国内英语新闻:Top political advisor underlines building environment-friendly, resource-saving society

WUHAN, April 16 (Xinhua) -- China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin underlined building of "an environment-friendly and resource-saving society" when paying an inspection tour to central China's Hubei Province from Monday to Friday.

Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, went to several of Hubei's cities including Wuhan, Huanggang and Xianning, visiting enterprises, scientific institutes. He also visited villages and counties in the province.

He urged more efforts to be made for adjustment and optimization of the industrial structure and for the country's economic growth pattern transformation to be accelerated.

Jia Qinglin (2nd R Front), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, visits FiberHome Technologies company in central China's Hubei Province, April 14, 2010. Jia made an inspection tour in Hubei on April 12-16.

He stressed the importance of energy saving and environment protection, particularly in the fields of new and renewable energy development, ecological construction and promotion of a low carbon life style.

He also expressed much concern for the victims of the Yushu earthquake in Qinghai Province, and urged government at all levels to help in whatever way possible to save lives.

Jia Qinglin (R Front), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, visits residents at Yijiadi Village of Chibi City, central China's Hubei Province, April 16, 2010. Jia made an inspection tour in Hubei on April 12-16.