Top nine major work priorities for 2017

8. Promoting social development to ensure and improve the wellbeing of our people

In 2017, the government will strive to boost employment and business startups as well as ensure people have access to equitable and quality education.

According to the report, the government will work towards progress in building a healthy China, and weave a strong safety net to ensure people's wellbeing.

Furthermore, the government will develop cultural programs and industries, explore new forms of social governance, ensure workplace safety and protect people's lives.

A worker cleans the promenade on the Bund along the Huangpu River against the skyline of the Lujiazui Financial District in Pudong in Shanghai on July 24, 2014.[Photo/VCG]