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General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central
Committee Hu Jintao said in Beijing Tuesday that united efforts
should be made to vigorously step up economic and social
development in areas where ethnic minorities live in compact
community.
During his discussions with ethnic minority members of the National
Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
(CPPCC), he said it is the established policy of the central
authorities to work for the all-round prosperity of all ethnic
groups across China and particularly support the development in
ethnic minority areas.
"The support will be reinforced continuously with the further
growth of the national economy and the increase in the country's
financial resources," Hu told the members who are in Beijing to
attend the First Session of the 10th CPPCC National Committee,
which opened Monday.
He
noted that emphasis should be placed on the development of human
resources and the training of officials from ethnic minority
groups. "It is essential to train all types of qualified personnel
and increase the competence of workers, and to train and upbring a
large contingent of specialized personnel required by the
development of ethnic regions," he added.
Hu
also called for hard work to be done for safeguarding China's
national unity and ethnic solidarity by means of carrying out
education on patriotism among officials and masses of people groups
throughout the country.
Moreover, he noted, it is essential to adhere to and further
improve the system of autonomy in ethnic areas, so to guarantee
that the Law on Regional Autonomy of Ethnic Minorities would be
implemented in a comprehensive way.
The CPC general secretary was accompanied by Jia Qinglin, a member
of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC
Central Committee and executive chairman of the presidium of the
First Session of 10th CPPCC National Committee.
(Xinhua News Agency March 5, 2003)
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