Premier Wen
Jiabao said on Thursday that the government's internal reforms,
or self-reform, are important to the country's overall economic
reform.
Wen made the remark at a State Council meeting on the country's
economic state of affairs. Wen presided over the meeting.?
He said that China must push ahead with reform if it is to
maintain the current momentum of economic and social
development.
In a bid to speed up the government's self-reform, governments
at all levels should not participate in the production or
management activities of private enterprises. More important, they
should not interfere with investment decisions or other similarly
significant issues concerning private enterprises, Wen said.
The administrative approval system should be reformed in line
with the Administrative Licensing Law. The government's
administrative approval procedures should be further standardized
and simplified.
Governmental functions, including market supervision and public
services, should be in line with the requirements of a socialist
market economy, and the considerations for social harmony, Wen
said.
Wen added that democratic and reasoned decision-making processes
should be furthered. Governments at all levels should observe
public opinion and solicit expert viewpoints before making
decisions, Wen elaborated.
Governments at all levels should voluntarily accept supervision
from the legislature, democratic parties and the public, and
efforts should be strengthened to fight corruption, he said.
(Xinhua News Agency May 13, 2005)