'Passage interviews' serve as info outlet

Senior officials from China's top court and procuratorate will join other heads of government bodies as well as deputies and political advisers from all walks of life in responding to reporters' questions on major public concerns in "passage interviews" on the sidelines of the two sessions.

Passage interviews got their name because they usually take place on walkways leading to the main hall of the Great Hall of the People before or after plenary meetings of the National People's Congress and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

The interviews began in years past as reporters waited for ministers to obtain comments on their way to or from meetings.