Li Yizhong

The quotas have been broken down and handed down to all provinces, municipalities directly under the central government and autonomous regions.

significant reserve and production growth potential.

Examination efforts will focus on collieries that had been asked to shut and those that were required to enhance health and safety measures.

It's really difficult to make the system work.

This is a typical case in which mine owners make money, miners lose their lives and the government pays the bill,

Clearly we must have a sense of urgency, responsibility and crisis, we cannot afford to be relaxed or careless.

Any move trying to cover up the cause of the accident and any passive attitude toward the probe are deemed deception and a defiance of law.

The number is less than that of 2004, but major fatal accidents have aroused considerable public discontent.

We hope that all coal mines will learn from the bitter lessons these accidents have taught and will strengthen their safety precautions.

Other countries' experiences tell us that the period of fast growth that China is now entering is a time of frequent industrial accidents, so it's no wonder that the situation is so serious,

Accidents have already become an important factor restricting the development of a harmonious economy and society, and have attracted the strong attention of the Chinese government and society,