We will earnestly implement the guidelines set forth at the fourth plenary session of the 16th Central Committee of CPC and accelerate government self-reform and self-improvement.
- Deepening the restructuring of government bodies
To make government bodies more streamlined, unified and efficient and meet the requirement for better co-ordination in making and implementing policies and oversight, we will improve the structure of government bodies, clarify their functions and bring their staff sizes under strict control. This should put the responsibilities, organizational structure and size of the government on a scientific, standard and legal basis.
- Speeding up the transformation of government functions
We will further separate the functions of government from those of enterprises, state assets management authorities and institutions. We will resolutely transfer responsibility for activities that the government should not be engaged in to enterprises, civic organizations and intermediary agencies, and maximize the role of civic organizations, industrial associations, chambers of commerce and intermediary agencies. The work that the government should do, it should do well.
- Improving the methods and means of economic management
We must thoroughly change the traditional ideas and practices of the planned economy. In pursuing economic development, governments at all levels must concentrate on serving market players and creating an environment favourable to their development. They must not make decisions or work to attract business and investment on behalf of enterprises, or directly intervene in their production and business operations.
- Working hard to build a service-oriented government
We need to make innovations in our style of government and focus management on providing services to lower-level government, enterprises and the general public. Administrative resources need to be better integrated and administrative costs lowered to improve administrative efficiency and the level of services. Government departments should not only strive to do their own work well but also improve co-ordination and co-operation with each other.
We will improve the systems of public notification and public hearings to expand participation of the general public in the management of public affairs. We will energetically make government affairs more open and strengthen efforts to develop e-government. We will increase the transparency of government work and boost popular confidence in government.
- Improving our ability to perform our duties in accordance with the law
We will conscientiously implement the basic policy of governing the country by law and the Programme on Performing Official Duties in Accordance with the Law promulgated by the State Council, and speed up work to build a law-based government.
- Making great efforts to improve the government's style of work
We will adhere to the principle of "people first and government for the people." We will maintain a scientific outlook on development and a correct attitude towards our performance, and be realistic and pragmatic in our work. We must strictly enforce the Statistics Law. We will work to establish a scientific system for evaluating government performance and a system for comprehensively evaluating economic and social development. We must resolutely oppose formalism and the practices of falsifying reports.
We cannot build any more "image projects" or "vanity projects" that waste both money and manpower.
Quelle: China Daily, 06.03.2005
