Commissioned by General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee
Hu Jintao, senior Chinese official Xi Jinping paid a visit to
southwest China's snow and ice hit Guizhou Province on behalf of
the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State
Council .'
Xi Jinping, member of the
Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party
of China (CPC) Central Committee, distributes quilts and edible oil
to local residents plagued by freezing weather in Yuping County, a
Dong ethnic group residential area in Guizhou Province January 31,
2008.
During his visit to Guizhou from Jan. 31 to Feb. 1, Xi, who is a
member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the
Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, urged local
officials to take disaster relief work as the most urgent task at
present.
Snow and ice has been falling in east, central and south China
for more than a fortnight. Guizhou is one of the provinces that
have been worst hit as water supply shortage, blackout and
communication obstacles in the province affected 2.49 million
people from 57 counties, cities and districts.
Xi visited snow-hit villages and the provincial capital Guiyang
to make sure that common people could have a safe and happy Spring
Festival.
He told the accompanying officials that the snow and ice
disaster has been a test of the ability of governments at all
levels to cope with emergencies.
Local officials should go to the front line to meet common
passengers, farmers, drivers and other disaster-affected people, Xi
said.
Xi also urged repairing the damaged electricity transmitting
equipment as soon as possible and speeding up ice-cleaning work on
roads.
(Xinhua News Agency February 2, 2008)
