Ankang Hi-tech Industrial Park is a provincial development zone approved by the provincial government and the State Council in 200 1. Since its establishment, the industrial park has been learning advanced experience and deepening cooperation with Xi High-tech Zone and other science and technology parks, showing a good development momentum. In 2009, the total industrial output value of the industrial park was 683 million yuan, and the main business income was 985 million yuan, increasing by 367.68% and 123.95% respectively, which provided the basic conditions for upgrading to a provincial high-tech industrial development zone. The provincial government approved the upgrading of Ankang Industrial Park to a high-tech zone, which is based on the high-tech zone, gathering innovative elements and effectively splitting them, building a regional Industry-University-Research innovation system, changing production methods, and promoting the breakthrough development of Ankang and southern Shaanxi regional economy.

In recent years, Ankang has made remarkable achievements in economic and social development. In 2009, the GDP growth rate was 15%, ranking second in the province, and the industrial growth rate was the first in the province, which provided good conditions for Ankang Industrial Park to start a second business and apply for the construction of provincial high-tech zones. On this basis, the Ankang Municipal Party Committee and the municipal government have made great efforts to build high-tech zones, which is an important measure to implement Scientific Outlook on Development. It fully conforms to the major arrangements of the CPC Central Committee, the State Council, the provincial party committee and the provincial government on transforming the mode of economic development and adjusting the economic structure, and fully embodies the long-term strategic vision and the ability to seize opportunities.

First, it seized the opportunity for the country to implement the strategy of developing the western region in depth. The next 10 year will be a crucial period for the development of the western region. On April 7, the executive meeting of the State Council emphasized that it is necessary to further improve policies, increase investment, strengthen support, and unswervingly and deeply implement the strategy of developing the western region with strengthening the self-development ability of the western region as the main line, safeguarding and improving people's livelihood as the core, and scientific and technological progress and talent development as the support. It can be said that the curtain of economic take-off in the western region in the future 10 has been opened, which provides a rare historical opportunity for the rapid development of Ankang high-tech zone.

The second is to seize the opportunity of implementing the development plan of Guanzhong-Tianshui Economic Zone. At present, the construction of Guanzhong-Tianshui Economic Zone with Xi as the center has been put on the important agenda, and the Ministry of Science and Technology and other national ministries and commissions and our province are working hard to formulate implementation plans and related policies. Ankang High-tech Zone is the only provincial-level high-tech zone in the first-level radiation circle of Guanzhong-Tianshui Economic Zone in our province, and its development will usher in unprecedented policy opportunities.

The third is to seize the opportunity of breakthrough development in southern Shaanxi. As an important strategic deployment of regional balanced development in our province, the breakthrough development of southern Shaanxi has entered a new stage characterized by circular economy. Ankang High-tech Zone is the only high-tech zone in southern Shaanxi at present, which has the conditions to become the continuation of innovative elements and provide scientific and technological support and intellectual guarantee for the transformation of regional economic development mode. This process also provides a huge market opportunity for the rapid development of Ankang High-tech Zone itself.

Opportunity is rare, and time waits for no one. I hope Ankang High-tech Zone will further enhance its sense of responsibility and mission and make a good start.