当新年的钟声响过，世界迎来一个新的千禧之年。展望新世纪的曙光，我们对负重爬坡的中国煤炭工业寄予着无限的希望。已经过去的１９９９年，对我国来说，是大事多、喜事多、麻烦也多的一年。对煤炭工业来说，是艰苦奋斗、顽强拼搏的一年，也是促使形势不断好转的一年。年初， When the New Year’s bell rang, the world ushered in a new millennium. Looking forward to the dawn of the new century, we have unlimited hopes for the Chinese coal industry with heavy climbing. The year that has passed in 1999 is a year for our country with many major events, many happy events and many problems. For the coal industry, it is a year of arduous struggle and tenacious struggle. It is also a year that has caused the situation to continue to improve. At the beginning of the year