Satisfaction with govt drops: Poll

GUANGZHOU - Guangzhou citizens are becoming less satisfied with government supervision, with many thinking product quality and service in the public sector need to be improved, a survey shows.

More than 20 percent of respondents were dissatisfied with the local government's overall supervision on public utilities and service, while those satisfied accounted for 28 percent, down by 7.7 percent from 2008, according to the survey.

Carried out by the non-governmental Guangzhou social situation and public opinion research center in March, the questionnaire on public service polled more than 1,000 households in Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong province, local Information Times reported on Monday.