On March 15, the Municipal Bureau of Local Financial Work issued the "Notice on the Scientific and Orderly Restoration of Normal Business of Financial Institutions". From March 16, all the business networks of the financial institutions in our city can be safely arranged for external operationsunder the condition of meeting the epidemic preventionrequirements and after the approval of the Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters of counties or cities(Including Yichang High-tech Zone).

　　The notice pointed out that financial institutions must promptly carry out disinfection of business premises, cash, self-service equipment, cash machines and vehicles in accordance with the requirements of "every business openedafterdisinfected, closed if notdisinfected". The prevention and control measures must be in place before starting the external business. Financial institutions must fully meet the financial needs of the current epidemic prevention and control, economic and social development, and the production and living of the masses. In response to more urgent financial needs such as the resumption of work and resumption of production and spring ploughing, it is necessary to take special measures, to deal with urgent mattersurgently, to open up green channels, tosimplify the approval process, to increase the strength ofsupport, to help companies to overcome difficulties, and also to steppup efforts to promote online services, actively guide businesses and residents to conduct financial services through the Internet, mobile APP and other online methods, effectively avoidingthe gatherof customers in the business networks.

　　At present, some business networksof Bank of China, ICBC, CCB, Bank of Communications, CITIC Bank, Hubei Bank, Wuhan Rural Commercial Bank, Post Bank, Yidu Rural Commercial Bank, Yuanan Agricultural Commercial Bank, Xingshan Rural Commercial Bank, Zigui Rural Commercial Bank have got approval, the normal businessof whichstarts tomorrowwhilebusiness hours vary. The online channels and self-service banking equipment of all banks have been running normally. (Reporter:Xiao Min; Correspondents:Yang Ming and Liu Mingxing)