China will put all data survey teams under the direct management
of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), according to a
State Council decision.
Officials with the NBS said in Beijing Wednesday that the State
Council has just made public a decision to amend the rules on the
implementation of the Statistics Law, so as to meet the demand for
reforming China's statistical work.
According to the NBS, the amended rules give a clear definition
to the legal position and obligation of all data survey teams at
different levels, so as to increase their independence in survey
ing tasks. The survey teams will also have the authority of law
enforcement concerning statistical work.
Data survey teams at different levels, from the NBS headquarters
to counties, will be under the direct management of the NBS,
sharing the same importance with the local statistics bureaus, said
the NBS.
In addition, three survey teams under direct control of the NBS,
on rural economy, urban economy and enterprises economy,
respectively, will also be strengthened, with their positions
lifted as well.
The amended rules on the implementation of the Statistics Law
will become effective February 1, according to the State
Council.
The NBS launched the campaign to strengthen statistics survey
teams and improve the transparency of data releasing in the future.
The bureau, employing about 95,000 people, releases different
categories of data on a monthly basis.
(Xinhua News Agency January 5, 2006)