Li Peng, chairman of China's National People's Congress (NPC)
Standing Committee, Thursday urged NPC members to carefully handle
complaint letters and visits.
The work is very important for lawmakers to be aware of people's
concerns and needs, said Li at a working conference here.
Complaints from the public display the public's confidence in the
NPC, said Li, citing Chinese President Jiang Zemin's remarks on
party building which ask the NPC to represent the basic interests
of the masses.
Since people's congresses at all levels receive a large number of
such letters and visitors every year, Li asked those who are
responsible for receiving such complaints to give priority to
dealing with questions appeared in law making or in the process of
implementing law, both major tasks of the NPC.
Li
noted that national and some provincial people's congresses have
set up a series of working systems on handling letters from people.
He hoped that more efforts should be made to improve the work in a
bid to legitimately handle these letters and visitors.
Representatives from all parts of the country attended the working
conference which was held here from Sept. 23 to 26.
(Xinhua News
Agency September 27, 2002)