Premier Wen Jiabao has highlighted the importance and urgency of government reform calling for hard efforts to build a government that is ruled by law, focused on service and bound by duty and efficiency.

The premier, who is also member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks during a key-note speech at Monday's national teleconference on accelerating government reform.

Government officials at all levels, leading officials in particular, should seriously study the newly-published Selected Works of Jiang Zemin, implement the important thought of "Three Represents" on the advanced nature of the Party, and recognize the importance and urgency of the government's own reform.

He also called for speeding up the government's innovation in management in order to better implement a scientific concept of development.

The government should further regularize government powers, deepen the campaign against corruption and build a clean government which will prevent the misuse power and increase the credibility of the government.

"Our powers are given by the people and we must serve the people heart and soul," he stressed.

Senior officials present at the meeting were Huang Ju, Wu Yi, Zeng Peiyan, Hui Liangyu, Zhou Yongkang, Tang Jiaxuan, Chen Zhili, and Hua Jianmin.

Source: Xinhua