In response to the requirement of "developing whole-process people's democracy" put forward in the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, people's congress and its standing committees at all levels in Jiangsu have continuously improved the working mechanism of absorbing public opinion and pooling the wisdom of the people, expanded the effective ways for the people to participate in legislation, and worked hard to make every law and regulation can effectively pool the public opinion, pool the wisdom of the people, and win the hearts and minds of the people.
On the banks of Liangxi River in Wuxi, a symposium for soliciting legislative opinions on municipal laws and regulations is under way. The participants are all residents' representatives and legislative advisory experts along the river. The theme of the discussion is waterfront public space.
Zhou Jige, Legislative Advisory Expert of the Standing Committee of Wuxi Municipal People's Congress
The Standing Committee of Wuxi Municipal People's Congress took the lead in the province in introducing regulations, which clearly requires that the public participate through written consultation, media network publication, interviews, symposia, and special research in all aspects of project establishment, drafting, review, deliberation, publication, and implementation of laws and regulations.
Li Ying, Director of the Legal Working Committee of the Standing Committee of Wuxi Municipal People's Congress
Cao Jiazhong, Deputy Director and Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Standing Committee of Wuxi Municipal People's Congress
