Tibet will further lift livelihoods of people

The Tibet autonomous region plans to further improve living conditions for those living in border areas this year, with the move expected to help alleviate poverty and boost border security, local officials said.

The region will allocate more funds to further improve infrastructure and people's livelihoods in border areas in 2019 to bring more prosperity to locals who play an important role in safeguarding the country's borders, according to the annual work report of the Tibet regional government released last week.

"The regional government has attached great importance to improving infrastructure in border villages in areas including transportation and telecommunications. Ensuring people live well-off lives in border areas is also a part of overall efforts to reinforce poverty alleviation and border security," said Hu Hong, deputy head of Gyirong county, on the border with Nepal.