Premier Li Qiang supervised the oath, and the State Council held two constitutional oath ceremonies | Xi Jinping | Constitution
On June 15th, the State Council held a constitutional oath taking ceremony. Premier Li Qiang supervised the oath.
According to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China and the Measures for Organizing the Constitutional Oath of State Staff Appointed by the State Council and Its Departments, 81 responsible persons from 55 departments and units appointed by the State Council shall take the constitutional oath in accordance with the law.
At 4 pm, State Councilor and Secretary General of the State Council Wu Zhenglong announced the start of the constitutional oath taking ceremony. All stand up and sing the national anthem of the People's Republic of China. Subsequently, the person taking the oath caresses the Constitution and recites the oath, while other oath takers stand in line and recite the oath.
After taking the oath, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council delivered a speech. He said that solemn rituals always deeply touch our hearts, baptize and elevate our spirits. He hopes that everyone can internalize and externalize the solemn oath in their hearts and actions, and reflect it in all aspects of daily work and life. With hard work, we can uphold the oath and fulfill our promises.We need to strengthen our enterprising spirit, adhere to the development concept of putting the people at the center, constantly boost our spirit of work and entrepreneurship, work wholeheartedly for the Party and the people, concentrate on promoting high-quality development, comprehensively deepen reform and opening up, use new ideas to promote the development of various undertakings and achieve new breakthroughs, and strive to win initiative and advantages in the great changes. We must always have a heart of awe, firmly establish a correct view of power, political achievements, and career, abide by the spirit of the rule of law, uphold the authority of the Constitution, strictly administer according to law, forge a solid ideological defense line, uphold the bottom line of integrity, and uphold the red line of law and discipline. We must always maintain the political nature of Communist Party members, live a clean and honest life, and do our work cleanly.
Leaders of the State Council and officials from relevant departments of the State Council attended.