国内英语新闻:Senior leader stresses care for China's police and their relatives

BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- A Senior Chinese official on Friday called for fresh efforts to furnish occupational security for police and take good care of their relatives.

    Zhou Yongkang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks when meeting with representatives of the relatives of police officers who died on duty.

    More than 10,000 police officers died on duty with honor in the past 60years, and more than 150,000 more had been injured when protecting the country's social stability, Zhou said.

    He urged Party, government and police departments at all levels to take into account of the occupational hazards of the police and take measures to provide better treatment for them.

    The livelihood of the relatives of police officers, especially those who died on duty, must also be secured, Zhou said.

    He urged the police to live up to the people's expectations and make new contributions to the Party and the people.