Better legal environment to help boost government relations

China's improving legal environment over the past decade has raised the level of its government public relations work and narrowed the gap in that sector with advanced international practices, said an industry leader.

"There has been a great improvement in the legal sector of the country, making the legal environment more favourable to businesses," said Ye Yu, chairman of Hill & Knowlton Strategy China.

Hill & Knowlton was the earliest global PR firm to enter China, opening an office in 1984.