Publicity Head Stresses Need to Keep in Conformity With CPC Central Committee ����Ding Guangen,a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department, said January 23 that publicity departments nationwide should keep in conformity with the CPC Central Committee in the new year. ����Ding made the remark at a four-day national conference on publicity work which ended January 23, adding that more positive publicity should be disseminated to commemorate the 20th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up, the 80th anniversary of the May 4th Movement, and to greet the handover of Macao to the motherland, as well as the approaching new century. ����Ding said that publicity workers should bear in mind people's interests, pay great attention to people's ideas, and reflect people's wishes, while working whole-heartedly for the happiness of the people. ����"More efforts should be made to publicize current topics, and positive reporting should still be the mainstream," he said. ����The publicity head encouraged publicity workers to respect knowledge and talent, adding that more communication between publicity workers and talented people from all walks of life will be beneficial to China. TopNews 1999-01-25 Page4 Full Story in Chinese