Chinese legislators Sunday approved Premier Wen Jiabao's
government work report after their demand the government improve
its style of work had been incorporated into the final version of
the report.
A resolution on the Report of the Work of the Government was
adopted at Sunday's closing meeting of the Second Session of the
10th National People's Congress (NPC), which began on March 5.
The State Council, or the cabinet, headed by Premier Wen, has
made 19 amendments to the report after repeated deliberations of
the views and proposals of lawmakers and government advisors,
according to the resolution.
On the self-improvement of the government, a full sentence is
added: the government must improve its style of work, cut the
number of meetings and documents, and spend more time and energy in
field investigations and researches at the grass-root level.
The other major amendments include wordings on land
expropriation and compensation, the former revolutionary areas,
development and protection of maritime resources, and the spread of
scientific knowledge.
(Xinhua News Agency March 14, 2004)
