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BEIJING, July 22-- Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday called for more efforts to strengthen the development of a new urbanization model, improve weak links, and expand domestic demand to improve people's livelihoods. Li made the remarks while presiding over an executive meeting of the State Council. The meeting worked out supportive measures for flexible employment through multiple channels in a bid to boost employment and increase the income of residents. Promoting a new kind of urbanization that puts people first is where the greatest potential of domestic demand lies, and it will help keep the fundamentals of the economy stable, the meeting said. The meeting urged more efforts to improve public facilities and services in county seats to meet the growing work and settlement needs of rural residents. The meeting said efforts should be made to enhance the public health system and strengthen related infrastructure in a bid to improve the comprehensive capacity of cities to prevent and respond to major epidemics. Efforts should also be made to push forward the renovation of old urban residential communities, intellectualized reconstruction, and the building of environmental protection facilities and public parking lots to improve people's living standards. Authorities will do more to improve transportation, garbage and sewage treatment facilities in county seats and build housing to meet the rigid demand of rural residents who want to work and settle there. | 
