Vice-President Zeng
Qinghong on Tuesday called for a conscientious enforcement of
the Law on Civil Servants, which comes into effect on January 1,
2006.
Addressing a meeting to discuss enforcement of the law, held in
Beijing on Tuesday and Wednesday, Zeng also called for the
continued improvement of the quality of the civil service.
Zeng, who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the
Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC)
Central Committee, said promulgation and enforcement of the law is
a significant step in the building of China's socialist democratic
and legal system.
"It signifies that the management of cadres and personnel
affairs in China has entered a new stage," said Zeng, adding that
the law provides an important basis for managing the civil service
in a scientific, democratic and legal manner.
"It also provides an important guarantee for improving the
capability of civil servants in governing, administering and
handling their work according to the law," Zeng said.
The law covers functionaries in organs of the CPC, and organs of
congress, administration, political consultative conferences, the
judicial system, procuratorial organizations, and democratic
parties.
Zeng called for the improvement of the capability of civil
servants because it determines the governing ability of the Party
and State administration.
He said Chinese civil servants should possess the following
qualities: a love for the motherland, loyalty to the people,
realism and pragmatism, a pioneering and innovative spirit, a sense
of the overall good for the people, team work, dedication, and
honesty.
(Xinhua News Agency September 22, 2005)