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Appropriate deputies

Updated: 2007-09-24 07:02

Deputies of the people's congresses should really represent the interests
of the public, says an article in Beijing News. The following is an
excerpt.

The Party committee of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region issued a
circular this year saying that officials should account for no more than
a quarter of a county or district's contingent of deputies to the
people's congress. Deputies representing laborers, farmers, herdsmen,
intellectuals as well as other members of the working population should
account for no less than 75 percent.

The people's congress is a fundamental part of our political system. The
selection of deputies has a direct impact on how effective the system is.
For various reasons, the structure of deputies at people's congresses at
various levels is unbalanced - there are more representatives drawn from
the ranks of officials than there are members of the general public.

The problem is that many officials are too busy with their own work to
keep close ties with their constituencies, making it hard for them to
keep abreast of public sentiment and to report on it accurately.

The situation has attracted widespread attention and some areas have
taken active measures. The decision by the Party committee of the
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is a reflection of the progress that has
been made. Capping the number of officials present will improve the
people's congress.

(China Daily 09/24/2007 page4)

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