Delivering the flood peak to Hong Lake, the two engineering ship teams and transportation fleet returned as planned and resumed the intense construction of reinforcing the dangerous embankments.
At 9 a.m. on August 23, Deputy Mayor Shen, Director Ge, Vice Minister Li, Huang Yuanchang, and Yang Jianbo arrived from Jingzhou, convening a meeting for officers above squad leader level of Linghai Reserve Camp, inviting Political Commissar Yang of the 132nd Regiment, Huang Yuanchang of Changhang Bureau, and Feng Qingsong of the Navy's diving squad to attend.
Deputy Mayor Shen presided over the meeting, first inviting Vice Minister Li from the Armed Forces Department to read the joint bulletin from the Four Headquarters and the explanation of the significant contributions made by militia and reserve forces officers and soldiers in flood control and emergency rescue.
