Delegated by the General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee,
Hu Jintao, senior official Li Changchun visited disaster-stricken central
Hubei Province on behalf of the Communist Party of China (CPC)
Central Committee and the State Council
During his visit to Hubei, which started on Jan. 30, Li -- who
is a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of
the CPC Central Committee -- urged local officials to make disaster
relief their top priority.
Li visited railway and bus stations in Wuhan, the provincial
capital, and greeted stranded passengers. He told passengers that
the CPC Central Committee and the State Council were highly
concerned over their need to go home for the Spring Festival and
had taken measures to help.
At a toll-gate on the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway, Li urged the
staff to be thoughtful of passengers, provide better services and
ensure a smooth flow of disaster-related information.
At a supermarket, he urged mangers to ensure a steady supply of
daily necessities, especially farm products, amid the persisting
snow.
He said that the current priorities were easing passenger
build-up on railway lines and highways, ensuring coal and
electricity supplies and resolving the problems of passengers
affected by the snow.
Li also underlined the importance of information in the fight
against the disaster.
(Xinhua News Agency February 3, 2008)
