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Opinions sought on gov't work report
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-02-11 14:11 Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao chaired four forums
from Feb. 6 to Feb. 10 to solicit opinions on the government work report and the
draft of the 11th five-year plan for national economic and social development.
Members from non-Communist Parties and various walks of life, including
experts from social economic organizations along with those from science and
technology, education, health, culture and sports circles were invited to the
meetings and asked to air their views on the government work report and the
11th-five-year plan, which will be tabled for deliberation at the upcoming
fourth session of the National People's Congress (NPC), slated to begin on March
5.
Participants of the meetings unanimously endorsed the framework and main
content of the government work report and the 11th five-year plan of the
national economic and social development. They also raised some ideas and
proposed a couple of revisions to the report and the development plan.
At the meeting attended by leaders of the non-Communist parties, participants
offered suggestions on a wide range of subjects, including the implementation of
the scientific conception of development, the implementation of macro-economic
controls, the building of a new socialist countryside, the building of
environmentally friendly society and the development of the non-public economy.
At the meeting of economic and social experts and scholars, participants
called for further pushing forward reforms and opening-up to the outside world,
speeding up the transformation of the mode of economic growth, enlarging
consumption demand, expanding employment and enhancing the construction of a
harmonious society.
At the meeting on science, education, health, culture and sports, experts
raised some issues relating to university and college education, rural education
and occupational education. Experts from medical fields offered some suggestions
on improving medical services in rural areas.
At the meeting attended by representatives of entrepreneurs, workers and
farmers, participants raised suggestions to ensure production safety, help small
and medium-size enterprises to gain bank loans, and foster a fair legal
environment.
Wen said the opinions and suggestions made by participants reflect the
reality of the country's social and economic development and will be
incorporated into the final editions of the government work report and the 11th
five-year plan for national economic and social development.
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