---On June 12, Vice Minister of Ministry
of Water Resources (MWR) Mr. Hu Siyi inspected HRC, accompanied
by Mr. Tian Zhongxing, Director of Bureau of Rural Electrification,
MWR, Mr. Liu Zhiguang, Deputy Director of Department of
International Cooperation, Science and Technology, MWR,
as well as the Division Chiefs Mr. Wu Hongwei, Mr. Jinhai
and Mr. Zhu Shoufeng, etc.
Mr. Zhang Jianyun, President of Nangjing
Hydrualic Research Institute, extended warm welcome to
Vice Minister Hu and the other leaders from the MWR, and
expressed high appreciation to MWR for the great concern
and continuous support to HRC.
After listening to the Work Report
delivered by Dr. Chen Shengshui, Director of HRC, Vice
Minister Hu highly evaluated HRC's achievements, which
had been scored under the correct leadership of NHRI and
based on the great support of related departments and
bureaus of MWR as well as the joint effort of HRC staff.
Moreover, Vice Minister Hu made an important speech on
HRC's work focus of the next stage. He required that HRC
should put emphasis on rural hydropower development, take
full advantage of its own to participate in the missions
related to rural hydropower at the ministry and state
level, such as the planning on rural hydropower development,
the research on the relevant principles and policies,
the issues on rural hydropower management and technology
progress, and the establishment of technical standards
concerned, etc. And great attention should be paid to
the current restraining factors to rural hydropower development,
inclusive of the relocation and ecological environment
problems caused by hydropower exploitation. Having the
long-term view in mind, we should think about the self-sustainable
development for the organization in the "Post Hydropower
Period". Vice Minister Hu also made clarifications
in response to some issues concerned by HRC staff, and
expressed that he would continuously pay attention to
the construction of HRC's scientific research platform,
and meanwhile, HRC was demanded to make full preparation
and create condition actively.
On behalf of Bureau of Rural Electrification
and Department of International Cooperation, Science and
Technology, Director Tian and Director Liu respectively
put forward the concrete requirements on HRC's future
development.
The meeting was presided by President
Zhang Jianyuan, with the attendance of the HRC leaders,
division chiefs, senior engineers and some retired leaders.(2007-06-21)
