NPC to Step up Oversight of Economy and People's Well-being

China's top legislator Wu Bangguo said Tuesday that the National People's Congress (NPC) would improve oversight of economic work and the handling of issues affecting people's well-being in 2010.

In a work report delivered at the ongoing NPC annual session Mr. Wu said the NPC Standing Committee, in which he is the chairman, would carry out oversight of economic work focused on accelerating the transformation of the economic development pattern and upgrading the industrial structure.

The committee also needs to put emphasis on solving the problems of the "utmost" and "immediate" concerns to the people and urge relevant authorities to correctly handle the relationship between economic development and people's well-being, Wu said.

He also said the committee would advocate for government policies and measures to support emerging industries, promote restructuring and foster new areas of economic growth.

Wu vowed to help increase China's independent innovation capacity and promote the application of scientific and technological advances in production.

Other plans include promoting the implementation of policies to support and benefit agriculture, rural areas, and farmers.

Wu also promised to help courts and procuratorates improve their work and safeguard judicial impartiality, social equality and justice.

(China.org)