What they say

Deputies from Zhanjiang to the ongoing National People's Congress hailed this year's Government Work Report on Sunday.

Zhanjiang will firmly give the priority to high-quality development and promote a 6 percent increase in GDP. The city will be dedicated to becoming a provincial subcenter city and accelerate the development of a key growth pole of the modern coastal economic belt to take a leading role in all major work indicators in Guangdong province.

Zeng Jinze, mayor of Zhanjiang

The proactive fiscal policy and prudent monetary policy outlined in the government report will help Zhanjiang to achieve leapfrog and high-quality development, providing strong support for promoting the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, cultivating and expanding strategic emerging industries, and strengthening weak links in the industrial chain.

Ning Ling, vice-president of Guangdong Ocean University

The Government Work Report's mention of promoting green transformation of development patterns is good news for the development of energy and power in Zhanjiang. We are accelerating innovation and practices in the clean and efficient use of coal-fired power and technology research and development, speeding up the construction of an integrated energy system of wind and solar, building a demonstration base for carbon-cycle energy islands, and exporting green and clean electricity to facilitate the leapfrog and high-quality development of Zhanjiang.

Ren Jiajiong, engineer of Guangdong Datang International Leizhou Power Generation

The port logistics industry witnessed a severe test due to the COVID-19 pandemic but the foreign trade in goods was better than expected. This year, the port logistics industry will adhere to seeking progress and comprehensively implementing the new development paradigm.

Liu Bin, board chairman of Zhanjiang Port Group

As a representative of farmers, I am particularly concerned about the economic and social development priorities delivered in the Government Work Report this year, especially those related to stabilizing food production and promoting rural vitalization. They are hoped to help increase farmers' income and boost rural vitalization through efforts in fields including retaining the country's red lines for arable land, stabilizing food production and stimulating farmers' enthusiasm for grain farming.

Lin Jiaru, chairman of Guangdong Dongnong Industry

The Government Work Report's mention of developing the ocean economy is a new opportunity for the development of Zhanjiang's aquaculture industry. The aquaculture sector is a name card of Zhanjiang as it boasts resources, technologies and capacity to develop and strengthen the aquaculture industry. Under the new development pattern of "dual circulation", the promotion of deep processing of Zhanjiang's aquatic products and premade dishes can activate the consumption of the entire product market, promote industrial structure adjustment, and the transformation and upgrading of aquaculture, and encourage the high-quality development of the aquaculture industry.

Cheng Kaimin, assistant to president and director of Guangdong Yuehai Feeds Group