主席、各位代表:筹备已久的湖南省首届各界人民代表会议今天正式开幕了。这是湖南解放以来的一件大事,它象征着湖南全省人民大团结,好比一年以前人民政治协商会议象征着中国全国人民大团结一样。这次会议的任务,最重要的是讨论有关湖南土地改革问题,其次是讨论恢复和发展湖南的农业,工业、商业诸问题,这些问题必须好好的解决,我 President, distinguished delegates: The first preparatory meeting for people’s congresses of all walks of life in Hunan Province has been officially opened today. This is a major event since the liberation of Hunan. It symbolized the great unity of the people in Hunan province, just as a year ago the People’s Political Consultative Conference symbolized the great unity of all the people in China. The task of this conference is, above all, to discuss issues concerning land reform in Hunan, and secondly to discuss the restoration and development of agriculture, industry and commerce in Hunan. These problems must be properly solved. I