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Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji said in Beijing Friday that the Chinese
government and all Chinese people will render full support for Beijing
to bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games.
During an inspection tour around Beijing ahead of the traditional
Chinese Spring Festival that falls on January 24, Zhu said that
Beijing should take this opportunity to further improve its environment
and services.
Zhu was accompanied by Vice-Premier Li Lanqing, Vice-Premier Wen
Jiabao, State Councilor Luo Gan, State Councilor Wang Zhongyu and
heads of Beijing city Jia Qinglin and Liu Qi during his inspection
tour.
Zhu urged Beijing to step efforts to build the national capital
city into an international metropolis featuring economic prosperity,
modern management, beautiful surroundings and sound social order.
He asked Beijing officials to attach importance to urban infrastructure
construction and the establishment of a modern urban management
system.
The Premier also urged relevant government departments to work
hard to improve Beijing's environment by enhancing control of vehicle
emission, industrial pollution and pollution from construction sites.
"Beijing is faced with a number of tasks in its modernization
drive, but the most important thing is to gear up economic development,
enchance urban management, protect the environment and safeguard
social stability," he said.
On economic development, he pointed out that more efforts should
be made to promote economic restructuring, develop the service industry
and upgrade local information infrastructure.
"Safeguarding social security is of crucial importance to
both the capital's modernization cause and the overall progress
of the country's reform, development and stability," he said,
urging Beijing officials to give top priority to maintaining social
stability.
(21DNN 01/22/01)
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