Chinese President Hu Jintao and other senior leaders on Monday joined lawmakers in panel discussions on the government work report, which was delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao at the parliament's annual session.

Hu said efforts should be focused on economic construction so as to ensure the steady and relatively fast economic growth.

"We should pay more attention to coordinated and sustainable development in an all-around way, and mobilize the initiative of all people so as to form a great force to boost the country's modernization drive," Hu said when discussing with lawmakers from the coastal province of Jiangsu.

The Chinese President stressed the need to upgrade the industrial structure and boost real economy as a way to transform the mode of the country's economic development.

He also underlined the importance of conserving energy, reducing emissions and promoting scientific innovation.

Transformation of the mode of development and economic restructuring are the most pressing tasks at present for the Chinese government, Wen said in the government work report.

These measures are the "key to solving the problems of imbalanced, uncoordinated, and unsustainable development" in China, said Wen.

Developed regions are in the forefront of China's reform and opening-up, and efforts should be made to push forward reform to key areas and in critical sectors, Hu said.

The President also called for a deepened reform and opening-up in China's coastal regions and fostering new growth engines in the areas.