Chinese Vice Premier Stresses Economic Restructuring, People's Livelihood

TIANJIN, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang has called for more efforts to accelerate economic restructuring and improve people's living standards amid the country's consolidated economic growth momentum.

He made the remarks during his two-day inspection in Tianjin, a north China port city, that ended Tuesday.

He urged more efforts on economic restructuring while ensuring "relatively fast economic growth" and "managing inflation expectations" .

Li also emphasized regional economic growth as the "new engine" for the overall development and stressed development of new strategic industries and hi-tech sectors to provide the impetus for the growth.

During his visit to a grain reserve, Li asked local authorities to "try all means" to increase grain production, ensure supplies and reserves, and regulate the market to better manage expectations of inflation.

Further, local governments should build low-income housing "on a massive scale" to increase housing supplies for low-income households, Li said while visiting a residential community under construction.

He also asked hospitals to provide better services and called upon local authorities to offer help to low-income families.

Source: English.news.cn