Right to information still no guarantee

A court verdict saying a township government should disclose information doesn't mean the rights of citizens are being protected fully, says an article in the Beijing Times. Except:

The Changping district government in Beijing recently rejected a resident's request to make public the information on a housing-demolition project.

But later, an intermediate people's court in Beijing issued a verdict that the authorities have to make the information public. The Ordinance on Governmental Information Disclosure, issued last May, says authorities have to disclose information, other than those considered confidential, sought by the public.