Information release enables the public to judge government work,
says a signed article in People's Daily. An excerpt
follows:
Although the topic of administration according to law has been
stressed by the country again and again in recent years, there have
been a lot of cases of government employees misusing their powers
illegally.
This is a cause of concern among some delegates who are
attending the ongoing sessions of the National People's Congress
and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Information disclosure is the solution some of them have used to
stop such malpractice.
Putting them under the supervision of the public will help
promote government departments and their employees to work in line
with the law. After all, information openness, as a mirror that can
clearly reflect their administration capabilities, will pose a
severe test to government departments and their workers.
The high frequency of press conferences hosted by the State
Council Information Office, the regular briefings by the ministries
of health, public security and other ministries and commissions,
and the government's timely disclosure of information on unexpected
events have all heralded its accelerated steps for information
openness.
From all this, people have felt the confidence and efficiency of
a modern, civilized and law-governed government.
(China Daily March 8, 2006)