State Councilor Wang Yong called on officials to make quality a top priority of tasks to meet the increasing living standard needs of the people at a symposium in an Executive Leadership Academy in Pudong, Shanghai on Sept 5.

He asked for a sound supervision system and a quality improvement system. Supervision must be enhanced to defend quality standards, and crack down on illegal conduct with harsh penalties. The quality improvement system should cover fields like public services, technology, infrastructure and training to cultivate a favorable environment for high-quality products.

A detailed quality management plan must be formulated to enforce improvement in every industry and region to make sure real effects are achieved, Wang said.