Urban safety builds up support

Greater emphasis on cutting risks and ensuring readiness to deal with accidents wins wide approval

When Zhang Shuya, 34, from Hefei, Anhui province learned that the central government had issued a guideline on ensuring safe urban development, she said that was the time she fully realized the importance of urban safety.

A week ago, Hefei was hit by snowfall, the most severe in almost a decade, disrupting transportation and facilities.