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President Hu inspects reconstruction efforts

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-05-14 16:43

Hu also visited an airborne land army regiment of the Chengdu Military Area Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). Five crew members of an Army helicopter of the regiment died when their craft crashed in the mountains during an earthquake relief mission last May 31.

The copter crew, headed by Senior Colonel Qiu Guanghua, had been working to rescue and evacuate survivors of the 8.0-magnitudequake.

Chinese President Hu Jintao and vice Premier Li Keqiang meet with construction workers of the highway project from Dujiangyan to Yingxiu in southwest China's Sichuan province. Hu Jintao and Li Keqiang visited the reconstruction projects in the quake-hit places in Sichuan province on May 11 and May 12, 2009. [Xinhua]

The PLA regiment relocated 1,128 injured people after the quake and transported 5,566 others to safer areas.

Hu visited families of the five crew members, saying the five were "reflection of the Party's principle of wholeheartedly serving the people" and their achievement would be enshrined in the people's heart.

The president bowed deeply to their family members in a token of respect and acknowledgement.

Hu asked local government to step up reconstruction efforts and ensured economic growth, people's livelihood and social stability so as to embrace the 60th anniversary of the founding of the country.

On Tuesday, a memorial service to mark the first anniversary of the catastrophe was held in Yingxiu. Hu addressed the ceremony.

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