China's top legislator Wu Bangguo Sunday visited the railway
ministry and other departments in Beijing that are playing key role
in the fight against freak cold winter in the south.
Wu Bangguo (C), chairman of
the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC),
China's top legislature, talks to passengers at Beijing West
Railway Station in Beijing, China, Feb. 3, 2008.
Wu, president of the Standing Committee of National People's
Congress, urged staff of State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) and
the Railway Ministry to spare no effort in resuming power supply
and transport in the snow-ravaged regions.
"Disaster relief work is the top priority of the whole nation,"
he said.
Speaking at the SGCC's control center, Wu said the current
priorities were fixing electrical equipment and ensuring power
supply for residents and railway lines.
At the Railway Ministry control center, he urged officials to
give priority to the transportation of coal for power plants,
disaster-relief materials as well as food and other essential
products.
Wu also visited the Beijing West Railway Station, where he
chatted with passengers and urged the staff to improve their
service.
Wu Bangguo (C), chairman of
the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC),
China's top legislature, listens to an official's report at the
Railway Ministry control center in Beijing, China, Feb. 3,
2008.
Wu Bangguo (C), chairman of
the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC),
China's top legislature, speaks over the phone to a train driver at
the Railway Ministry control center in Beijing, China, Feb. 3,
2008.
Wu Bangguo (C), chairman of
the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC),
China's top legislature, waves to passengers at the platform of
Beijing West Railway Station in Beijing, China, Feb. 3,
2008.?
(Xinhua News Agency February 4, 2008)
