Subsidized housing supported

Vice-Premier says 'arduous' task of construction will continue

BEIJING - Vice-Premier Li Keqiang described next year's task of building affordable housing as "arduous" and called for stronger support for the projects.

The number of low-income housing units the government aims to start building next year will be lower than that of this year, but the scale of construction will remain large because of the continuation of this year's projects, Li said at a national meeting on Thursday.