrangements into tangible development results.

For Hengyang County, Liu called for giving full play to its role as a major county economy and making high-quality economic development the top priority. The county should play a leading role in building a modern industrial system, coordinate county-level economic development with comprehensive rural revitalization, increase residents’ incomes and consumption capacity, and promote coordinated development between leading and specialized industrial parks. Efforts should also be made to safeguard security and stability and ensure a good start to the 15th Five-Year Plan period.

For Zhuhui District, Liu stressed high-quality economic development, project construction and investment attraction. The district should capitalize on its advantages as a high-speed railway gateway, tap consumption potential through events including the Xiangchao League, and steadily advance livelihood projects such as the renovation of older residential communities.

He also called for better coordination of resources from urban areas, universities, industrial parks and enterprises, stronger development of industries including nuclear technology applications, and faster local commercialization of university research achievements.

Municipal leaders Wang Dongwen, Wu Lesheng and Tao Chaohui attended relevant discussions.

Translator: Jing

Hengyang launched its 2026 Green Travel Campaign and Public Transport Week at Hongyang Plaza on September 24, encouraging residents to embrace greener and more sustainable ways of getting around the city.

Under the theme “Green Travel for a Better Life,” Hengyang Public Transport Group brought information desks, themed displays, quizzes and interactive activities directly to residents, creating an engaging “green classroom” to promote environmentally friendly travel and introduce preferential public transport policies.

At the information desk, staff demonstrated how to download and use the mobile public transport app, which allows passengers to check real-time bus locations and estimated arrival times. They also explained preferential policies, including free travel for eligible groups, a 10-percent discount for IC card users, and QR-code payment services.

The themed exhibition area provided easy-to-understand information on the use of the mobile app, the benefits of green travel, the development of Hengyang’s public transport system, and safe and courteous travel practices.

Interactive quizzes on green travel, public transport policies, traffic safety and app use attracted enthusiastic participation. Residents who answered correctly received small gifts. A photo check-in area also encouraged participants to share their green travel experience on social media and short-video platforms, helping spread the concept to a wider audience.

A representative of Hengyang Public Transport Group said the company will use the Green Travel Campaign as an opportunity to further publicize preferential policies, continuously improve public transport services, and encourage more residents to choose green and civilized modes of travel.

These efforts are expected to contribute to building a more livable, business-friendly and environmentally sustainable Hengyang.

Translator: Jing

On the afternoon of September 24th, Liu Zhongjie, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Mayor of the municipal government, presided over a special scheduling meeting on the development of the nuclear technology application industry. He emphasized that all levels and departments should have a high sense of responsibility and urgency, reverse the construction schedule, and use the "One Table with Three Large Blocks" as the starting point to promote all work from "paper" to "bricks and mortar".

Liu Zhongjie emphasized that the nuclear technology application industry is an important support for our city to cultivate new quality productivity and seize the future track. Currently, we have entered a tough period, and we cannot be slow or empty. All levels and departments should act quickly, using the "One Table with Three Large Blocks" as a lever, transmitting pressure layer by layer, pushing forward step by step, and truly transforming strategic opportunities into development advantages.

Liu Zhongjie demanded that the work of resolving historical legacy issues be carried out with swift and steady steps, with clear deadlines for digestion, and resolute measures taken to prevent problems from being unresolved for a long time. We need to accelerate the key task of "1+1+5" and make every effort to promote the acceleration and efficiency improvement of the nuclear technology application industry. We need to independently build a nuclear technology application industry exhibition hall with high standards, organically integrate land use planning and industrial development planning, and showcase the industrial achievements and development blueprint of Baisha Green Island High Tech Zone. We need to coordinate and promote the construction of the company's modern battlefield, adhere to the equal emphasis on "tangible battlefield" and "software construction", integrate the office resources of Baisha Green Island and Nuclear Technology Application companies, and accelerate the improvement of internal management mechanisms and institutional systems. We need to accelerate the construction of science and technology innovation platforms and the construction of five major projects, expand the functions of the existing platform of 272 Company, and strengthen industrial technology support. We need to implement industrial fund guarantees, accelerate project implementation, ensure the signing of 5 specific projects and the commencement of construction of 3 projects within the year, resolutely prevent work from being idle and progress from lagging behind, and promote the high-quality development of the nuclear technology application industry with practical measures.

Liu Zhongjie emphasized the need to strengthen factor guarantees, accelerate infrastructure construction, build a solid carrier for industrial park development, improve financing mechanisms, and stimulate endogenous driving forces in the industry. We should focus on precise packaging and application projects such as urban renewal and the construction of the "Six Networks" to support the landing of industries through these projects. We should implement detailed policy support and comprehensively safeguard the high-quality development of the nuclear technology application industry.

City leaders Liu Zhengxing and Wang Jing attended the meeting.

On September 26th, before the opening of the 13th Party Congress of Hengyang City, the Secretary of the municipal party committee Zhu Jian and the mayor of the municipal government Liu Zhongjie visited the representatives of the congress and extended warm greetings and earnest expectations to them. The two highest leaders hoped all representatives can unite and brainstorm together to draw a blueprint for the development of Hengyang in the next five years. The delegates were expected to seriously fulfill their duties and responsibilities, successfully complete all the established tasks of the conference, and work together to make the Party Congress an inspiring, united, opening and encouraging conference.

During each visit, Zhu Jian had cordial exchanges with delegates, thanking everyone for their long-term positive contributions to the economic and social development of Hengyang in their respective positions. He pointed out that the 12th Global Hunan Businessmen Conference, which was just held with high standards and high quality, was a wonderful event that was praised by the provincial party committee and government, satisfied Hunan businesses, and recognized by the people. The 13th Party Congress of Hengyang City is a very important meeting held at the beginning of the 15th Five Year Plan. It is a major event in the political life of all Party members and people in the city, and has significant importance in consolidating efforts to promote high-quality development of Hengyang during the 15th Five Year Plan and accelerate the construction of a national key city and a provincial sub center city. The conference has a tight schedule, multiple agendas, and heavy tasks. We hope that all representatives will devote themselves to each agenda with full spirit to ensure the smooth and successful progress of each stage.

Zhu Jian put forward three hopes and requirements to the representatives: firstly, we should gather consensus through brainstorming and carefully review the work report. Based on job responsibilities, closely following industry realities, reflecting grassroots expectations, and providing wise words and practical strategies, the report will truly become a guiding document that consolidates consensus, conforms to historical development trends, fits the reality of Hengyang, responds to the common expectations of the people of the city, and leads high-quality development in the next five years. Secondly, we must fulfill our duties and responsibilities, and cast a holy vote. We should raise political stance, enhance overall awareness, and successfully complete all established tasks of the conference. We must strictly abide by discipline and maintain a clean and upright atmosphere during the conference, to create a good atmosphere of unity, harmony, and positivity together.

The attending representatives expressed that they will firmly shoulder their political responsibilities, fulfill their duties conscientiously, strictly abide by the rules and regulations of the conference, actively provide suggestions and advice, resolutely complete the various tasks of the conference, and try to satisfy the trust of the Party and the people.

The youth swimming competition of the 15th Hunan Provincial Games has concluded, with Hengyang achieving its best-ever result in the event. The Hengyang team won 13 gold, nine silver and 11 bronze medals, ranking first in total points and second in gold medals across the province.

Hengyang Aoxing Swimming Club sent 11 athletes to compete on behalf of the city, winning six gold, five silver and two bronze medals. The club contributed 46.15 percent of Hengyang’s gold medals and 34.27 percent of its total points in the event, ranking first among privately operated training teams in the province in both gold medal and overall medal performance.

The strong result reflects Hengyang’s continued efforts to promote the integrated development of sports and education. With policy, organizational and competition support from the Hengyang Municipal Bureau of Culture, Tourism, Radio, Television and Sports, Aoxing Swimming Club has taken youth training as a social responsibility. It has expanded its talent pool through campus promotion and public welfare swimming classes, unified teaching standards, built a tiered competition system, strengthened training through scientific methods, and improved athletes’ skills through competitions.

Over the past eight years, Aoxing has remained committed to popularizing youth swimming and cultivating reserve talent. Supported by experienced coaches from sports schools, the club has built a teaching team consisting of certified social sports instructors and professional swimming coaches, and developed a scientific, tiered training system.

It has also established a closed-loop system covering talent selection, teaching, training, competitions, safety management and athlete transfer, while providing support in coaching, venues and insurance to ensure stable training cycles and steady competition performance.

Building on its experience in youth training, Hengyang Aoxing is advancing integrated development of sports and industry through a model combining competitive training and public fitness. The club now operates two standardized swimming venues in Hengyang’s core urban areas, serving both professional teams and the public with year-round swimming training, fitness services and parent-child water activities. It serves more than 100,000 resident visits annually.

Translator: Jing

The Hengyang Municipal Education Bureau has recently issued a notice on the 2026 autumn break for compulsory education schools across the city, aiming to guide students to get closer to nature, take part in practical activities and broaden their horizons.

According to the notice, the autumn break will run from November 11 to 13, 2026, from Wednesday to Friday. Together with the weekend from November 14 to 15, students will have a five-day break. Classes will resume on Monday, November 16. The arrangement applies to compulsory education schools across Hengyang, while kindergartens may refer to the policy based on their own conditions.

The notice requires local education authorities and schools to make early arrangements, strengthen organization and ensure the smooth implementation of all work. Schools should scientifically adjust teaching schedules while ensuring that national curriculum requirements are fully met, normal teaching tasks are completed and the total teaching time of the semester remains unchanged.

During the autumn break, schools should in principle not assign written homework or increase students’ regular academic burden because of the holiday arrangement.

Before the break, schools should organize safety education covering traffic, fire prevention, drowning prevention, food hygiene and autumn infectious disease prevention. They should also guide parents to strengthen safety management during the holiday.

The notice also calls for special attention to left-behind children and other groups requiring additional care. Schools should establish one-on-one contact mechanisms between teachers and students, identify students from dual-income families or those facing care difficulties, and provide voluntary, public-benefit childcare services on campus where conditions allow. Such services may include sports and cultural activities, but group tutoring or teaching of new lessons is strictly prohibited.

Schools are encouraged to explain the purpose and arrangements of the autumn break to parents through meetings and home-school communication channels. Parents are encouraged to organize family activities, volunteer services, labor practice, nature observation and outdoor sports to support students’ all-round development.

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Since the second half of 2026, under the guidance of the Hengyang Municipal Office for Cultural and Ethical Progress, the Hengyang Model Citizens and Good Samaritans Volunteer Service Team has continued to deepen its “Ten Services for Local Residents” civic practice project. Focusing on summer drowning prevention, community safety talks, and care for family planning households and people in extreme difficulty, volunteers have delivered thoughtful services through New Era Civilization Practice centers and stations.

During the summer, volunteers from Hengdong, Changning and Leiyang visited communities, villages, ponds and riversides to publicize drowning prevention knowledge. Through household visits, brochures and on-site explanations, they repeatedly reminded parents and children of key safety rules and used real cases to strengthen awareness.

Relying on the “Shoufeng Night Talks” grassroots governance platform, volunteers including Zhou Zhengguo carried out safety education in communities. In residential squares and courtyards, volunteers used plain language to explain risks related to fire, electricity, electric bicycle charging and blocked corridors, and demonstrated how to use fire extinguishers.

On July 31, a four-day “Colorful Summer, Happy Growth” public welfare class opened at the Party-mass service center in Banqiao Town, Changning, benefiting 32 rural children. Volunteer Liu Zhiyong focused on safety, culture and dreams, using cartoons, drills and games to teach drowning prevention, self-protection and anti-bullying knowledge.

The team has also helped vulnerable groups. On September 10, volunteers Yin Chunyun and Wang Chunzhen helped a 71-year-old resident in Zhengxiang District sell 300 jin of unsold wax gourds by connecting him with a caring enterprise. Volunteers Teng Zhiyu and Yang Jianxiu also provided long-term care for an elderly man in extreme difficulty, helping with meals, daily supplies, haircuts and medical care.

On September 10 and 18, volunteers visited communities in Shigu and Zhengxiang districts, offering free haircuts, knife sharpening and bread for elderly and needy residents.

A municipal official said the service team has turned the power of role models into practical action, adding warmth and positive energy to Hengyang’s cultural and ethical progress.

Translator: Jing

Recently, at the launch ceremony of the "Quality Month" activity in Hunan Province in 2026, the Provincial Market Supervision Bureau announced the first batch of pilot names for quality infrastructure innovation centers and awarded plaques to the selected units. The "Hunan Province Transmission and Transformation Equipment Industry Quality Infrastructure Innovation Center", as one of the representative units, took the stage to accept the award, marking a crucial step for Hengyang in promoting the upgrading of quality infrastructure services from "One-Stop" to "Integration".

It is reported that the center is led by the Municipal Market Supervision Bureau and applied for by the Municipal Metrology and Testing Center as a pilot unit. It has been selected as one of the first provincial-level pilot projects, which is another important breakthrough in serving local industrial development in Hengyang after leading the construction of the province's first ultra-high voltage transmission and transformation equipment industry metrology and testing center and jointly building the "Intelligent Metrology and Testing Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center".

The relevant person in charge of the Municipal Market Supervision Bureau introduced that the Municipal Metrology and Testing Center will closely follow the strategic deployment of "quality strong province", focus on the development needs of the national advanced manufacturing cluster of Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan ultra-high voltage transmission and transformation equipment. The center will coordinate metrology, standards, inspection and testing, certification and accreditation resources, and focus on six major tasks including building an integrated collaborative service system, filling the gaps in metrology and testing capabilities, improving standard supply, strengthening testing and certification support, carrying out technical assistance, and promoting the transformation of industry, academia, research and application. The center will systematically promote technological breakthroughs, public services, and talent cultivation, and build an integrated development system of "metrology leading, standard guidance, inspection and testing support, and certification and accreditation guarantee".

In recent years, the Municipal Metrology and Testing Center has continued to deepen its industrial services, continuously building the Provincial Ultra High Voltage Transmission and Transformation Equipment Industry Metrology and Testing Center and the Intelligent Metrology Testing Digital Integration Platform, focusing on the full life cycle needs of the industry, and striving to solve common technical problems such as "inability to measure, incomplete measurement, and inaccurate measurement" in the industry. Since 2026, the center has built 20 measurement standards including "voltage transformer calibration devices" in batches, all of which have passed the assessment of the provincial market supervision bureau at once, providing solid technical support for industrial development. In terms of collaborative innovation, the center has deeply participated in the construction demonstration of the School of Intelligent Metrology at Nanhua University, collaborated with Hunan Institute of Technology to carry out professional internships and campus local exchanges, and plans to sign strategic cooperation agreements with research institutions such as China Institute of Metrology and China University of Metrology to continuously strengthen the scientific research foundation and enhance the momentum of serving economic and social development.

At the next step, the Municipal Metrology and Testing Center will closely connect with the development of Hunan Province's power transmission and transformation industry and Hengyang Intelligent Weighing Instrument Metrology Industry Park, fully unleash the efficiency of metrology empowerment, and strive to create a source of quality and technological innovation in the power transmission and transformation equipment industry, an integrated service hub for industrial chain quality infrastructure, an industrial quality talent cultivation base, and an innovation pilot demonstration window, injecting "metrology momentum" into promoting the high-quality development of Hunan's advanced manufacturing industry and the regional centralization process in Hengyang.

On the morning of September 17th, the monthly evaluation meeting for high-quality economic development in the city was held. The Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Zhu Jian, emphasized the need to deeply study and implement economic thinking of Secretary General Xi Jinping, anchor stable growth and structural optimization goals, highlight systematic planning, adhere to practical results, continuously optimize the development ecology, and consolidate and enhance the good trend of high-quality development. Liu Zhongjie, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Mayor of the municipal government, presided over the meeting.

The meeting reported on the economic operation of the city from January to August and the progress of the "project planning and construction season" in 2026. Qidong County and Hengdong County made typical speeches successively, while Hengshan County made a statement speech.

Zhu Jian pointed out that promoting economic operation and project planning and construction requires sustained efforts and long-term success. We must firmly abandon the mentality of sitting back and enjoying benefits, and take responsibility for our positions. It is necessary to deeply understand economic thinking of Secretary General Xi Jinping by strictly following economic laws, going deep into the front line to carry out research, taking the initiative to learn from entrepreneurs, and resolutely preventing formalism and bureaucracy. We need to strengthen the management of key work sequence, clarify the goals and tasks of each node, prevent ineffective implementation and negative complaints, and work hard to promote the implementation and refinement of various deployments, achieving practical results.

Zhu Jian requested that we should handle the current and long-term relationship correctly, focus on laying a foundation for the future, and scientifically plan and promote the work in the short, medium, and long term. In the near future, we will focus on the work of "doubling the revenue of enterprises", adding new "Four Up" enterprises, returning Hunan merchants, financial and tax revenue, revitalizing existing land, and starting and achieving project efficiency. In the medium term, we will continue to focus on the dual engines of provincial and characteristic industrial parks, the construction of industrial chain clusters, the cultivation and construction of qualification platforms, systematic investment promotion, and the optimization of the three industrial structures. In the long run, in-depth research should be conducted on the high-quality development of the service industry, the value mining of data assets, and the packaging and protective utilization of natural resources.

Zhu Jian emphasized the need to focus on building a good work environment for promoting economic and industrial development. We must establish a firm direction, adhere to the principle of giving equal importance to incentives and constraints, and create a working atmosphere where capable individuals are promoted, mediocre individuals are demoted, and inferior individuals are eliminated. Leading cadres should take the lead in diligent work to devote oneself wholeheartedly and improve work efficiency. We need to improve the mechanism, perfect the scheduling mechanism for joint support of major projects, implement a closed-loop mechanism for work, and ensure that everything has a response and every matter has a landing. We need to streamline the system, concentrate on breaking through institutional and mechanism bottlenecks, and focus on deepening reform in key areas such as industrial parks and state-owned enterprises.

City leaders Liu Zhangyu, Liu Zhengxing, Wu Shuguang, Liu Ping, Zhong Fan, Xie Hong, Jiang Tao, Wu Lesheng, Liu Zhigang, and Song Guangxin, Director of the Hengyang High Tech Zone Management Committee, attended the meeting.