Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Construction Weixin Jiang of China
Jiang said the water supply situation was extremely serious in Sichuan, and not flowing at all in 20 cities and counties.
Jiang was born in Fuyu County, Heilongjiang, and graduated from Peking University.
Jiang said the investment system reform still sticks to China's opening up policy, with current policies and measures encouraging more foreign investment unchanged.
Jiang said one improvement is that the reform will further simplify the approval procedures for foreign investment projects.
Jiang said it will take time to properly assess the situation regarding the collapsed buildings.
Local housing and urban-rural development agencies should also step up efforts on the construction projects for the low-rent and affordable apartments," Jiang said at an internal tele-conference held here.
affordable apartments," Jiang said at an internal tele-conference held here.
China-Australia climate change forum in Beijing.
Jiang said that stabilizing housing prices is one of the important tasks of MC in 2008.
more independent roles after this round of investment reforms.
helping the economy achieve health and rapid growth.
economy" and make its development environment-friendly.
Jiang said the government was confident it had the means to resolve potential conflicts.
Speaking at a press conference, Jiang said that more than 4 mln residences in Sichuan had been destroyed or damaged by the earthquake, which struck Wenchuan County in the northwest of the province on Monday afternoon.
this is a steadfast (principle),' Jiang said at a forum here.
Addressing a press conference, Jiang said it will take time to properly assess the situation regarding the collapsed buildings.
relief headquarters in Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan.
houses to the quake-hit areas as soon as possible.
The houses, offering 20 square meters floor space each, should be made of anti-quake and environment-friendly materials and equipped with lighting facilities, Jiang said at a meeting held by the State Council's earthquake relief headquarters here in the provincial capital.
Jiang said the unaffected provinces or municipalities should appoint skilled builders and transport the makeshift houses to the quake-hit areas as soon as possible.
Jiang said more than 4 million houses had collapsed or were damaged in Sichuan province, with another 700,000 'affected' in neighbouring Gansu and Shaanxi provinces.
Jiang said his ministry had been mobilising water purifiers, gas cookers and mobile toilets to be shipped to Sichuan, but warned that Sichuan's 1.