The Red Cross Society of China should have its own spokesperson to disclose information in a timely manner, the central government said.

The State Council issued a reform guidance for the Red Cross Society of China on July 10, which was posted on the central government's website on Tuesday.

In it, the State Council asked authorities at provincial and ministry levels to straighten out relations with the Red Cross Society of China so that the latter can play a bigger role in humanitarian aid.

Besides, "the Red Cross Society should establish and improve its spokesperson system in order to disclose information to the public in a way that is timely, comprehensive, true and precise", said the reform guidance, which required governments at provincial levels to improve the information disclosure of local Red Cross branches.

The guidance also suggested establishing an audit system for the Red Cross Society of China to strengthen the inspection of how the donations are used.