国内英语新闻:Senior official stresses improving ethnic minorities' lives in cities

BEIJING, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng has called for cities to be more receptive to ethnic minorities in a written instruction to a two-day conference on urban ethnic affairs, which ended on Wednesday.

Yu, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, said urban ethnic affairs must be managed in accordance with the law and focus on protecting the legal interests of all and providing services to floating ethnic minority populations.

Attending the conference, vice premier Liu Yandong said rapid migration of ethnic groups from rural to urban areas has brought uNPRecedented opportunities but also challenges.

While stressing the Party's leadership in urban ethnic work, Liu also said that disputes involving religious and ethnic elements must be handled legally.