“抓投资环境就是抓经济发展,提升环境质量就是提升地区竞争力。”这是2004年8月.在武汉举行的“湖北投资环境改善与创新座谈会”上,领导和专家学者在发言中形成的共识。座谈会由湖北日报社、湖北省社科联和湖北省经团联共同举办。湖北省政协副主席胡永继、武汉地区高校部分专家学者和省直有关部门负责人参加了座谈。 “Paying attention to the investment environment is to focus on economic development and improving the quality of the environment to enhance the competitiveness of the region.” This is August 2004. Leaders and experts and scholars formed the speech at the “Forum on Improving and Innovating Investment Environment in Hubei Province” held in Wuhan Consensus. The symposium was jointly organized by Hubei Daily, Hubei Provincial Federation of Social Sciences and Hubei Provincial Economic and Social League. Hu Yongji, vice chairman of Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, some experts and scholars from universities and colleges in Wuhan, and heads of provincial departments directly under the government participated in the discussion.