习近平回信勉励祖籍宁波的香港企业家

新华社北京8月1日电 近日,国家主席习近平给包陪庆、曹其镛等祖籍宁波的香港企业家回信,对他们予以亲切勉励。

习近平指出,多年来,你们传承先辈爱国爱乡的优良传统,积极创新创业、捐资助学,为家乡建设和国家发展贡献力量,用实际行动诠释了薪火相传的爱国心、桑梓情。

习近平强调,以中国式现代化全面推进强国建设、民族复兴伟业,需要全体中华儿女凝心聚力、携手奋斗。希望你们继续发挥各自优势,积极主动融入国家改革开放大局,为中国式现代化建设添砖加瓦,为实现中华民族伟大复兴的中国梦作出新的贡献。

近代以来,一大批宁波人走出宁波、重工兴商,逐渐形成了心系祖国、步履四海的商人群体,涌现出包玉刚、邵逸夫等爱国爱乡知名人士,为祖国和家乡的建设作出积极贡献,被称为“宁波帮”。1984年,邓小平同志指示“把全世界的‘宁波帮’都动员起来建设宁波”。习近平在浙江工作期间,曾多次对“宁波帮”人士表示关心并寄予殷切期望。近日,包陪庆、曹其镛等香港“宁波帮”后代给习主席写信,汇报他们传承先辈优良传统、积极服务国家发展等情况,表达继续为祖国现代化建设贡献力量的决心。

Xi encourages Hong Kong entrepreneurs to make greater contribution to Chinese modernization

BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged Hong Kong entrepreneurs to better integrate into national reform and development and make greater contribution to Chinese modernization by giving full play to their strengths.

Xi made the remarks in a reply letter to representatives of Hong Kong entrepreneurs with roots in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, which is well-known for its large number of overseas Chinese entrepreneurs like Pao Yue-kong and Run Run Shaw.

The representatives, including Pao Pui-hing and Chao Kee-Young, descendants of the pioneering generation of Ningbo-born Hong Kong entrepreneurs, recently wrote to Xi to report on their efforts to support national development and express their commitment to the motherland's modernization drive.

In the reply letter, Xi spoke highly of their fine tradition of patriotism and their contributions to the development of their hometown and the country through active engagement in innovation and entrepreneurship and donations to education.

The endeavor to build a great country and move toward national rejuvenation on all fronts through Chinese modernization requires the concerted efforts of all Chinese people, Xi said, calling on them to make new contributions to realizing the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation.

Chinese leaders have always attached importance to overseas entrepreneurs from Ningbo. Deng Xiaoping issued instructions in 1984 to gather their support for the development of Ningbo. When working in Zhejiang, Xi expressed care and expectation for overseas entrepreneurs from Ningbo on multiple occasions.  ■