| Native name | 深圳经济特区建立40周年庆祝大会 |
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| Date | 14 October 2020 (2020-10-14) |
| Location | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China |
| Motive | Commemoration of the 40th of the founding of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone in August 1980 |
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| Participants | Chinese Communist Party,Government of China |
Celebrations of the40th Anniversary of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone were held on 14 October 2020 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the founding of theShenzhen Special Economic Zone.
In August 2019, theCCP Central Committee and theState Council decided to support Shenzhen in building a pilot demonstration zone forsocialism with Chinese characteristics. In October 2020, theCCP General Office and theGeneral Office of the State Council issued the "Implementation Plan for the Comprehensive Reform Pilot of Shenzhen to Build a Pilot Demonstration Zone for Socialism with Chinese Characteristics (2020-2025)" and issued a notice requiring all regions and departments to implement it.[1][2] It stated that in the past 40 years, Shenzhen "has dared to take risks, dare to be the first, and work hard, creating a miracle in the history of development and becoming a banner of China's reform and opening up".[1]
Wang Weizhong, the Party Secretary of Shenzhen, said that "Shenzhen companies have never grown up in a smooth sailing", and expressed support for the central government's deployment of Shenzhen to build a model city of a socialist modern power by 2035, saying that Shenzhen will build a model city of a socialist modern power 15 years ahead of the rest of the country.[3]
On October 12, the Hong Kong Chief ExecutiveCarrie Lam, announced that she would postpone the delivery of thePolicy Address to theHong Kong Legislative Council on October 14 to lead a delegation to Shenzhen to attend the Shenzhen celebration meeting.[4]
On October 13, 2020, CCP General Secretary and PresidentXi Jinping visited the Kaifu Culture Exhibition Hall and the Overseas Chinese Letters Museum in the Xiaogongyuan Kaifu District of theShantou Special Economic Zone, and then visited the streets of the Kaifu District to interact with the public.[5]
At 10:30 am on October 14, 2020, the celebration meeting for the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone began at the Qianhai International Conference Center. The 826 seats filled at the venue symbolized the establishment of the Special Economic Zone on August 26, 1980.[6] Politburo member and Guangdong Party SecretaryLi Xi presided over the meeting. Xi Jinping, Vice PremierHan Zheng, Politburo membersDing Xuexiang,Liu He,Chen Xi andHuang Kunming, and the current and former Chief Executives of the Hong Kong and Macau attended the meeting.[7] Speakers at the meeting included Shenzhen Party SecretaryWang Weizhong, Chen Zhilie, chairman of the Board of Directors of Yanxiong High-tech Group, and Lu Jianxin, Chief Engineer of the South China Region of China Construction Science and Engineering Group. At the end, Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech,[8] proposing "continue to unswervingly follow the path ofreform and opening up",[9] saying that "Shenzhen is a wonderful interpretation of socialism with Chinese characteristics on a blank sheet of paper",[10] and summarized " the 40 years of reform and opening up and innovative development of the special economic zones have accumulated ten valuable experiences".[11][12] That afternoon, Xi arrived at ShenzhenLianhuashan Park and presented a wreath to the bronze statue ofDeng Xiaoping,[13] expressing his high respect and deep remembrance for Deng.[14][15] This was also the second time since his southern tour in 2012 that he went to Lianhuashan Park to present a wreath to the statue of Deng.[16]
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, the CCP Shenzhen Municipal Committee and the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government decided to commend 40 "innovative and entrepreneurial figures and advanced model figures for the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone".[17][18]
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wan Jie | Chairman of Artron Culture Group |
| Ma Huateng | Chairman and CEO ofTencent |
| Ma Mingzhe | Chairman ofPing An Insurance |
| Ma Weihua | Former President ofChina Merchants Bank |
| Wang Wei | Chairman ofSF Express |
| Wang Chuanfu | Chairman and President ofBYD Company |
| Ye Qing | Party Secretary and Chairman of Shenzhen Academy of Building Sciences |
| Feng Guanping | Former Dean of Shenzhen Tsinghua University Research Institute |
| Liu Xiaochun | Party Secretary and President of Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration |
| Liu Lei | Party Secretary and President of the Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen |
| Sun Xizhuo | President of Shenzhen Luohu Hospital Group |
| Sun Lei | Chief Designer of FIYTA |
| Li Xiting | Chairman ofMindray |
| Li Yi | Chairman of Shenzhen Appotronics |
| Li Zexiang | Professor ofHong Kong University of Science and Technology, Chairman of Googol Technology (Shenzhen) |
| Li Jianquan | Chairman of Winner Medical |
| Yang Feifei | Technical Manager of Futaihua Industrial (Shenzhen) |
| Wu Fenghua | Founder and Creative Director of TTF High-end Jewelry Brand, Shenzhen Tongtaifu Jewelry |
| Shen Qingfang | Chairman and CEO of Pengding Holdings (Shenzhen) |
| Lu Jianxin | Chief Engineer of South China Region, China Construction Science and Engineering Group |
| Chen Ning | Chairman and CEO of Shenzhen Intellifusion Technology |
| Chen Zhilie | Chairman of the Board of Directors of EVOC High-Tech Holdings Group |
| Jin Xuzhi | CEO of TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology |
| Zhou Chuangbin | Senior expert in special tests at CGN Engineering |
| Zhao Xinzhu | Chairman of Shenzhen Zhongyi Group |
| Zhao Huizhou | Artis Fashion Group (Shenzhen). Founder and Chief Designer of Artis brand |
| Gordon Wu | Chairman ofHopewell Holdings |
| Yu Guogang | Former Deputy General Manager ofShenzhen Stock Exchange (Legal Representative) |
| Yuan Geng | Former Executive Vice Chairman ofChina Merchants Group and former Director of the Shekou Industrial Zone Management Committee |
| Xu Yangsheng | President of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen,Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering |
| Gao Yunfeng | Chairman and General Manager ofHan's Laser |
| Guo Liying | Director of Shenzhen Phoenix Nirvana Art Troupe |
| Huang Sanwen | Director and Researcher of Shenzhen Agricultural Genomics Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences |
| Huang Yuanhao | Chairman of Shenzhen Orbbec Technology |
| Cao Yan | Party Secretary and Principal of Shenzhen Yuanping Special Education School |
| Gong Guoxiang | Former principal ofShenzhen Foreign Language School |
| Jiang Kairu | Creator of Shenzhen Luohu District Federation of Literary and Art Circles |
| Lu Xianping | Chairman and General Manager of Shenzhen Chipscreen Biotech |
| Fan Jianping | President and Researcher of Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Huo Dawei | Senior Consultant ofHuawei's 2012 Laboratory Mentor Department |