<P class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><STRONG>Premier Zhu Rongji Made an Inspecting Visit to the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics and urged on the Statistical Reform and Construction</STRONG></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2><FONT color=blue><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> On October 28, Zhu Rongji, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau and Premier of the State Council, made an inspection tour to the State Statistics Bureau (NBS). Wen Jiabao, member of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau and Vice Premier of the State Council attended the inpection together. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">(</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Yao Dawei, Xinhua News Agency) </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(Reported by Sun Jie), Zhu Rongji, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau and Premier of the State Council made an inspection tour of the NBS and pointed out that the statistical work counted for much, and the Central Committee of the CPC and the State Council had been attaching importance to and supporting the statistical works all along. Guided by the "Three Represents", the statistical departments must make a big push of the statistical reform and construction, establish scientific, reliable and highly-efficient statistical system, promote the authenticity and accuracy of statistical data, do not produce false data, and strive to enhance the statistical works to a new level. </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Wen Jiabao, member of the Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council attended the inspection together. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Around ten o'clock in the morning, Zhu Rongji came to the NBS, he visited the GDP Office of the Department of National Accounts and the Computer Center of NBS, watched the demonstration of statistical work informatization and heard briefings of related leaders. Later, he held an informal discussion with cadres above the deputy-department level in the National Bureau of Statistics and primary leaders of institutions directly under the Bureau. </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">After having listened to the work report of the NBS, Zhu Rongji took a positive attribute towards the achievements made in statistical works, and expressed regards to cadres and employees working in the nationwide statistical systems on behalf of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council. He said this year was the fiftieth anniversary of the NBS foundation. In the past fifty years</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">，</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">the statistical system had undergone great changes and had made great achievements. In the last few years</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">，</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">the NBS has made new progresses on such aspects as reforming statistical system and means, adopting international standards, developing statistical services, pushing forward statistical informatization and strengthening statistical group construction. Through organizing censuses of national conditions and national power, implementing a large number of regular surveys and ad hoc surveys, and developing statistical studies, the statistical departments offer abundant statistical information, consultation and suggestions to leading agencies and macro management departments at all levels, which play an important role in the decision-making and management of leading agencies of all levels, and have made great contributions to the economic development and social progress. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Zhu Rongji pointed out that the statistical work counted for much and was a fundamental work for scientific decision-making and management. Statistical information is an important basis for realizing the situation of the country and deciding national policies. Along with the development of social market economy and the enlargement of opening door to the outside world, leading agencies, enterprises, social circles and world communities at all levels demand more and more statistical data of China, and their demand on the quality and time efficiency of statistical data is higher and higher. Thus the statistical system shall take on greater responsibilities and arduous tasks. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Zhu Rongji said that the most important task of statistical works was to offer statistical data accurately and timely. Statistical agents must focus on the hot spots in the economic and social development, be good at catching new conditions and new information, and make intensive surveys and analytical studies. The statistical data must be accurate, authentic and reliable, and there can't be any distortion. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Zhu Rongji stressed that the scientificalness and accuracy of statistical data must be enhanced constantly and the statistical reform and construction must be pushed forward forcefully. Statistical systems and structures with Chinese characteristics and in accordance with international conventions should be established and perfected through reforming the statistical management system</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">，</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">statistical systems and statistical methods. He pointed out that the statistical informatization must be quickened. the statistical departments are special information departments</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">，</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">which control rich information resources and are in urgent demand of effective development and scientific management by utilizing modern information technologies. Informatization is a significant reform of the statistical work mode and is the sure choice for developing modern statistics. The conventional statistical working modes should be rebuilt by utilizing information technologies to integrate, develop and manage abundant statistical information resources well, and to offer more services to the decision-making and management of the country and to social communities. </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Zhu Rongji pointed out that the legal construction of statistics must be strengthened. The "Statistics Law" must be enforced strictly to maintain the seriousness of statistics. For the moment, some regions and units practice fraud in defiance of the "Statistics Law", party disciplines and governmental disciplines in order to hunt wealth and fame, which must be stopped through improving the supervision mechanism of statistical law enforcement. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Zhu Rongji said the statistical works were quite professional, which required quite a few professional personnel who mater statistical science, modern information technologies and economic management. A sound environment should be created in order to keep talents, attract talents and forge talents. Statisticians must be provided with good ideological quality and professional ethics, carry forward such good styles of work as being firm on principles, respecting sciences, being precise and realistic, and being disciplined, and make new contributions to the country and the people through honest statistics. He said the statistical works were comprehensive, which related to a wide range and which need collaborations and supports of all sides. Related departments must support works of statistical departments actively. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Wen Jiabao also made a speech during the discussion. He said in the last few years, the statistical system had earnestly followed out the requirements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, promoted the statistical quality, improved the statistical services and made contributions to the reform and opening up and to the modernization construction, which should be affirmed. He stressed that the statistical management system must be reformed in order to enhance the authority of the national statistical works and to strengthen the supervision of local statistical works. The informatization of statistical works should be a key aspect of the e-Government construction. The statistical group construction must be strengthened to bring up a statistical group that is firm on principles, executes laws strictly, masters operations and is with solid work styles to guarantee the credibility of the statistical data. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Zhu Zhixin, Commissioner of the NBS, made a working report. Leaders of related departments of State Council that accompanied Zhu Rongji in the Inspection include Mr. Li Rongrong, Mr. Dai Xianglong, Wang Chunzheng, Ma Kai, Lui Fuyuan, Wei Liqun, Lou Jiwei, and Li Wei. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></P>
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