Micro blogs prove effective tools for government to inform the public

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Micro blogs are now the first place many government agencies release information in emergency situations, according to a report issued by a micro-blogging website.

More than 33,000 government bodies and more than 17,800 government officials had registered and verified micro blogs on Sina Weibo, China's biggest micro-blogging portal, by the end of September, according to a quarterly report released by the website on Monday.