广大侨胞侨眷是社会主义建设和改革开放的宝贵资源。衡阳是湖南第二大侨乡,有华侨华人2.9万人,港澳同胞1.7万人,归侨、侨眷4.6万人,分布于美、英、法、德、俄、日等45个国家和地区。他们中有博士、教授700多人,工商界名流2 9 0多人,科技界名流300多人,文化界名流200多人,政界名流1 00多人。这个群体,不仅使我们有了振兴衡阳的资本,也使我们有了走出国门的信心;不仅使我们有了异国他乡的牵挂,也使我们有 The overseas Chinese and compatriots in overseas Chinese are valuable resources for socialist construction and for the reform and opening up. Hengyang is the second largest hometown of overseas Chinese in Hunan, with 29,000 overseas Chinese and 17,000 Hong Kong and Macao compatriots, and 46,000 returned overseas Chinese and overseas Chinese relatives in 45 countries and regions including the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and Japan. Among them are doctors and professors, more than 700 professors, more than 190 celebrities in the business community, more than 300 celebrities in the science and technology sector, more than 200 celebrities in the cultural industry and more than 100 politicians and celebrities. This group not only gives us the capital to rejuvenate Hengyang, but also gives us the confidence to go abroad; not only does we have the worry of a foreign country but also our