国内英语新闻:Senior Chinese leader urges "leapfrog development" of Heilongjiang Province

BEIJING, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) - A senior Chinese leader has urged governments and people in Heilongjiang Province, an industrial and grain production base of China, to tap its unique potentials for a "leapfrog development."

He Guoqiang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Wednesday wrapped up his six-day inspection tour in the northeastern province.

He urged the province to speed up the transformation of the economic growth pattern, maintain a stable and relatively rapid development and rejuvenate the old industrial base.

Great importance should be attached to boosting innovation and sharpening the competitive edge of local products, He said during his visit to two major industrial enterprises.

Also, land-reclamation enterprises should promote agricultural development in an intensive and specialized way, said He while touring the Beidahuang land-reclamation district

He urged government departments to ramp up measures to prevent pollution and forest fires while inspecting the Daxinganling forestry district.

He also insisted that local authorities improve infrastructure construction as well as people' s living conditions to further promote the integration of cities and the countryside.

He, who is in charge of disciplinary work in the CPC Central Committee, asked local disciplinary and supervisory officials to promote clean governance and intensify the fight against corruption.