Ministries respond to key public concerns

Central ministries and departments responded to a series of public concerns in the past week, including whether passports can be used to take domestic flights, management of bike sharing, gaokao, or the national college entrance examination, and poverty reduction.

Passports for domestic flights

There have been rumors recently that passports will no longer be used for passenger identification on domestic flights. The Ministry of Public Security ruled out such rumors and said that like identity cards, passports can be legitimately used to identify passengers on domestic flights. According to the ministry, an effective identifying certificate, including passports, should be used for ticket purchases, check-in and the security process. If the identifying certificate, such as the ID card, expires, passengers can use a temporary ID card obtained from their local public security department to go through the procedures, the ministry said.