According to the official website of the Xi'an Municipal Government, on May 26, Xi'an Mayor Li Mingyuan awarded the certificate of "Honorary Citizen of Xi'an" to Deng Yuli, honorary chairman of Hong Kong Hantec Group.
Li Mingyuan first congratulated Deng Yuli on winning the title of "Honorary Citizen of Xi'an City" and expressed his gratitude for his efforts in Xi'an's economic and social development, especially in the fields of public welfare and education. It is hoped that he will continue to pay attention to Xi'an and do more work in terms of Xi'an enterprises going out and Hong Kong enterprises inviting them in, so as to promote pragmatic cooperation between the two sides in more fields. Deng Yuli said that he has witnessed the great changes in Xi'an's economic and social development and urban appearance, especially during the period of work and life in Xi'an, he has received the care and support of all parties, and will continue to exert his own advantages and contribute to the development of Xi'an.
Conferring the title of Honorary Citizen is an encouragement and commendation given by local governments to outsiders who have made outstanding contributions. According to the previous Xi'an News Network, on March 22, Ryuo Sugiyama, executive director of Japan Express Co., Ltd., and Robin Steven Gilbank, associate professor of the School of Foreign Chinese of Northwest University, received the certificate of "Honorary Citizen of Xi'an". At that time, the information disclosed by the media was that "as of now, the number of 'honorary citizens of Xi'an City' has reached 39."