On October 10, the First Staff Speech Contest of China Tourism Group (CTG) and the "A Decade of CTG" Publicity Finals and Showcase were successfully held at the CTG Building in Haikou. Entrusted by Shi Dai, Chairman of CTG, Fan Yunjun, Director and General Manager of the Group, and Chen Rong, Assistant to the General Manager of the Group and Chairman of the Labor Union of Group, attended the event. Relevant leaders from the Hainan Provincial Federation of Trade Unions, the Hainan Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League of China and the Hainan Provincial Women's Federation were also present. Major media outlets including CNR Online, Xinhuanet, the Hainan Broadcasting Network, Hainan News Broadcast and Nanhai Network covered the event on site. Nearly 170 people attended in person, while more than 3,000 employees watched the live broadcast online.
Fan Yunjun noted that over the past decade, the Group has thoroughly studied and implemented the guiding principles of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speeches. It has always taken upholding the Party's leadership and strengthening Party building as the "root" and "soul" of state-owned enterprises, steadily consolidated the organizational foundation of the Party, and integrated Party building into its central work, using high-quality Party building to guide and underpin the Group's high-quality development. As a central tourism enterprise, a central enterprise based in Hong Kong, a central enterprise cultivated in Hainan and a century-old central enterprise, the Group focuses on its core responsibilities and main business, actively serves major national strategies, takes an in-depth part in the development of the Hainan Free Trade Port, and keeps translating the political and organizational strengths of Party organizations into the Group's competitive, innovative and development strengths. Over the past decade, the role of primary-level Party organizations as battle fortresses has been fully brought into play, and Party members and cadres have charged to the forefront in tackling key projects, providing service support and pursuing reform and innovation. A number of admirable and exemplary role models have emerged, as the CTG people write their answer of dedication in the new era and on the new journey.
Officially launched in June this year, the campaign received active responses from all headquarters departments, directly affiliated institutions and second-tier subsidiaries . Twelve preliminary contests and two regional selection rounds were held successively in Guangzhou, Beijing, Haikou, Shenzhen, Shanghai and other cities. Following the approach of "small entry points, real stories and deep reflections", the campaign encouraged employees to base themselves on their posts and integrate personal growth into the broader narrative of corporate development and national strategies. The 156 speakers who took the stage included model workers, gold-medal tour guides, young Party-member backbones and frontline service staff. After rounds of selection, 16 contestants appeared at the finals showcase. Centered on the Group's mission of "serving the state and public with high-quality tourism service", they shared sincere and touching workplace stories, showcasing the fruitful outcomes of the Group's reform and development over the decade since the National Conference on Party Building in State-owned Enterprises, and expressing the sense of mission and youthful energy of the broad workforce as they forge ahead on the new journey of the 15th Five-Year Plan. The showcase was not only a full presentation of the achievements of the staff speech and publicity campaign, but also an immersive on-site lesson in ideological and political education that resonated with the audience.
The 16 finalists received the ”Excellence Performance Award”. Twenty-six contestants who delivered outstanding performances in the regional selection rounds were recruited into the ”CTG Publicity Team”, with those aged 35 and below simultaneously joining the ”CTG Youth Publicity Team”, and letters of appointment were issued. CTG International, CTG Investment, CTG Duty-Free, CTG Hotels & Resorts, Beijing Branch and Shenzhen Branch received the “Outstanding Organization Award” for their solid organization and notable results during the campaign.
Ten years of dedicated work mark the start of a new journey. As an important mass communication and education initiative for the Group to mark the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, the campaign has not only unearthed a large number of vivid, relatable stories of dedication rooted at the grassroots, but also built an important platform for employees to convey CTG's voice. It has further highlighted the guiding role of Party building and fully galvanized the internal drive of all cadres and employees to forge ahead. The Group will make good use of the high-quality materials generated by this campaign, spread frontline stories on a regular basis, and guide employees to stay rooted in their posts and work diligently, writing a new chapter for the Group's high-quality development.