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Encourage Public Views of Laws
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| The draft of the Property Law, which has been discussed by the country's top legislature three times, has been published in full by major media to solicit public opinion after widely diverging views prompted law-makers to postpone its fourth review. |
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Pay Attention to Public Opinion
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| Public opinion should be taken seriously when a new medical system reform plan is drafted, says an article in China Youth Daily. An excerpt follows: |
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Beijing to Hold Hearing on Lifting Firecracker Ban
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| Legislators of Beijing will hold a public hearing in late August on whether or not the Chinese capital should remove the 12-year ban on firing crackers, an official with the Beijing Municipal People's Congress General Office said Thursday. |
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Ethnic Region Experiments with Democratic Election
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| The practice of democratic election of village heads in rural China has been introduced in grass-roots Party organizations in regions inhabited by ethnic minorities. |
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Law Needs Public Ideas
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| Public participation should be valued as an indispensable consideration when amendments to the country's Criminal Procedure Law are made, says an article in Beijing News. An excerpt follows:
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Public Hearing Held on Metro Fares
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| A hearing on the price of a subway ticket ended in Shanghai yesterday in a bid to find solutions to problems plaguing the country's largest, but most strained subway system. The operator of Shanghai's subways, Shentong Metro Co Ltd, proposed a more detailed price package to steer passenger flow and ease the overloaded lines. |
