On the morning of March 20, the Guangdong medical team aiding Jingzhou bid farewell to Jingzhou and went on a journey back to Guangdong. All walks of life in Jingzhou saw off the medical team at Jingzhou Railway Station. Liang Weinian, Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Hubei Provincial People's Congress; Lyu Yesheng, Deputy Head of the Guangdong Counterpart Support Leading Group and Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress; and He Guangzhong, Secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee attended the see-off ceremony and delivered speeches. Cui Yonghui, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee and Mayor of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, hosted the ceremony.
More than a month ago, at the order of the CPC Central Committee and General Secretary Xi Jinping, with the heavy trust of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee, the People's Government of Guangdong Province and Guangdong people, you have come all the way here in Jingzhou to join the battle of defending Hubei, Liang said affectionately. Over the month, you have feared no fatigue or sacrifice, worked around the clock, fought hard and made great contributions to the victory of the battle for the defense of Hubei. You are heroes to Jingzhou and Hubei. We would like to express heartfelt thanks to you. Your heroic stories will go down in history. You are benefactors and relatives of Hubei. Hubei people will always keep your kindness in mind have family affection for you. Please come to Hubei often to visit your relatives. He hoped that Jingzhou would repay the Guangdong medical team and Guangdong people with the new achievements in epidemic prevention and control, production and life restoration and economic and social development.
On behalf of the Guangdong medical team, Lyu thanked all walks of life in Jingzhou for seeing them off. We will never forget the deep friendship of Jingzhou people for the rest of our life in the 40-day fight against the epidemic in Jingzhou. In the 40 memorable days and nights, Jingzhou's Party committees and governments at all levels fully supported the medical team, unsophisticated and kind-hearted Jingzhou expressed their deep affection in different ways to make all the team members feel their efforts worthy. It is windy, frosty, snowy and rainy when you come, the spring comes when you leave. We are pleased to see that Jingzhou is advancing epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development in a vigorous, orderly and effective way, and wish Jingzhou a brighter future. Jingzhou with a long history and profound foundation is tough, optimistic and confident. This heroic city is bound to go down in history and keep making history.
He made three bows to express his thanks to the Guangdong medical tem in his speech. He said, the virus is ruthless, but people are affectionate. When the epidemic was at its worst in Jingzhou, 581 medical workers of Guangdong rushed to the aid of Jingzhou, built an impregnable "white great wall" with "Guangdong speed", helped Jingzhou swiftly reverse the situation, dispelled shadows and ushered in a vibrant spring. We know you protected our safety with fresh and blood, our fortune came from your benevolence and our seed of hope was planted by you with a fearless belief. In the tough people's war, you created great "anti-epidemic spirit" together with Jingzhou people, and the spirit will go down in history with the 1998 flood fighting spirit and the spirit of "great love for small city".
Huang Fei, Command-in-chief of Guangdong's Medical Team aiding Jingzhou; Liu Min, Deputy Secretary General of the Standing Committee of the Hubei Provincial People's Congress; Wu Chaoan, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Jingzhou Municipal Committee; as well as Jingzhou's municipal leaders including Li Kai, Lu Shouxiong, Xiang Bin, Chen Aiping, Duan Changfeng, Yang Shunhao, Huang Tingsong, Sun Yuqiu, Mao Jinghua and Chen Bin attended the see-off ceremony. The representatives of Guangdong's and Jingzhou's medical workers delivered speeches at the ceremony. Also present were Jingzhou's medical workers, police officers, volunteers and journalists, as well as Jingzhou citizens coming spontaneously.
Touchingly 12 members of the Guangdong medical team offered to stay in Jingzhou to fight the epidemic as there are still a few Covid-19 patients in Jingzhou.
The ceremony was concise but solemn. All were unwilling to part. Following the ceremony, Liang, He and other municipal leaders saw off the Guangdong medical team into Jingzhou Railway Station. The team got on the Jingzhou-Guangzhou South G4348 bullet train, but the people seeing the team off on the platform were unwilling to lower their hands waving goodbye even after the train whistled, started and disappeared into the distance.