Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Friday, November 16, 2001
Accelerating Reform of Administrative Examination and Approval System: Xinhua
Chinese governments at all levels should boost the on-going reforms of the administrative examination and approval system and build up new procedures to adapt to and serve the market economy, according to a commentary Xinhua News Agency Wednesday released on improving the existing administrative examination and approval system.
Xinhua News Agency Wednesday released a commentary on improving the existing administrative examination and approval system.
Main contents:
--governments should boost the on-going reform and and build up new procedures
Chinese governments at all levels should boost the on-going reforms of the administrative examination and approval system and build up new procedures to adapt to and serve the market economy, the Xinhua commentator said.
--administrative examination and approval system has been widely used by nations
Administrative examination and approval, an effective method used by the government to intervene in and regulate economic operations, has been widely used by various market economy-oriented nations.
--Chinese government has launched reforms along with China's WTO entry
With China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO), the government has launched reforms hoping to eliminate unnecessary administrative procedures and legalize, rationalize and add more scientific methods to those which are to be kept, according to the commentator.
--goals of the reform
The reforms are expected to standardize administrative power and at the same time prevent and crack down on corruption, according to the article.
--officials must have open and clear minds and working styles
Officials appointed to carry out the reforms should have open and clear minds and working styles to ensure a satisfactory result brought about by concrete and practical efforts, the commentator urged.