Seatrade Cruise Asia Pacific 2019 was held in Shanghai on October 10. Over 1,000 guests from 34 countries and regions attended the event, including leaders from Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Ministry of Transport, General Administration of Customs and relevant leaders of Shanghai. Zhao Changhua, vice administrator of the National Immigration Administration (NIA), attended the event at invitation.

Zhao Changhua delivered a speech on the opening ceremony of the conference on behalf of NIA, briefly introducing the supporting service measures launched by the border inspection authorities for promoting China's cruise economy, and indicating that NIA would further support and serve the building of China Cruise Tourism Development Demonstration Zone in Shanghai. Speakers of the event delivered keynote speeches on cruise tourism, cruise consumption, cruise market, cruise operation and the cruise industry.

During the conference, participating officials from the state organs also attended discussions hosted by Li Qiang, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee, with Zhuge Yujie, member of the Standing Committee of and secretary-general of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee, Zong Ming, vice mayor of Shanghai Municipality, and the secretary of the CPC Baoshan District Committee of Shanghai, district mayor of Baoshan District. They appreciated the strong support of NIA for the cruise industry and spoke highly of the innovative measures taken by the Shanghai border inspection authorities to actively serve the development of Shanghai's cruise economy.

During the event, Zhao Changhua also visited the Wusongkou International Cruise Port where Shanghai Pujiang Border Inspection Station was on duty and offered his instructions. He gained a detailed understanding of the organization of cruise-related duty fulfillment, listened carefully to relevant work reports, and put forth the following requirements on their future work.

It is essential to ensure port security and stability, continue to consolidate accomplishments of ensuring security during the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and continue to work strictly and vigorously to ensure security during the second China International Import Expo. Efforts are required to innovate border inspection service management, take the initiative to serve the development of Shanghai's cruise economy, and make every effort to create a safer, more comfortable and convenient customs clearance environment.

It is important to strengthen political education, combine it with educational activities themed with "remaining true to our original aspiration and keeping our mission firmly in mind", and inspire all police officers to transform the patriotic enthusiasm shown during the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China into ambition, passion and devotion to their own job that instills greater vigor into their workforce. Also efforts shall be made to actively seek local support, embrace the leadership of local CPC committees, and, on the basis of fulfilling their own border control duties, actively serve Shanghai's "five-center" endeavor, which is becoming a center for international economy, finance, trade, shipping, and science and technology innovation, for the purpose of making due contributions to the high-quality economic and social development of Shanghai.

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