Concerns addressed over some key issues

Ministries have responded to a series of public concerns over various policies. The Ministry of Environmental Protection responded to the concerns on environmental pollution they received from the public on Oct 27. It said it has finished dealing with 52 cases reported by residents or the media, including issues such as waste gas, water pollution, solid waste, and noise.

Various levels of environmental agencies have dealt with the cases by ordering the concerned enterprises to shut down or fining them. Details of three of the cases are cited as examples.

The operating team of the 12358 hotline platform, which is used to supervise prices in the market and stop price-related cheating, issued its analysis for September. That month, the number of complaints it received was slightly fewer than for August, but it still ranked as the third-highest in history.