Premier Wen Jiabao and Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China (CPC) He Guoqiang have called for the firm correction of wrong activities by officials that are detrimental to the interests of the people.

They also pledged to prevent the return of a heavy financial load for farmers, which has been drastically cut by scrapping agricultural tax and curbing illegal levies on farmers over the past few years.

On Tuesday, a national conference on the correction of wrong work style was held in Hangzhou, the capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, at which the participants learned about the instructions of Wen and He, who are both members of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau.

State Councilor Ma Kai addressed the meeting. He highlighted the importance of correcting wrong work style, saying it is closely related to the country's reform and development, the people's interests and the anti-corruption campaign.

This year, the work of correcting wrong work style will be focused on checking the implementation of central authorities' macro-economic policy and preferential policies regarding people's welfare.

Great efforts will be made to prevent wrongdoings that are detrimental to people's interests on the issues of farmers' financial load, illegal charges in educational field, and medical and health care, the official said.

He pledged to ensure the safety of public funds regarding social security, housing, poverty eradication and disaster relief.

(Xinhua News Agency April 9, 2008)