Vice-Premier on Resettlement of Rural Residents in Three Gorges Area
Vice-Premier Wu Bangguo said in Chongqing Saturday that more should be done to resettle rural people living in the Three Gorges Dam area so that the second-phase resettlement project goes smoothly and social order is maintained.
Wu made the remark in a closing speech for a two-day meeting of the relocation project, held in Chongqing Municipality, in southwest China.
He said that the relocation of the dam area's residents has gone well so far. By June 30, some 178,000 residents had been resettled, including 90,000 rural people.
The vice-premier pointed out that the central government has mapped out favorable policies to support the resettlement, and the eleven provinces and municipalities scheduled to take in 70,000 migrants from Chongqing should take advantage of the chance to promote local economy.
He stressed that the eleven provinces and municipalities, mostly in economically developed eastern and southern regions, should guide them to develop the farming industry and make sure that the new migrants could contract enough land for their crops. (Xinhua)
Economicnews 1999-10-31 Page3
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