Action to cut bureaucracy widely hailed

Lawmakers, political advisers applaud move to promote efficiency in governance

Lawmakers and political advisers attending the annual two sessions have hailed the Party's firm resolve to curb the practices of formality for its own sake and bureaucratism, typical forms of undesirable work styles that influence governance.

They spoke after the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee released a circular requiring that more efforts be made to solve the problems arising from too much formality to reduce the burdens on communitylevel officials.