Henan Province in central China will carry out strategic structural
adjustment to ensure higher and better economic growth in the
next five years, provincial governor Li Keqiang said Wednesday.
Li, who is here
for the annual session of the National People's Congress as
a deputy, said the structural adjustment is aimed at adjusting
the product mix, industrial structure, urban-rural structure,
ownership structure and educational structure.
To ensure success,
the province, one of China's major grain producers, will try
to become a leading quality wheat production and processing
base and a leading animal by-product production and processing
base, while upgrading pillar industries and developing the
high-tech industry.
The governor said
Henan will also strive to boost its tourism and produce quality
tourism products and services.
While enhancing
some major water conservancy facilities for an all-round improvement
in the anti-drought and flood-control ability, the province
will accelerate the transformation of its road system with
priority given to the construction of expressways.
Li said the province
will make full use of its rich coal resources to build a number
of large pit-mouth power plants and make the province a major
coal-fired power generating base of the country.
Efforts will be
made to steadily promote urbanization in the province and
promote the development of education, the governor said, adding
that the number of college students will be doubled to 500,000
by the year 2005.
(Xinhua 03/15/2001)
|