Yesterday, At the Meeting of Commendation for the 5.12 Earthquake Relief held in Guangyuan Sichuan, On behalf of Ningbo Party Committee and Ningbo Government, Yang Shengjuan, head of Ningbo's coordinating group stationed in Guangyuan for the earthquake disaster relief, received the silk banner by Guangyuan Party Committee and Guangyuan Government.

　　After the 5.12 earthquake disaster in Guangyuan occurred, Ningbo Municipal Committee of the CPC and Ningbo Government attached great importance to the task of earthquake disaster relief in Guangyuan. On May 19, Ningbo Leading Group for the post-disaster reconstruction in Guangyuan was set up, with Mao Guanglie, Mayor of Ningbo as the head. On the evening of May 22, Entrusted by Bayin Chaolu, Secretary of Ningbo Municipal Committee of the CPC and Mao Guanglie, Chen Bingshui, Vice Mayor of Ningbo, led a delegation for Guangyuan, for coordinating the work of building earthquake shelters there.

　　After that, Ningbo sent to Guangyuan 18 construction and installation companies and 1,338 workers, with 115 sets of machinery. So far, 5,859 shelter houses have been completed.

　　At the meeting yesterday, Luo Qiang, Secretary of Guangyuan Party Committee, spoke highly of the assistance of NIngbo.