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Officials face the music on 'two sessions'
(Xinhua) Updated: 2008-03-14 19:48 "The suggestion is beyond China's current situation and overestimates its latest development," he said. Indeed, a down-to-earth manner was what impressed her most about ministers, said Du Min, a lawmaker from Fujian Province. "I appreciate their frankness in the face of criticism and I believe they will not be troubled by it, since they are experts in their fields. They will remain confident and clear-minded toward their future work," she said. Her view was shared by netizens. "The sincere reply from the railways minister showed that the government was keen to seek public opinions and determined to make things better. That's what we expect," wrote a netizen with the name Lu Zhijian. Aside from accepting criticism, it is more important for these ministers to make specific plans for future work, said NPC deputy Shi Zuolin from Fujian. Vice Health Minister Gao Qiang echoed the public call. During the panel discussion with lawmakers, he said more than 20 billion yuan (2.8 billion USdollars) would be allocated this year from the central budget and governments of central and western regions to upgrade the township health institutions. "The primary task is to work for grassroots medical institutions rather than for large hospitals to narrow the yawning gap of medicare between rural and urban areas," said Gao. Railways Minister Liu Zhijun also promised a total of 300 billion yuan (about 42 billion US dollars) would be invested in China's railway construction this year. This smooth communication channel should not only appear during the "two sessions", but also be continued in daily life, said Wang Rusong,a lawmaker from Guangdong Province. "It will not only benefit officials for better governing, but also lawmakers and political advisors for better supervising," said Wang Rusong. |
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