Party reps get more say under new rule

GUANGZHOU: Representatives of the Communist Party in Guangdong will have more rights from now on, under a new regulation on the province's tenure system.

According to the regulation, Party representatives will be authorized to propose resolutions, make enquiries into the Party committee they belong to and even challenge Party leaders concerning their obligation implementation, deployment of officials and suspected bureaucratic behavior, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Wednesday.

Concerning the resolutions, targeted Party departments are required to respond to the representatives in written form within three months.