| On 19 February, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) was honoured to have Mr. Xu Guangchun, the Secretary of the CPC Henan Provincial Committee visited CUHK. Mr. Xu gave a public lecture on "History of Henan Province, a perspective on the relationship between culture and economy". Prof. Lawrence J. Lau, Vice-Chancellor gave a welcoming speech during the lecture.
In the lecture, Mr. Xu talked about Henan's history and its rapid development in the past few decades. He also analyzed the relationship between culture and economic development of the province. The talk was well-received by more than 200 audience including senior officials, politicians, entrepreneurs and scholars.
Mr. Xu Guangchun was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Journalism from Renmin University of China in 1969. He has ample experience in the media industry. After 1984, he worked as a reporter and a team leader of Xinhua News Agency's Anhui branch. He also worked as the head of Xinhua News Agency's Beijing branch. In 1993, he served as a member of the State Council's Environmental Protection Committee. In 1995, he became the Vice-Minister of the Publicity Department of Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. In September 1997, he was elected member of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CPC. In 2000, he served as the Director-General of the State Administration of Radio Film and Television. Mr. Xu became the Secretary of the CPC Henan Provincial Committee in 2004. He is a member of the 16th and 17th CPC Central Committee. He is also a part-time professor of Peking University etc, and has written a large number of articles and books on journalism, photography and history of Henan Province. For more information about the lecture please click here to visit. |
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