Yesterday (August 22nd), Premier Wen Jiabao chaired a State Council executive meeting, decided to cancel and adjust 314 administrative approval items, and the approval of Guangdong Province in the reform of the administrative examination and approval system pilot.

    The reform of the administrative examination and approval system as early as in 2001 has already started, the State Council has 5 cancellation and adjustment of administrative examination and approval items. The State Council executive meeting decided to cancel and adjust 314 administrative examination and approval items on this basis, including the cancellation of 184, to 117, with 13.