With the new year’s coming, everything is being renewed. When the rainwater descends on the land, all things are growing. The 2024 new year ceremony was held at the Company on February 19. The recitation of “Starlite Heart” kicked off the New Year Celebration ceremony, full of sense of ritual.

The chairman far away in Japan expressed his Chinese New Year greetings to all of the employees via video. Although the new coronavirus pandemic subsided in 2023, domestic consumer demand was unexpectedly in stagnation. Under such severe circumstances, the company still maintained a good profit margin despite sales and profits not reaching what planned. In addition, workplace safety accidents in 2023 were zero for the first time. These were the results of everyone's hard work. The chairman was deeply moved by the efforts of all the employees and was also very proud of that. The chairman also looked forward to 2024, which is the year of Jiachen in Chinese lunar calendar system, meaning that in this year, continuous growth momentum would appear and the previous efforts are to have fruitful results. The chairman also expected each of us challenging ourselves in various fields, and the Starlite group would achieve a tremendous leap in 2024.

Then the general manager delivered a New Year's speech. He described in details Starlite’s growth in recent years. After the hard work of these years, the Company’s market competitiveness and labor productivity have been greatly improved. We should be confident in this point. However, the development of the times is changing with each passing day, and business operation likes walking on thin ice. He advocated that all employees should constantly try to challenge themselves, using IT, DX and other tools to acquire knowledge and skills, and realizing the sustainable development of the enterprise.

The executive director who came by a long way from Japan also delivered a passionate speech. He fully affirmed Starlite’s achievements over the past year, and also advocated that in the cycle of economic downturns, the Group’s various business entities should strengthen cooperation in all fields.

Then the ceremony entered the awarding agenda, awarding to those who made great contributions and rendered excellent services in 2023, expecting them to achieve much better results in 2024.

Finally, the Deputy General Manager launched the closing ritual, leading all the presented to shout: “Starlite, Cheers!” – this marked the end of the congratulatory ceremony this year.