Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong on Thursday extended Spring
Festival greetings to the country's old comrades at a tea party,
calling for more care for them.
"Veteran comrades have performed meritorious service and made a
great contribution to our country," said Zeng, adding old comrades
constitute a real force for building a harmonious and well-off
society.
Zeng, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political
Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said
governments at all levels will work to ensure that all policies
about veterans are fully implemented and their advisory role is
given full recognition.
He urged officials in Party committees and governments at all
levels to pay frequent visits to the old comrades to help solve
their difficulties.
(Xinhua News Agency February 9, 2007)