Geological Work Should Serve Economy: Vice Premier

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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Saturday, December 01, 2001

Geological Work Should Serve Economy: Vice Premier

Chinese Vice Premier Wen Jiabao said that measures should be taken to make geological work in China contribute to economic developments and social progress.

Chinese Vice Premier Wen Jiabao said that measures should be taken to make geological work in China contribute to economic developments and social progress.

Wen's remark was included in his recent written instructions on improving and standardizing the work of the China Geological Survey Bureau.

A move towards connecting geological work more closely with economic developments and social progress should be accelerated, Wen said.

The China Geological Survey Bureau was established in 1999 as part of the country's effort to reform the administration of its geological work.

The bureau's main aim is to organize and coordinate basic geological surveys which are of benefit to the public as well as strategic prospectings throughout the country.