 The
Beijing municipal government has decided to allocate 330 million yuan
(US$40 million) in the next three years for cultural relics protection.
The move came from a suggestion by the local People's Congress members,
or legislators, who have played a major role in Beijing's construction
and development.
In another case last year, the local government worked out preferential
policies for students returning to China from studying abroad in the
Zhongguancun high-tech industrial park and simplified related procedures
for the establishment of high-tech companies, at the request of 23
local People's Congress members.
Besides, local legislators have taken on the responsibility of transmitting
the criticism and suggestions of citizens to related governmental
departments.
Lack of public transport during peak hours used to be a headache for
local residents in some 40 residential areas. To solve the problem,
441 legislators requested that the local transport bureau launch new
bus routes and add extra buses. By October last year, 40 bus routes
were added and 30 others were extended.
Last year, local legislators sent about 1,400 suggestions to the local
government, most of which focused on the city's finance and economy,
city construction and operation, human resources management, and science
and education.
(Xinhua 01/31/01) |
