Source: PLA Daily

07-30-2007 18:01

The 421 deputies and 81 specially invited deputies taking part in the all-the-army heroes and models' meeting were unveiled recently. These deputies were selected by the Party committees and political organs of the major military units of the PLA and the Armed Police Force, and the personnel and civil affairs departments of every province (autonomous region and city) strictly according to the principles and procedures that deputies should be selected and on the basis of in-depth survey, repeated deliberation, careful screening and recommendation by every level. Last and not least, they were all examined and verified by the General Political Department of the PLA and approved by the Central Military Commission before being finally decided. In general, the deputies have good political performance, have won many honors, enjoy high prestige among the servicemen and are rationally distributed in structure.

The composition of the deputies is basically inclusive of representatives from every period and every field, and embodies the integration of progressive nature and universality. The number of heroes and models from the times of the revolutionary wars and the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea accounts for 29% of the total, and the number of heroes and models of the socialist revolution and construction period and the new era of reform and opening-up makes for 71%. The job distribution of the deputies has a good coverage with 12% of the heroes and models from the combat troops and frontier and coastal defense grass-root units, and 18% of the heroes and models are professional and technical cadres involved in education, scientific research, medical service and culture and sports.

 

Editor:Chen Ge