A senior Chinese official Thursday called on central government
departments to make their administrative processes more
transparent.
He Yong, a member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of
China (CPC) Central Committee and deputy secretary of the CPC
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, made the remarks at a
special meeting on governance transparency.
"Promoting openness and transparency in the use and operation of
administrative power is vital to the administration on the whole,"
said He, also head of a national group responsible for governance
transparency work.
But, he warned, the promotion of governance transparency should
proceed gradually and in a considered way.
The central Chinese organs should put the issues that have
aroused public concerns or complaints atop their lists in order to
safeguard the public's right to information and supervision, said
He.
The upholding of transparency should also be combined with
ongoing anti-corruption moves in a bid to more effectively prevent
abuse of administrative power and misinformed decision-making.
"Besides, central organs are required to enhance coordination
and guidance of the governance transparency work within their own
industries," he said.
(Xinhua News Agency July 14, 2006)