Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Thursday, March 06, 2003
China to Restructure Government Agencies
State Councilor Wang Zhongyu Thursday unveiled a draft plan to restructure government agencies, which involves the establishment of new government agencies and the removal of some old ones, at the second plenary meeting of the First Session of the 10th National People's Congress.
State Councilor Wang Zhongyu Thursday unveiled a draft plan to restructure government agencies, which involves the establishment of new government agencies and the removal of some old ones, at the second plenary meeting of the First Session of the 10th National People's Congress.
Wang was explaining a draft plan to restructure government agencies at the second plenary meeting of the First Session of the10th National People's Congress. The State Council proposed the reform package to the current NPC session for examination and approval.
China plans to set up a state property regulatory and management commission, in an effort to deepen the reform of state properties management and China will set up a commission to regulate and supervise its banking industry, Wang announced.
According to the state councilor, China will reorganize the State Development Planning Commission, a key department under the State Council in charge of macroeconomic planning, into the State Development and Reform Commission, in an effort to improve its macroeconomic control system.
China's State Family Planning Commission will be changed to the State Population and Family Planning Commission, in an effort to beef up research of the population development strategy, State Councilor Wang Zhongyu said
Wang said that a state food and drug administration will be established on the basis of the State Drug Administration in a bid to reinforce supervision over the safety of food, health products and cosmetics, while the State Administration of Work Safety will be upgraded to strengthen supervision over production and coal mining safety.