Chinese Premier1 Wen Jiabao said the government will continue to work hard to promote social justice during his last year in office. He said the government has done a lot of work over the past nine years for the social equity2 and justice.
温家宝总理说在他任职的最后一年，政府将继续努力促进社会的公平正义。9年来，政府为达成社会的公平正义做了很多不可磨灭的工作。
On the legal front, the government has incorporated the requirement on respecting and safeguarding human rights into the Chinese Constitution. The government has also formulated3 the Property Law to protect the legal property rights of the people, amended4 the Election Law to ensure equal rights of election of urban and rural residents, and abolished the regulations that restrict the freedom of mobility5 of rural residents into the cities.
第一，在法律上，政府通过修改宪法，将尊重和保障人权写入宪法。政府还拟定了物权法，使合法的私有财产得到法律保护；修改了选举法，使城乡选民具备平等的权利；废除去收留遣送条例，使农民自由进城务工。
In rural areas, the government has abolished the agricultural taxes so as to ease the burdens on Chinese farmers.
第二，在农村，政府坚决地取消了农业税，减轻了农民的不合理负担。
On education, the government has provided nine-year free compulsory6 education, and offered free vocational education and subsidy7 and scholarship for high school students in rural areas.
第三，在教育上，政府实行了九年免费义务制教育，对农村的孩子上职业学校实行免费，同时对大学和农村高中阶段的教育实行奖助学金规范，对困难区域农村寄宿制学校给予补贴。
The government also put in place a social security system that includes old-age pension, unemployment insurance and health care program. The health care program has already covered 1.3 billion people.
第四，政府打造和健全了包含养老、失业、医疗、低保在内的社会保障体系。企业职工医保、城市居民医保和新农合已经覆盖13亿人口。
