Premier Li signs revised regulation on gov't information disclosure

BEIJING -- Premier Li Keqiang has signed a revised regulation on the disclosure of government information to better respond to public concerns.

The revision, based on the 2008 version, is aimed at increasing openness of government affairs and resolving prominent problems in government information disclosure.

It also represents the headway and achievements made in this field over the past years and clarified the scope of government information disclosure, calling for constantly expanding information disclosure.

Stressing the need to improve the legal rights and interests of the applicants and related parties when applying for information disclosure in accordance with procedures, the revision also made necessary stipulations on the improper exercise of application rights by a small number of applicants affecting the normal conduct of government information disclosure.

Efforts should be made to improve the effectiveness of government information disclosure by using information technology, to enable government information to play its due role in serving the people, it added.

The regulation will go into effect on May 15.