值此《湖南政报》改版为国际标准A4版型之际,我谨表示热烈祝贺。跨入新世纪,我国对外开放和社会主义现代化建设进入了一个新的阶段。湖南将更加坚定地坚持以加快发展为主题,突出抓好经济结构的战略性调整,大力推进工业化、城镇化和农业产业化进程。将抓住入世后的有利机遇,进一步扩大对外开放,在更大范 On the occasion of the revision of the “Hunan Gazette” to the international standard A4 version, I would like to extend my warm congratulation. Entering the new century, China’s opening to the outside world and the socialist modernization have entered a new phase. Hunan will unswervingly adhere to the theme of accelerating development, give prominence to the strategic readjustment of its economic structure, and vigorously promote the process of industrialization, urbanization and agricultural industrialization. It will seize favorable opportunities after its accession to the WTO and further expand its opening up to a wider area