Guangzhou Bridge to be Widened

The public consultation and supervision committee of Guangzhou's major urban construction project (hereinafter referred to as the "ACAC") held its first general meeting yesterday after its establishment. After the election by secret ballot, Fan Shaojia, Liu Huiping, Wang Zechu, and Cao Zhiwei were elected as the director, deputy director, and spokesperson. According to the person in charge of the Guangzhou Municipal Construction Commission, the first project after the formal operation of the ACAC will be the “Guangzhou Bridge Extension” project.

8 members "self-eminent" campaign

In March of this year, the Guangzhou Municipal Government’s Executive Meeting reviewed and adopted the “Guangzhou Public Consultation Committee for Decision-making on Major Livelihood Decisions (Trial)”, requesting that in the future the government’s decision-making on major people’s livelihoods should be conducted in the form of a public opinion consultation committee to attract public representatives. Representatives of citizens or groups, including interested parties, participate in discussions on proposed decision-making matters, and their opinions are an important reference for government decision-making.

According to the unified deployment of the Guangzhou Municipal Government, the Municipal Construction Commission began to take the lead to form a public consultation and supervision committee with representatives from citizens, NPC deputies, CPPCC members, experts and scholars, representatives from stakeholders and other parties. On April 23, public representatives of the “ACAC” and experts and scholars publicly held the shaking ceremony. Wang Zhan, An Guanfeng and other 14 people were respectively elected as members and alternate members of the expert circles. Another 20 citizens were respectively elected as full members and alternate members of the community.

More than a month after the members had formed, the "ACAC" held its first plenary session yesterday. This meeting changed the form of the election that was first proposed in the past and was conducted in the form of liberal democracy. First of all, members of the committee who wished to stand for the election made their own introductions. There were 8 members who had “self-recommendation by Mao Zedong”, and the atmosphere of the scene was enthusiastic.

The list will be reported to the municipal government

Public representative and freelancer Peng Zhonghong stated in the “Manifesto”: “I believe that with my work background that spans Eastern and Western cultures, the practice of practical social affairs, the ability and wisdom of personal communication and coordination, and the pragmatic style of pursuing harmony, we will certainly be able to For the government and the people of Guangzhou, please vote for your trust.” The reporter noticed that as early as when Peng Zhonghong arrived at the conference, he began to busy distributing his "race manifesto" to other members.

Cao Zhiwei, member of the Political Consultative Conference and Chairman of Guangzhou New City Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd., said that as a native of Guangzhou, he loves this historic city. In the days to come, he is willing to do his utmost to fully perform his duties with all members present here and improve the scientific, democratic and accurate nature of major urban construction projects in Guangzhou. And give full play to personal expertise and use of personal resources to provide services.

After the election members finished their introduction, they were elected by secret ballot. Eventually, Fan Shaojia was the director of the committee, Liu Huiping and Wang Zechu were the deputy directors of the committee, and Cao Zhiwei was the spokesperson of the press. According to relevant person in charge of the Municipal Construction Commission, the list of directors, deputy directors, and press spokesman will be reported to the municipal government. He also revealed that the first item to be consulted after the official operation of the ACAC will be the “Guangzhou Bridge Extension” project.

The statute of the “ACAC” is still under discussion

What functions will the future "ACAC" assume and how can it be carried out? According to the person in charge of the Guangzhou Municipal Construction Commission, according to the initial conception, the “ACAC” communicates information, collects public opinions, explains project plans, discusses programs, provides decision-making basis, and mainly provides supervision through seminars, seminars, on-site investigations, and on-site supervision. Project progress. Implementing thorough research and comprehensive demonstration for the project, providing reference opinions for government decision-making and improving the feasibility of project construction; as a bridge of communication between the government and the public, it widely solicits opinions and suggestions from various parties through forms such as seminars and seminars, and conveys them. Information, collecting public opinions, accumulating public opinions, providing reference opinions for planning and construction; providing reference opinions and evidence for project planning and construction and environmental impact assessment; playing a supervisory role in project implementation; assisting government departments in making relevant policies and project decisions The explanations are to strengthen the two-way and multi-directional communication and to educate the people; they must be entrusted by the government or with the consent of the government to inform the media and society about the situation. However, how to carry out the formal statute decision after the establishment of the "ACAC" will be determined.

At the meeting, under the chairmanship of the newly elected committee director Fan Shaojia, the committee members also discussed issues such as the “Constitution of the Public Consultation and Supervision Committee of the Major Urban Construction Project in Guangzhou (Proposed Draft)” and the ways in which the five representatives of the future stakeholders will be created.