Shanghai mayor vows more transparency

SHANGHAI: Mayor Han Zheng yesterday pledged to build a more transparent and credible administration after admitting that malpractices in combating unlicensed taxis had severely dampened the public's trust in the government.

"We must face public concerns and media inquiries over our inadequacies, and take the initiative to improve through effective and practical measures in order to build a just and corruption-free government," he said in his government report to the annual municipal people's congress that opened yesterday.

Han said the government would publicize information directly related to the interests of the people and standardize administrative enforcement by defining enforcement bodies, improving accountability systems and disclosing administrative penalties.