On March 10, China Merchants Group's emergency working group on the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus held the ninth meeting. The meeting conveyed and studied the instructions and documents recently issued by the higher authorities. Group Chairman, Li Jianhong, head of the working group, presided over the meeting. Group President, Hu Jianhua, deputy head of the working group, as well as the Group's leading body (also members of the emergency working group), attended the meeting either in person or through video conferencing.

The meeting heard a report given by the emergency working group's general office on the recent anti-epidemic work. Full recognition was given to the efforts made by each unit from the previous period. The meeting emphasized that, amid the anti-epidemic and resumption of work and production, cadres at all levels should get a grasp on critical issues, break through major difficulties, eliminate blind spots, and review the situation in the dynamic change. All units must think about the big picture, respect market regulations, establish the awareness of the rule of law, and abide by the spirit of the contract. All units should fully understand and implement the decisions and deployment made by the high authorities and the Group, and stay vigilant. Recently, there has been a clear upward trend in the outbreak abroad. Relevant units in Mainland should shift their prevention and control work to "imported cases prevention", and overseas units and employees should remain on alert. The meeting stressed that, regarding the current stage, the key is to tackle the following three tasks: first, we must strengthen the supervision and inspection of resumption of work and production. Rather than merely looking at reports and tables, cadres at all levels must have a thorough understanding of the front line situation and assist in solving practical problems; second, we must strengthen the deepening and expansion of quality and efficiency improvement. It is necessary to focus on "cost control" in light of the changing situation brought about by the epidemic; third, we must strengthen the revision and improvement of assessment and incentives. There should be extraordinary measures in extraordinary times, and particular policies must be developed.