1998年是党的第十五次全国代表大会之后的第一年，是新一届政府开始工作的第一年。这一年的经济发展，不仅对实现“九五”计划举足轻重，而且具有重要的政治和社会意义。一、切实保持国民经济的持续快速健康增长保持国民经济持续快速健康增长，是经过长期实践总结出来的经济发 1998 is the first year after the party’s 15th National Congress and the first year when the new government begins its work. The economic development of this year not only played an important part in the realization of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, but also had important political and social significance. I. Effectively Keeping the Sustainable, Rapid and Sound Growth of the National Economy Maintaining the sustained, rapid and healthy growth of the national economy is the result of long-term practice in economic development