Li Ziliu

Li Ziliu (Chinese: 黎子流; born January 1932 in Shunde, Guangdong) is a retired Chinese politician. He served as Mayor of Guangzhou from 1990 to 1997.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.
Li Ziliu
黎子流
12th Mayor of Guangzhou
In office
1990–1996
Preceded byYang Ziyuan
Succeeded byLin Shusen
Personal details
NationalityChinese

Biography

Li was born in a peasant family and he studied for only two years in a primary school. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1953. During the Cultural Revolution between 1966 and 1969, he was listed as "rightist", tortured by the Red Guards and sent to prison for two years. In 1974, Li was appointed the Communist Party Secretary of Shunde County. In 1983, he was appointed to be the party secretary of Jiangmen City. During his term of service, he drove the construction of the bridge linking Jiangmen and Zhongshan to improve the city's transportation network. In 1990, he was appointed as Mayor of Guangzhou. He facilitated the construction of highways to Baiyun Airport and the Guangzhou Metro during his term of service.[1]

After his retirement in 1997, Li established an agricultural company called Shunde New Century Farm in Shunde. Henderson Land, New World Development, Sino Group and Ka Wah Group in Hong Kong invested in the company.

References
  1. 黎子流：回归农业 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
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