Lawmakers to ask for public opinions

Guangdong's legislative body has vowed to make procedures more transparent by welcoming more public participation.

Wang Bo, director of the Law Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress, said on Wednesday that, starting this week, no local laws and regulations will be passed until a series of legislative arguments, hearings, debates and assessments are held to seek advice from experts and the general public.

Every part of the legislative procedure, including public hearings and assessment meetings, will also go online in the following months. The public is welcome to voice their views, Wang told a press conference. "Before the drafts become legislation, they are open to questioning and nitpicking."