China mulls trial to limit administrative power (3)

If the program is successful, laws will be amended to make the program universal; however, it will be terminated if unsuccessful, Ma said.

According to the draft, 15 government approval items targeted for suspension will be handed over to qualified professional associations outside the government.

"Governments should refrain from handling issues that citizens, corporations or other organizations can handle independently, that a market competition mechanism can effectively adjust or that industrial groups and agencies can manage," according to a State Council statement issued on Aug. 22.

On the same day, the State Council revealed the Guangdong program and specified that the program will be effective through the end of the country's 12th Five-Year Plan period (2011-2015).

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