Cabinet Said to Approve Study for Law on Public's Gripes against Gov't

(Beijing) – A central government agency that handles complaints from members of the public has gotten the cabinet's approval to study the feasibility of enacting a law on petitions, an official says.

Zhang Enxi, the vice director of State Bureau for Letters and Calls – the government's complaints department – told the official gov.cn website on May 13 that the study would be based on lessons learned from enforcing the 10-year old State Council regulation on public petitions.