Advisers to get bigger say in policymaking

GUANGZHOU - A new regulation says Guangdong provincial authorities should consult the members of non-Communist parties and prominent social organizations before making important decisions.

Zhu Mingguo, deputy Party chief of Guangdong, said the regulation requires government departments to consult members of the Guangdong provincial committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, which is the provincial political advisory body, before making decisions on important issues or seeking the provincial legislature's approval for policy matters.

Zhu said the regulation will help make the advisory body more powerful in coming years.