Wu Bangguo (1st, L), chairman of the
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), talks
to NPC deputies from east China's Anhui Province in Beijing, capital of China,
March 5, 2007. Wu Bangguo joined in the panel discussion of Anhui
delegation on the opening day of the Fifth Session of the Tenth NPC
on Monday.
China's top legislator Wu Bangguo Monday urged governments and
officials to address people's top concerns and meet their pressing
demands in a bid to build a socialist harmonious society.
Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's
Congress (NPC), made the calls at a panel meeting of the top
legislature which started its annual session Monday morning.
Governments and officials should do their utmost to help raise
the income of rural people and ensure their access to safe drinking
water, affordable medicare and schooling, Wu, also a member of the
Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party
of China's Central Committee, told the lawmakers from eastern Anhui
Province.
Work should be done to make sure all the people can share the
fruit of the country's economic growth, Wu said.
He said governments and officials should give special care to
low-income and jobless urban residents, cover them under the social
security net, and tackle the problem of unemployment.
The NPC annual session is scheduled to conclude on March 16.
(Xinhua News Agency March 6, 2007)
