(April 8, 2004)
Dear academicians, experts, and comrades:
Today, we are here to hold the Huang Jiqing Youth Geological Science Conference Technology Award Final Evaluation Meeting. After careful discussion and voting by members of the Fund Management Committee, 14 winners of the second Huang Jiqing Youth Geological Science and Technology Award were selected. At the meeting, everyone also carefully revised the Huang Jiqing Youth Geological Science and Technology Award Fund Charter and Award Regulations. Here, on behalf of the Ministry of Land and Resources and the Fund Management Committee, and in my own name, I would like to express warm congratulations to the 14 award-winning young geological science and technology workers! I would like to extend my sincere greetings and high respect to the comrades on the geological research and geological work fronts! At the same time, I would also like to express my heartfelt thanks to all the academicians and experts who participated in this award evaluation!
Mr. Huang Jiqing is a famous geologist with a high reputation at home and abroad. The establishment of the Huang Jiqing Youth Geological Science and Technology Award based on the HKD 500,000 donated by Mr. Huang Jiqing is of great significance. Recognizing outstanding talents who have been engaged in field geology, scientific research, teaching and related work for many years and have made important contributions is conducive to better motivating young people to devote themselves to the cause of geology and strive to improve the level of geological science and technology and the level of geological work. It has produced It will play an important role in building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way and achieve comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable development of the economy, society and people.
Geological science and geological work have made important and irreplaceable contributions to human society. Today they are still an indispensable precursor to solving the resource and environmental problems faced by human society and achieving sustainable economic and social development. Basic work. Entering the 21st century, my country's geological work is gradually transforming from adapting to the traditional planned economic system to adapting to the socialist market economic system, from traditional geological work to modern geological work with earth system science as the core, and from resource security to resource security. Pay equal attention to environmental protection and environmental protection, and shift from relying mainly on domestic resources and markets to making full use of both domestic and foreign resources and markets. Through these changes, geoscience knowledge has become more popular, geological work has been more closely integrated with economic construction and social development, and better served economic and social development.
Geological work has heavy tasks. First of all, geological scientific research must be placed in a more important and prominent position. Improving the level of geological scientific research in my country is inseparable from a large number of outstanding geoscientific talents. The key to developing my country's geological science and gradually narrowing the gap with the world's advanced level lies in talents. To accelerate the development of my country's geological science and technology, we need to create a team of scientific and technological talents with good quality, a group of scientific and technological leaders in key fields and key positions, and a group of world-class scientists. We must conscientiously implement the strategy of strengthening the country through talents, and on the basis of giving full play to the role of existing academicians and experts, we must strive to create better systems and mechanisms for outstanding talents to stand out and make full use of their talents. It is necessary to break the traditional concept of seniority and boldly use top-notch young and middle-aged talents so that they can play a key role in key positions. From this perspective, the selection of the Huang Jiqing Youth Geological Science and Technology Award has and is playing a promotional role.
The Fund Management Committee shoulders important responsibilities. The mind must be clear, the thinking must be clear, the government must be honest, and the person must be honest. We must closely rely on the relevant industries of geological work, continue to work hard to select the Huang Jiqing Youth Geological Science and Technology Award, and make it a well-known brand in our country and even the world. Be a good Bole with all your heart, and you must establish and adhere to a good style. Integrity, fairness, truth-seeking, pragmatism, modesty and prudence must be worthy of Mr. Huang, so that a large number of outstanding young geological science and technology talents can stand out.
Comrades, under the leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Hu Jintao as General Secretary, let us hold high the great banner of Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of "Three Represents", fully implement the spirit of the 16th National Congress of the Party, and implement Adhere to the scientific outlook on development, bravely climb the peak of geological science and technology, and create new achievements for the prosperity of the geological cause and the realization of the grand goal of building a well-off society in an all-round way!