"A towering tree grows from a root, a successful person repays the place nourishing him". On January 3, "Power of Endeavour"—the Awarding Ceremony of the 2nd "Xuzhou Economic Figures of the Year" and "Xuzhou Top 10 Entrepreneurs" was held at the Great Hall of the Conference Center of Xincheng District, Xuzhou. Zhang Guohua, Secretary of Xuzhou Municipal Party Committee addressed the ceremony; Zhou Tiegen, Mayor of Xuzhou read the commendation decision; Wang Hao, Chairman of the CPPCC Xuzhou Municipal Committee; Yang Shiyun, Deputy Secretary of Xuzhou Municipal Party Committee; Xia Wenda, Head of the Rural Work Leadership Group of Xuzhou Municipal Party Committee and other leaders were present. Yuan Yafei, Chairman of Sanpower Group (Sanpower) attended the ceremony as one of the 1st "Xuzhou Economic Figures of the Year", and delivered an address on behalf of entrepreneurs and presented awards to winners.

 

 

 Yuan Yafei delivering an address on behalf of entrepreneurs

As an entrepreneur from Xuzhou, Yuan Yafei has always borne in mind his hometown which nourished him. In recent years, Sanpower has invested a total of more than 10 billion yuan in Xuzhou based on its industrial advantage.

On September 15, 2017, Sanpower International Plaza, Sanpower's first ultra-experience leisure complex in Xuzhou with an investment of 3 billion yuan, opened as a new business landmark in Huaihai Economic Zone, attracting 300,000 customers on the opening day. On January 3, 2018, Sanpower's health and senior care enterprise-An Kang Tong established An Kang Tong broad health and smart medical and elderly service platform, a national medical and elderly service demonstration platform covering Xuzhou and reaching Huaihai Economic Zone. The platform integrates the functions of medical and elderly service, interactive experience and presentation, green exhibition hall, comprehensive service and technology innovation, presents elderly-oriented design and renovation scenes of the home, the community and the institution, and provides high-quality professional health and senior care services for the elderly in Xuzhou and the Pan-Huaihai region.

At present, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Xuzhou Branch, jointly funded by Sanpower and the Xuzhou Municipal State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, is under construction. After the completion, it will introduce medical management experience from domestic top-notch hospitals, and build a high-level international hospital through ample medical resources and advanced international medical technologies. It will cover the whole Huaihai Economic Zone with Xuzhou North Area as the base, and be of great significance to optimizing the distribution of Nanjing's medical resources, building a regional medical and health center, and better meeting the people's diversified medical and health needs.

In his address, Yuan said that Xuzhou is promising. It has entered a new era and a golden period. The selection and commendation of "Xuzhou Economic Figures of the Year" and "Xuzhou Top 10 Entrepreneurs" organized by the municipal party committee and government is essentially a significant initiative to carry forward the spirit of outstanding entrepreneurs and to create favorable environment for the growth of entrepreneurs. He called on entrepreneurs present to seize the opportunity to develop enterprises and make their due contributions to vitalizing the real economy and enhancing the comprehensive strength of the central city in Huaihai Economic Zone. Meanwhile, He pledged that Sanpower would continue to support the development of Xuzhou, and make its due contribution to building Xuzhou into a stronger, richer and more beautiful city.

 

 

 Yuan Yafei presenting award to an entrepreneur