Shanghai, Aug. 1.
In a report submitted before' the District" Administrative Planning Commission of the Government yer: terday, Dr. T. F. Tsiang, Director of the Political Affairs Department of; the Executive Yuan, told of the re-mariable progress in the provinces of Hunan, Kweichow, Kwangtung, Kwangsi, ' Kiangsi, Chekiang and Fukien, says a Chinese message from Chungking to the "Shun Pao."
Dr. Tsiang has just completed an. extended tour of inspection. to study. administrative conditions in these Drovinces, as head of the South-West Political Inspection Commission.
'Achievements in the rural economic developments in these provinces, Dr. 'Tsiang added, had surpassed those of the past few' decades.
'After paying a warm tribute to the jconseientious endeavours of provin-lal government workers, Dr. Tsiang added: "Everywhere T went, T saw that the common people were very' optimistic about China's future," a¢- cording to the report.
A raising of the technical standard' of the technical personnel now engaged in various duties in the differ ent provinces, a general increase the efficiency' of the provincial government staffs, the teaching of practical subjects in government middle schools and universities, the establishment of more social services for the benefit of the people, and the expansion of various ids of ce-operatives to make them At into, and keep abreast of the poll-tical progress achieved in these provinees, were some of the recommendations made to the District Administrative Planning Commission by Dr. Tsiang, the report concludes. including the Japanese-occupied area, while China's international payments are calculated according to market, hot legal, rates of Chinese currency. Reuter.
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