BEIJING — A symposium to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of late Wang Fang, a former Chinese state councilor, was held in Beijing on Sept 29.

Vice-Premier Han Zheng, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, met Wang's family and relatives before attending the symposium.

Wang was an outstanding leader in public security as well as political and legal affairs, and served as a member of the 12th CPC Central Committee, a member of the CPC Central Advisory Commission, state councilor and minister of public security.

Guo Shengkun, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the CPC Central Committee, urged officials to carry forward the ideals of their predecessors and uphold ideals and convictions to fulfill the duties and tasks entrusted to them.

State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Zhao Kezhi presided over the symposium.