Since the convening of the Ninth Provincial Congress of CPC Hunan Provincial Committee, the people of Hunan at all levels, by means of conscientiously implementing the Scientific Outlook on Development and sparing no efforts in pushing forward the process of industrialization and placing emphasis on infrastructure, basic industries and basic work, have scored significant achievements in economic and social development, bringing Hunan's economic strength onto a new height, making new breakthroughs in its reform and opening-up and achieving initial success in its transformation of economic development pattern. However, due to the weak foundation of economic and social development, the low standard of per-capita income, the extensive mode of economic development and the ever-increasing constraint of resources and environment on economic and social development, we are still facing great challenges in accelerating economic development and the transformation of economic development pattern. In the face of the dramatic changes of international environment resulting from the international financial crisis and the domestic competitive stance for development, Hunan must seize every possible opportunity, create new situations, accelerate the transformation of economic development pattern and promote the building of the "Two-oriented Society". This is both the requirement of implementing a series of significant plans of the CPC Central Committee for the transformation of economic development pattern and the requirement of realizing the sound and rapid economic and social development of Hunan on the basis of its actual situation. This is not only an urgent task for the solution of present prominent contradictions, but also a key link in seizing the height for a new round of development and increasing the long-term competitiveness of Hunan.

People-centered principle
By proceeding from the fundamental interest of the people, seek and promote development, respect the subject status of the people, make efforts to ensure and improve their livelihood, enable all the people to enjoy the results of development, maintain social equity and justice, steadily raise people's living standard, promote their all-round development, bring their imitative and creativeness into full play and stimulate the creative enthusiasm of the whole society.

Principle of sound and rapid development
By constantly taking development as the top priority and integrating rapid development with rapid transformation, properly handle the relationship between the immediate and the long-term, and that between speed and effect, steadfastly speed up development and at the same time unswervingly transform development pattern, carry out transformation in the course of development and promote development through transformation in order to realize the unity of speed, structure, quality and effect.

Principle of Development Preceded by the construction of the "Two-oriented" Society
By taking full account of the requirements of a resource-conserving and environment-friendly society in all links of social production, construction, circulation and consumption and in all aspects of economic and social development, form an awareness, industrial structure, production modes, life style and institutions based on energy- and resource-conserving and eco-environmental protection, promote the coordination of demographic resource environment and the economic society, take a civilized development road towards developed production, a well-to-do life, the efficient utilization of resources and a sound eco-environment, and realize sustainable economic and social development.

Principle development guided by new-type industrialization, new-type urbanization, agricultural modernization and informatization Embark on a path of transformation and development suited to the actual situation of Hunan by going all out for new-type industrialization, new-type urbanization, agricultural modernization and informatization in an effort to push forward the transformation of development pattern and give impetus to the building of the "Two-oriented Society".

Principle of reform and innovation
By further emancipating the mind and taking structural reform as an important guarantee and independent innovation as the central link, deepen the reform of major fields and key links, build structures and mechanisms favorable for the transformation of development pattern and the building of the "Two-oriented Society", make arduous efforts to promote scientific progress and technological innovation, strive to build an innovative Hunan and constantly increase the motivation and vitality for development.

Principle of guidance according to specific circumstances By proceeding from reality and respecting laws of development, integrate the strengthening of macro guidance and overall coordination with the full mobilization of the imitative and creativeness of all localities, and encourage them to carry out daring explorations and creative work in accordance with their local conditions.