OREANDA-NEWS. March 16, 2011. Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions convened a staff meeting at Shanghai Electric Lingang Heavy Machinery Equipment Base with the theme of promoting scientific development and striving for technology innovation and transformation. Ms. Zhong Yanqun, Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress of Shanghai and Chairman of Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions, presented a certificate and prize to Mr. Li Bin, head of the production line of Shanghai Hydraulic Pump Factory of Shanghai Electric, who was awarded National Science and Technological Progress Award (Second Class) recently. Ms. Zhong was then invited to officiate the inauguration ceremony of “No. 001 Chief Technician Workshop” in Shanghai, formerly known as Shanghai Electric’s Li Bin numerical control technology workshop, reported the press-centre of Shanghai Electric. 

Mr. Xu Jianguo, Secretary of the Communist Party and Chairman of Shanghai Electric, gave a speech in the meeting about how to proceed the industrial development and to cultivate a platform for technicians to apply their creativity and innovation. He further stated that the Group will reinforce the education and training of high skilful talents in three aspects: 1) to advocate the spirit of role-model worker and promote good work ethics; (2) to set “start-up again”  as an objective to target for the interaction between corporation and staff development; (3) to create better conditions for staff innovation through its chief technician system platform.

Ms. Zhong delivered an important speech at the meeting and announced the thematic campaigns for promoting scientific development and striving for technology innovation and transformation. She also asked the workers to push forward the related innovation and transformation in Shanghai, so as to achieve the missions stated in the 12th Five-Year Plan by playing a dominate role.