Television cameras should focus more on the lives of ordinary people, and TV programs should reflect the public's demands more, while at the same time publicizing new achievements in the process of reform and opening-up, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in Beijing Tuesday.

Wen, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), made the remark when inspecting the headquarters of China Central Television (CCTV).

Wen praised CCTV for adhering to the right direction, standing alongside the people, and stressing reform and renovation.

TV programs should serve the people as well as the work of the CPC and the government, he said, underlining TV stations' role in inspiring people and unmasking social evils.
 
TV programs, linking closely with ordinary people's life, should serve the interests of the people, he said, calling on TV staff members to stick to professional ethics and shoulder their political and social responsibilities.

The CPC Central Committee and the State Council pay great attention to the role of TV, he said, expressing the hope that TV workers would make greater achievements.

(Xinhua News Agency August 27, 2003)