The Archive · 1931

THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY Dr. H.H. Kung Details

His "Policy Dr. H. H. Kung, the. Minister of] Industry, whose department has taken over the work of the Ministry] fof Industry, Commerce and Labour reference to the organization of the Ministry of Industry and its policies, The Minister says that the gelations governing the organiza-'Ministry will be made they are passed, by the Legislative Yuan and approved by the National Government, while his policy will be based on the instructions of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen and the resolutions adopted at the recent National Industri Conference.

Dr. Kung promised to pay especial attention to the develofinent agriculture in China, such, for instance, as the development of the Central Agricultural Experimental Station, the opening of an Agricultural Bank, the promotion afforestation and land reclamation, etc., as he could not bear to see the continual increase in the importation of cotton, rice, wheat, fruits and vegetables, especially as China was agricultural country and her products compared very favourably with products imported from foreign countries.

As to the development of industry and commerce, Dr. Kung said that, he would pursue the policies which he had adopted in cerine ith his former Ministry, istry of Industry, Commerce Labour, such as the development of basic industries and foreign tra the encouragement of ce-opera! between capitalists and Inbourers, ete.

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