From the Chinese Press

Make austerity permanent affair

Local people's congresses and people's political consultative conferences have changed their work style this year, practicing austerity for their annual sessions. This is a welcome change and should become a permanent feature of officials' daily life, says an article in Guangming Daily website. Excerpts:

Local people's congresses and people's political consultative conferences decided not to hoist flags and put up banners to mark their annual sessions. They even reduced the number of days for the sessions. This has earned officials a lot of public praise.