党的十八届五中全会明确提出:积极开展应对人口老龄化行动。今年5月27日,习近平总书记在中共中央政治局第三十二次集体学习时强调,坚持党委领导、政府主导、社会参与、全民行动相结合,推动老龄事业全面协调可持续发展。这既为老年教育工作指明了方向,也赋予了新的使命。我们一定要深化思想认识,认真谋划实施莆田市老年教育“十三五”发展规划,以更大的决心、更坚定的态度、更有力的措施,努力谱写老年教育新篇章。 The Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee made it clear that: It is actively engaged in the response to the aging population. On May 27 this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized during the thirty-second collective study of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau that insisting on the combination of party committee leadership, government leadership, social participation and universal action to promote the comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable development of the elderly cause. This not only sets the direction for the education for the elderly but also gives us a new mission. We must deepen our understanding of our thinking and conscientiously plan and implement the “13th Five-Year Plan” for Development of Education for the Elderly in Putian City. We must work hard to compose a new chapter in old age education with greater determination, firmer attitude and more vigorous measures.