Jilin, a province that has long been a heavy industry base, is committed to upgrading its industrial structure and eliminating overcapacity industries, so as to find new growth points and space for emerging industries for sustainable growth of its economy.

Jilin Governor Jiang Chaoliang said the work objectives for the Jilin provincial government this year include growing the province's gross domestic product by a range of 6.5 to 7 percent, increasing government revenue more than 2 percent, decreasing energy consumption per unit of GDP by 3.2 percent, controlling the consumer price index to an increase of about 3 percent, growing residents' disposable incomes as rapidly as the growth of the economy, creating about 500,000 new jobs and keeping unemployment below 4.5 percent.

Jiang spoke about the Jilin government's work plan for 2016 at the 12th Jilin provincial People's Congress' 5th session in the provincial capital of Changchun on Jan 26.

To realize this, he said, the government needs to deepen supply-side reform, focus on improving people's livelihoods and effectively manage and control government debt and relevant risks.

To fulfill the work objectives for 2016 and the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20), the Jilin provincial government should consolidate its confidence in Jilin's development prospects, implement appropriate development concepts, solve structural problems in Jilin's economy and improve the efficiency of Jilin's economy and governance, he said.