Inquiries over the use of lottery revenue laudable

It is good to know that the top legislators are "indignant" at the chaos surrounding government-run lottery revenues.

Even better to know that they are not just angry, but want to get to the bottom of what is going on.

At a special inquiry session on Saturday, a member of the National People's Congress Standing Committee reportedly grilled leaders of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and State General Administration of Sport, the two issuers of lottery tickets, with harsh questions about poor management and the abuse of lottery revenues.