Chinese complain about high admin costs

时间：2007-03-27 07:17:37

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Chinanews, Beijing, March 27 - The Social Investigation1 Center of China Youth Daily and the News Center of Tencent.com jointly2 conducted a survey on views of China's administrative3 system, in which 98.3% of the 17,836 respondents complain about the high administrative costs.

 

Dining and traveling at public expenses and the large number of official vehicles are the focus of their complaint. The general public believes these luxuries constitute a better part of the fast-increasing administrative costs.

 

However, the low efficiency of government sectors4 should be blamed, too. Take 48 government offices in a Chinese city as an example. In 2004 alone, the average energy consumption of a public servant there was 400% of that of an ordinary citizen, while water and electricity consumption was 300% and 700% respectively.

 

The consumption of paper in Chinese government sectors has been growing at a rate of 10% annually5, while the figure in most of the Western countries is only 1%.

 

According to the survey, 92.3% of the responders demand a "more transparent6" administration open to public supervision7. In fact, administrative costs in China have long been covered in a black box to which even the Commission for Discipline Inspection8 has no access, not to mention ordinary media and the general public.

 

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1 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
2 jointly jp9zvS     
ad.联合地，共同地
参考例句：
  • Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
  • She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。
3 administrative fzDzkc     
adj.行政的，管理的
参考例句：
  • The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
  • He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。
4 sectors 218ffb34fa5fb6bc1691e90cd45ad627     
n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形
参考例句：
  • Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
5 annually VzYzNO     
adv.一年一次，每年
参考例句：
  • Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
  • They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。
6 transparent Smhwx     
adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的
参考例句：
  • The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
  • The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。
7 supervision hr6wv     
n.监督，管理
参考例句：
  • The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
  • The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。
8 inspection y6TxG     
n.检查，审查，检阅
参考例句：
  • On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
  • The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

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