&On the morning of January 25, 2018, the first session of the 13th people's Congress of Shandong Province opened in Shandong hall. Shouldering the great trust of the people of the whole province, the deputies of the people's Congress from all walks of life and all fronts of the whole province gathered together to actively perform their duties with full political enthusiasm and draw a grand blueprint for the construction of a modern and strong province in the new era. Xu pengqiang, chairman of the group, attended the conference. In the next ten days, Xu will discuss the new development and new journey of Shandong with 840 representatives from the whole province. &Liu Jiayi, Wang Wentao, Yang Dongqi, Bai Jimin, Cai Limin, Yu Xiaoming, Xia Geng, Wen Fujiang, Yin Huimin, Zhang Xinqi and Qi Tao, executive chairmen of the conference, took seats at the rostrum. &Gong Zheng, Fu Zhifang and members of the presidium took seats at the rostrum. &At 9 a.m., Liu Jiayi opened the conference. All stand up, the venue rings the magnificent national anthem. Among the warm applause of 840 delegates, Gong Zheng, on behalf of the provincial government, made a report on the work of the government to the conference.     The report on the work of the government is divided into four parts: making new achievements in building a strong province of economy and culture, laying a solid foundation for the decisive victory of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way; firmly grasping the goal orientation in the front row, comprehensively opening up a new situation in building a strong modern Province in an innovative era; deeply implementing the major project of transforming old and new driving forces to promote high-quality development and making remarkable progress; enhancing the ability of government administration and performance of duties to achieve the goal of The solemn commitment of the people. &Members of the first session of the 12th CPPCC Provincial Committee and persons in charge of relevant departments directly under the provincial government attended the meeting as nonvoting delegates. &The envoys of the Consulate General of South Korea and Thailand in Qingdao, the Liaison Office of the government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in Shandong and some heads of foreign-funded enterprises in Shandong attended the meeting.