On May 2nd, the Hubei Model Workers and Advanced Workers Commendation Conference was held in Wuhan. At the meeting, 33 Yichang advanced individuals were awarded the honorary title of 2018 Hubei Model Workers and Advanced Workers.

　　This wasthe first time that Hubei had commendedadvanced individuals in the name of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Hubei Province and the People's Government of Hubei Province. The commendation cycle wasadjusted toonce in everyfiveyears. 24 people, for example, Du Fayan, director of the Yichang Yan Shi Technology Development Co., Ltd., were awarded the honorary title of 2018 Hubei Model Workers.9 people, for instance, Tan Bin,head of Zigui County Qu Yuan Art Troupe, were awarded the honorary title of 2018 Hubei Advanced Workers. The average age of commendedadvanced individuals is 46.Among them, the eldestis Jiang Bing, 57, director and engineer of the Research Institute of Yichang Three Gorges Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and the youngestisLiu Yang, 30, grid administrator of the North Huancheng Road Community, Xiling District.