Our reporter Chen Huixian

　　Looking down at the earth at night from space, one can see a particularly bright area in the south of China's map. This is the Pearl River Delta region, a pioneer in reform and opening up, a metropolitan area that has created miracles in 30 years.

　　However, a closer comparison of the east and west wings of the Pearl River Delta reveals that the development of the west bank of the Pearl River estuary lags behind that of the east bank.

　　The Outline of the Plan for Reform and Development of the Pearl River Delta Region, which is of great historical significance to the future development of the Pearl River Delta, describes the development positioning of the east and west banks as follows:

　　Optimize the functional layout of the east bank of the Pearl River estuary.

　　Improve the development level of the west bank of the Pearl River estuary.

　　The difference between "optimization" and "improvement" reflects the specific level of development.

　　Starting from March 29, the provincial Party committee and government launched an unprecedented large-scale on-site meeting in the nine cities of the Pearl River Delta. The last stop on the west bank was Zhuhai yesterday. The five-day trip to the west bank made everyone feel the urgency of promoting the integration of the Pearl River Delta, and also made everyone realize more deeply that the west bank of the Pearl River Delta must accelerate its development and achieve new breakthroughs under new historical conditions.

　　"The provincial Party committee and government, various provincial departments, and cities in the Pearl River Delta should all support Zhuhai's construction of the core city on the west bank of the Pearl River estuary. Building a core city is not only Zhuhai's business, but also a major event to improve the regional layout of the Pearl River Delta, and a major event for the whole province. Only when the west wing of the Pearl River Delta gets stronger can the development of the two wings of the Pearl River Delta truly open up! "

　　Yesterday, at the Pearl River Delta (Zhuhai) on-site meeting, Wang Yang, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the provincial Party committee, made a resounding statement.

　　"I hope that there will be new changes in Gao Lan Port every year."

　　Spring tide surges in South Guangdong, sails rise in the Pearl River.

　　Wang Yang and Huang Huahua, governor of Guangdong province, paid close attention to the development of the Gao Lan Port Economic Zone. A year ago, when Wang Yang visited Zhuhai, he specially went to Gao Lan Port for inspection. At that time, he entrusted Gao Lan Port to make new breakthroughs by fully utilizing its good port resource advantages.

　　A year later, returning to Gao Lan Port, the hot construction scene made everyone feel very excited, with no trace of the shadow of the international financial crisis. Zhao Jianguo, deputy mayor and Party secretary of the Gao Lan Port Economic Zone, introduced that the Gao Lan Port Economic Zone is the main battlefield for Zhuhai's new round of great development. It focuses on the development of marine engineering equipment manufacturing, shipbuilding and repair, petrochemicals, power energy, and other port-based industries and modern port logistics. At present, a number of heavyweight projects, such as China Shipbuilding's Marine Engineering Equipment Manufacturing Base, CNOOC's South China Sea natural gas onshore terminal, and the deep-water marine engineering equipment manufacturing base, are being actively promoted. From 2009 to 2012, the total investment in the Gao Lan Port Economic Zone is expected to reach 131 billion yuan, and the annual output value will reach 217.8 billion yuan after the completion of all industrial projects.

　　At the site of the China Shipbuilding project, Wang Yang inquired about the financing of the early stage supporting facilities. When he learned that the early stage supporting funds had been put in place, Wang Yang said to Zhao Jianguo, "Now the money is in place, and the project is in place. The next thing is to see how well you do it!" Zhao Jianguo immediately replied, "We will definitely do a good job!"

　　The 50,000-ton container terminal, which began trial operation at the end of 2008, is full of various containers from all over the world, presenting a busy scene. According to Yang Rungui, chairman of Zhuhai Port Holding Group Co., Ltd., with the construction of the Guangzhu Railway and Gao Lan Port Expressway connecting the port, Zhuhai Port will achieve leapfrog development. In the next 3 to 5 years, Zhuhai Port will build 26 new berths, including 14 berths of 10,000 tons or more, with a container throughput of 3 to 5 million TEUs and a port throughput of 100 million tons.

　　The excellent conditions of Gao Lan Port have attracted everyone's attention. Zhang Guangning, mayor of Guangzhou, said: "In terms of the port's own resource conditions, Zhuhai is the best. Today, I know what Zhuhai is going to do, and our Nansha Port can complement each other and achieve differentiated development." Lin Yuanhe, secretary of the Foshan Municipal Party Committee, said: "Ports must rely on railways to drive development. The Guangzhu Railway is very important. Once this railway is completed, I believe that the industrial logistics of the Southwest, including Hunan and Hubei provinces, will converge here. At that time, not only Zhuhai will benefit, but also cities along the Guangzhu Railway will benefit."

　　Huang Huahua immediately took over: "The secretaries and mayors of cities along the Guangzhu Railway have heard that the Guangzhu Railway is beneficial to everyone and is very important for the economic development of the whole province. Let's work together to support the construction of the Guangzhu Railway and strive to put it into operation ahead of schedule."

　　Wang Yang said that for the integrated development of the Pearl River Delta, the differentiated development of ports is very important. The development functions and main businesses of various ports in the Pearl River Delta should be different, each should have its own division of labor, and should use capital as a link to achieve mutual benefit through project participation, and promote coordinated development.

　　Seeing the new look of Gao Lan Port's rapid changes, Wang Yang said with emotion: "The prospect of Gao Lan Port is very broad, and I will come back to see it next year. There should be new changes in Gao Lan Port every year!"

　　"To do things, we need passion, and it must last."

　　The Pingsha Yacht and Leisure Tourism Area started in 2002. Currently, it has introduced 24 yacht manufacturing and supporting enterprises, and has become the largest, most concentrated, and highest-grade yacht manufacturing base in China.

　　"How about the sales revenue in 2008? What is the average annual growth rate? What is the current market distribution? What are the important measures to deal with the crisis in the yacht industry?" After listening to the introduction, Wang Yang asked four questions in one breath.

　　Zhou Kai, standing committee member and executive deputy district head of Jinwan District, replied: "Last year, the output value doubled, reaching 1 billion yuan. In the past, we mainly relied on orders, and mainly exported. Now we are actively developing the domestic market. We want to rely on the Pingsha yacht manufacturing base, actively extend the yacht industry chain to research and development design, especially to tourism consumption and other links, combine with wharf construction and island tourism, vigorously develop yacht leisure tourism, strive to introduce 50 well-known yacht manufacturing enterprises in the next five years, achieve an output value exceeding 4.5 billion yuan, build a domestic yacht industry center, and drive the development of modern service industries through the development of high-end manufacturing."

　　Wang Yang and Huang Huahua enthusiastically boarded the luxury yacht independently researched, produced and sold by Jeteng Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. They encouraged enterprises to enhance the core competitiveness of products in response to the international financial crisis, expand the domestic market, and pay attention to the training of talents.

　　Encouraging the company's general manager, Chen Hongwen, Wang Yang said: "Keep up the good work! The domestic yacht market is getting bigger and bigger, it's a promising sunrise industry. I wish you early success in becoming the world's number one."

　　Standing on the top deck, with the spring breeze in his face, Huang Huahua said meaningfully: "The time will come when we ride the wind and break the waves!"

　　Zhuhai Hansheng Science and Technology Co., Ltd. is the largest professional manufacturer of radio frequency coaxial cables in China, with products sold nationwide and exported to 44 countries and regions. In 2008, sales revenue reached 2.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 41%, of which export volume reached 141 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 36%. In the context of a large-scale reduction in orders from small and medium-sized enterprises, Hansheng's production orders in 2009 have seen a significant monthly increase based on the highest monthly record in December last year. Currently, the export volume of its own brand exceeds 50%.

　　The 67-year-old chairman, Shou Weichun, told Wang Yang: "Hansheng's ability to overcome adversity is mainly due to three brands: first, technological innovation; second, independent brands; and third, hard work. Hansheng has always adhered to the 'three nos': no conservatism in liberating our minds, no stopping in going against the tide, and no turmoil in unity and stability."

　　In the party members' activity room of Hansheng Company, Wang Yang and Huang Huahua showed great interest in an inspirational slogan: "If you don't contribute, I don't contribute, who will contribute? If you demand, I demand, from whom do we demand?"

　　Wang Yang shook Shou Weichun's hand and said: "Your corporate culture fully embodies the elements of independent innovation and hard work. If you want to do something, you need passion. You and your company have great passion, and it's lasting. I wish you continued success and achievements."

　　"Developing Zhuhai into a core city on the west bank of the Pearl River Estuary is not just Zhuhai's business, but also the whole province's business."

　　In the afternoon, Gan Lin, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Director of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress, reported on behalf of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government on our city's comprehensive implementation of the Outline, accelerating the construction of the core city on the west bank of the Pearl River Estuary, implementing the "three promotions and one maintenance", and actively promoting the "dual transfer".

　　Gan Lin stated that the Outline for the Reform and Development of the Pearl River Delta Region clearly identifies Zhuhai as the core city on the west bank of the Pearl River Estuary. This is both an encouragement and a spur for Zhuhai. Zhuhai's construction of the core city on the west bank of the Pearl River Estuary must achieve model leadership, adhere to the path of developing ecological civilization, and achieve a win-win situation between economic development and environmental protection; it must achieve strength-driven development, adhere to the principle that development is paramount, and effectively improve economic strength and overall urban competitiveness; it must achieve functional radiation, adhere to the perspective of the overall situation in seeking development, and accelerate the construction of regional transportation hubs, industrial bases, and service centers.

　　Zhuhai's development ideas have been widely endorsed and recognized by the participants. Specific issues that Zhuhai has requested the province to help resolve, such as supporting Zhuhai's transportation construction, supporting Zhuhai's major industrial projects, supporting Zhuhai's aviation industrial park construction, etc., have all received strong support from provincial leaders, provincial departments, and responsible comrades from central units stationed in Guangdong.

　　Huang Longyun, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Executive Vice Governor, stated that, on the one hand, Zhuhai should, with the vision of a wise, strong, and courageous person, invest more of its controllable resources into key projects to win greater space for tomorrow. The Provincial Party Committee, Provincial Government, and relevant provincial departments will make every effort to promote Zhuhai's major transportation and industrial projects, especially to strongly support key projects involving ports.

　　Huang Huahua also stated that in recent years, Zhuhai has made solid strides in building a scientific development demonstration city, with outstanding results. Actively responding to the impact of the international financial crisis, the economy has maintained steady and rapid growth, transportation and urban infrastructure construction has achieved remarkable results, the planning and construction of modern industries have made major breakthroughs, and the construction of a livable and workable city has achieved significant results. The Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government fully support Zhuhai in building the core city on the west bank of the Pearl River Estuary. Huang Huahua called on Zhuhai to fully leverage its advantages as a special economic zone, an important port city, its proximity to Macao, and its abundant park resources, taking the construction of the core city on the west bank of the Pearl River Estuary as the main theme, and striving to promote greater progress and achievements in Zhuhai's path of scientific development.

　　Wang Yang believes that the difficulties currently facing Zhuhai are also prominent, and the advantages of per capita GDP and ecological environment are being challenged, which deserves high attention.

　　Wang Yang emphasized that in the next stage of development, Zhuhai should, in accordance with the requirements of the Planning Outline, fully build the core city on the west bank of the Pearl River Estuary and quickly improve the regional layout of the Pearl River Delta. Currently, Zhuhai shows broad prospects for development, and its position as the core city on the west bank of the Pearl River Estuary is imminent. If these development plans can be turned into reality, a Zhuhai with strong radiation power and full of vitality will rise on the west bank of the Pearl River Estuary. The "wings" of the west bank of the Pearl River Estuary will be even stronger, and the regional layout of the Pearl River Delta will be even more complete. Therefore, developing Zhuhai into the core city on the west bank of the Pearl River Estuary is not only Zhuhai's business but also the province's business, and will undoubtedly be conducive to promoting the rational allocation of resources, accelerating Zhuhai's development, and pushing the development of the Pearl River Delta to a new level.

　　Today's people of Zhuhai, in the process of building the core city on the west bank of the Pearl River Estuary, must be resolute, confident, and vigorous, and they must also have that passion for work, which is long-lasting and never-ending!