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JINAN, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao has called for redoubled efforts at local levels to promote economic growth and improve living standards and social stability.
Hu made the remarks while visiting Shandong Province, eastern China, Tuesday and Wednesday, where he inspected businesses, ports and communities in the cities of Jinan and Qingdao, and told local governments to rise to the challenge and tap their potential.
The president's trip also highlighted his concerns for people's livelihood, like employment and housing.
At the Jinan branch of the Beijing Eastdawn Information Technology Company, Hu was told the company had received 180 local college graduates as trainees and planned to take up to 500 more in the near future.
Hu praised and encouraged the company move, saying although the government had taken measures, efforts by the whole society were needed if the graduates' employment problem was to be solved .
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