Chinese President Hu Jintao on Monday pledged more efforts to strengthen public health, emergency response and security systems in China ahead of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Hu made the remarks during a meeting with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge in Lausanne shortly before leaving for Kazakhstan for a State visit.

Hu stayed in Lausanne to attend an enlarged dialogue meeting of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations that included leaders from developing countries.

According to a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Hu told Rogge that the recent outbreak of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) in Beijing has not affected site construction and preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games.

He promised the Chinese Government would do its utmost to support the work of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and further co-operate with the IOC to stage "the best'' Olympic Games.

Rogge was quoted as praising the work of Beijing Olympic officials as outstanding and efficient.

An Olympic Games in the most populous country bears great significance on the development of sports in the world, said Rogge, who also expressed his confidence in the future success of the event.

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