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have emerged from poverty and now live better lives. CPC leads Xi urges learning from poverty relief official Huang’s efforts are part of the nation’s poverty­reduction cam­ By CAO DESHENG dent recently took her life at she graduated from Beijing bers, officials and young people to paign to eliminate absolute poverty country to [email protected] the age of 30, Xi grieved for Normal University with a take Huang as a role model, remain in the country’s rural areas by the Huang and extended condo­ master’s degree, Xi said. true to the founding mission of the end of 2020, when the nation aims Xi Jinping, general secretary of lences to her family. He praised Huang’s dedi­ Party and make greater contribu­ to secure a victory in building a prominent the Communist Party of China Cen­ The instruction was made cation to poverty alleviation. tions during the long march in the moderately prosperous society in tral Committee, has urged Party public on Monday, the day She was committed to the new era. all respects. officials and youths to learn from a the CPC celebrated its 98th Huang original aspirations and mis­ Since March 2018, Huang was Huang was traveling in a moun­ global role late village official’s strong sense of birthday. Wenxiu sions of a communist with the first Party secretary responsible tainous area on her way back to mission, responsibility and dedica­ Huang gave up job oppor­ her glorious young life, the for poverty relief in the mountain­ Leye county on the night of June tion to poverty reduction. tunities in big cities and Inside president said, and is an ous poverty­stricken village of 16. Early the next day, she was By XINHUA In a written instruction honoring returned to her home in See more, excellent example of an ideal Baini, in Leye county, Baise. Under found dead in her car after it was Huang Wenxiu, who worked on the Baise, in the Guangxi Zhuang page 24 youth. Huang’s leadership, 418 people washed into a valley by a flash It was the summer of 1921. A doz­ poverty relief front until an acci­ autonomous region, after Xi called on Party mem­ from 88 households in the village flood. en Communist Party of China mem­ bers left a small building in the French concession area of Shanghai and boarded a boat on Nanhu Lake in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, and while onboard they concluding the Acts of violence draw condemnation first National Congress of the CPC. The meeting marked a new chap­ ter in history. Since then, the Party Community leaders has managed to lead the country decry protesters’ closer to the center of the world’s stage. vandalism of LegCo After 98 years, the CPC has grown building, chamber from a small party of about 50 mem­ bers into the world’s largest ruling party, with more than 90 million By STAFF WRITERS in Hong Kong members. China has developed from an The Hong Kong Special Admin­ impoverished country to the world’s istrative Region government, second­largest economy with a GDP together with various sectors of worth 90 trillion yuan ($13.1 trillion). local community, strongly con­ The Chinese nation has stood up, demned the violent acts of the pro­ grown rich and is becoming strong. testers who stormed the The CPC and socialism with Chi­ Legislative Council Complex on nese characteristics have main­ Monday. tained stability and vitality amid the Hundreds of radical protesters tide of global changes. smashed glass walls of the LegCo Complex with wire mesh trolleys Founding mission and metal poles on Monday after­ “We believe China will have a noon. Metal fencing of the build­ bright future,” said Fang Zhimin in ing was also dismantled. his final article before he died in 1935 The clashes escalated at night as as a CPC martyr. The essay, remem­ masked protesters, demanding a bered by CPC members for genera­ withdrawal of the extradition­law tions, was recited at a high­level amendment bill which had been symposium of the Party in 2018. suspended on June 15, broke into Ever since the Party’s founding, the LegCo Complex at around 9 communism has been its supreme pm. They tore pictures of LegCo ideal, with thousands of people presidents off the wall and occu­ devoting their lives to achieving it. pied the chamber room, damaging This ideal that unites all Party mem­ facilities such as chairs and glasses bers has been rock­solid for 98 years. cabinets. It was stressed clearly at the very Protesters also besmirched the beginning of the report delivered at Hong Kong SAR emblem in the the 19th National Congress of the chamber by the spraying it with oil CPC that the original aspiration and paint. Protesters ram metal poles at the glass walls of the Legislative Council Complex in Admiralty as they try to break into the building on mission of Chinese Communists is to Thousands of others occupied Monday. CHINA DAILY seek happiness for the Chinese peo­ Harcourt Road outside the LegCo ple and rejuvenation of the Chinese Complex, passing umbrellas and nation. metal barricades into the complex. respects the rule of law, and has Inside The acts were not about express­ What they did violated the rule China is now the largest socialist The Hong Kong Police Force never tolerated violence,” the state­ ing opinions but challenging of law — a core value that the SAR country in the world. slammed the “illegal and violent” ment read. • Photo, page 6 authority, said Tong, who is also a has adhered to — and posed a However, achieving national reju­ acts for posing serious threats to LegCo President Andrew Leung • To the point, page 11 member of the Executive Council threat to the safety of police offi­ venation will take more than drum public safety and public order in a Kwan­yuen decried the violence — top policy advisory body to cers, LegCo members, and them­ beating and gong clanging. statement. against the legislature in two mes­ Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie selves, Ng said. The Party, therefore, focuses on The police started to disperse sages relayed via his spokesperson. seriously disrupting public order Lam Cheng Yuet­ngor. Violence is never an option for carrying out a series of great strug­ the crowds around midnight. Leung said he is “deeply saddened and stability. They called on socie­ No reason can legitimize their expressing views. The violent acts gles with new characteristics. In a statement issued on Mon­ and deeply regretted” such violent ty to show zero tolerance toward violent acts, Tong stressed. were nothing but an attempt to Xi Jinping, general secretary of day afternoon, the SAR govern­ behavior. such acts. Stanley Ng Chau­pei, a Hong overthrow the SAR government, the CPC Central Committee, called ment said it “strongly condemns Forty­two lawmakers, including Barrister Ronny Tong Ka­wah Kong deputy to the National Peo­ Ng said. for progressing the long march of and deeply regrets” the extremely Starry Lee Wai­king and Regina Ip said that the protesters who con­ ple’s Congress, said he was On the same day, a large number the new era at the 19th National violent acts committed by these Lau Suk­yee, issued a joint state­ ducted such violent acts are, at shocked by the illegal acts of some of demonstrators took to the street Congress of the CPC. protesters. ment criticizing the “extremely least, guilty of rioting, criminal protesters, and added that they to march against the government’s “Hong Kong is a society that radical and violent protesters” for damage and harm with intent. were “complete rioters”. extradition bill. See Success, page 7

Events mark 22nd anniversary We will continue to listen to the of HK’s return to motherland community’s views and make continuous By ZHOU MO in Hong Kong one of the freest economies in the Inside improvements in our [email protected] world, the chief executive said. “Backed by the motherland and • Related stories, page 4 work.” Hong Kong Special Administra­ open to the world, Hong Kong has • Photo, page 5 Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, tive Region Chief Executive Carrie continued to leverage its unique • Editorial, page 12 chief executive of the Hong Lam Cheng Yuet­ngor vowed to get advantages under ‘one country, two Kong Special Administrative the city off to a new start by making systems’,” Lam said. Region greater efforts to develop its econo­ Looking forward, Lam said the “We will continue to listen to the my and improve people’s liveli­ government will further improve community’s views and make con­ hoods. education and healthcare, provide tinuous improvements in our better labor mobility,” said Chen Lam made the remark while more opportunities for young peo­ work,” Lam said. Jingyang, an economist at HSBC. delivering a keynote speech on ple and increase social services, as People from different back­ Kendall Lo, CEO and co­founder Monday at a reception to celebrate well as address the most challeng­ grounds joined various activities to Over 5000 Hong Kong residents form a “I love HK” sign in Victoria Park, of Kazoo Technology, a Hong Kong the 22nd anniversary of the estab­ ing housing problems. celebrate the anniversary. Causeway Bay, on Monday during the Greater Bay Festival to mark the startup, said the Chinese mainland lishment of the HKSAR. She also pledged to improve the The Greater Bay Festival, a three­ 22nd anniversary of its return to the motherland. ROY LIU / CHINA DAILY presents huge growth opportuni­ Thanks to the “one country, two government’s future work by mak­ day gala with high­tech features ties for Hong Kong’s small and systems” principle, Hong Kong has ing it more “open and accommo­ and music, which started on Satur­ medium­sized enterprises. achieved remarkable economic and dating” and engage more actively day, had attracted more than Liberation Army Hong Kong Garri­ ly with the development of the “We have been able to locate new social development while remaining with people from all walks of life. 180,000 people as of noon on Mon­ son, with a rare taste of military Guangdong­Hong Kong­Macao manufacturing partners not just in day, according to organizers. Those exercises and the daily lives of Greater Bay Area. Shenzhen and across the Pearl Riv­ celebrating put together “I love those in uniform. “Overall, in the medium term, er Delta region, but also further up © 2019 China Daily,All Rights Reserved,Vol.23 — No. 6914 HK” characters to show their love Businesspeople and young entre­ the Bay Area project should boost north where the cost of production for the city. preneurs are upbeat on Hong Hong Kong’s growth through cross­ is even lower than in the southern Some 15,000 visitors, many of Kong’s future, saying the city will border businesses, deeper infra­ coastal cities. This benefits small A member of the them teenagers and children, continue to enjoy benefits brought structure networks, increased and medium­sized enterprises like Asia News Network enjoyed a field day at the People’s by national development, especial­ demand from the mainland and us quite a lot,” Lo said.