Management of associations highlighted for reform
时间：2012-12-26 05:30:19
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BEIJING, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Legislators on Tuesday suggested better management of professional associations, which are expected to shoulder part of administrative1 duties during a proposed trial reform period.
A draft decision was submitted to the
ongoing2 bi-monthly session of the
Standing3 Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) on Monday to
authorize4 south China's Guangdong province to suspend or adjust 25 governmental examination and approval items set by national law.
According to the draft, 15 government approval items targeted for suspension will be handed over to
qualified5 professional associations outside the government.
The government should not
interfere6 with matters that can be managed by social
entities7, said Rita Fan Hsu Lai Tai, a member of the NPC Standing Committee, during Tuesday's panel discussion, adding that the function of the government is to supervise their operation.
Legislator Tang Tianbiao said industrial associations need to improve their ability to administer qualifications for professionals and enterprises.
When such associations are not independent, they may perform more poorly than government agencies, warned Zhu Yongxin, a member of the NPC Standing Committee.
Zhu said most industrial associations operate just like the government, urging prompt efforts to strengthen the management of such associations.
The draft received wide support during the discussion, with many legislators calling for further reduction of administrative items to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.
Since 2001, the government has made six attempts to clean up the administrative approval system, which has caused unnecessary government
intervention8 in small business, power abuses and
corruption9.
Figures from the State Council, or China's cabinet, show that a total of 2,497 administrative approval items have been
rescinded10 or adjusted in the past ten years,
accounting11 for 69.3 percent of the total number of items.
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