Graduate's weibo campaign victory
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July 17, 2011, Sunday
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THE 23-year-old college graduate should have been preparing for her new job, but Ou Jiayang from south China's Guangdong Province has spent the past two months doing something else.
Over the past 51 days, Ou has kept asking for the publicity of a feasibility report on a 150 million yuan (US$23.3 million) renovation of the lighting apparatus along the Pearl River in two areas of Guangzhou, the provincial capital.
"Every citizen needs to be involved in the city's development," Ou said.
She submitted a request for the report in early May but got the run-around from Guangzhou Development and Reform Commission and Guangzhou urban-rural construction committee.
Yet because of weibo, a Chinese twitter-like microblog, things changed.
Via weibo, Ou asked users who were concerned about the renovation to send her a photo of their thumb in the thumbs-up position as a sign supporting Ou's demand for the disclosure of the feasibility report.
So far, she's received 359 photos.
Ou's concerns were finally addressed by Hou Yongshuan, head of the Guangzhou urban-rural construction committee.
Hou explained that the feasibility report had not been finished, but promised that the committee would release the report after its completion. He welcomed Ou's advice and considered netizens' concerns on urban construction "progress of society."
Ou also found the meeting with Hou meaningful, calling it "good interaction between the government and the public." She said she would continue applying for the disclosure of the report and advocate for young people to care about public affairs and take action beneficial for society.
Experts said that young people's concerns on public affairs play an unneglectable role in pushing for urban development and publicity of government information. They also regarded this as a new channel for the government to hear public voices in policy-making.
Over the past 51 days, Ou has kept asking for the publicity of a feasibility report on a 150 million yuan (US$23.3 million) renovation of the lighting apparatus along the Pearl River in two areas of Guangzhou, the provincial capital.
"Every citizen needs to be involved in the city's development," Ou said.
She submitted a request for the report in early May but got the run-around from Guangzhou Development and Reform Commission and Guangzhou urban-rural construction committee.
Yet because of weibo, a Chinese twitter-like microblog, things changed.
Via weibo, Ou asked users who were concerned about the renovation to send her a photo of their thumb in the thumbs-up position as a sign supporting Ou's demand for the disclosure of the feasibility report.
So far, she's received 359 photos.
Ou's concerns were finally addressed by Hou Yongshuan, head of the Guangzhou urban-rural construction committee.
Hou explained that the feasibility report had not been finished, but promised that the committee would release the report after its completion. He welcomed Ou's advice and considered netizens' concerns on urban construction "progress of society."
Ou also found the meeting with Hou meaningful, calling it "good interaction between the government and the public." She said she would continue applying for the disclosure of the report and advocate for young people to care about public affairs and take action beneficial for society.
Experts said that young people's concerns on public affairs play an unneglectable role in pushing for urban development and publicity of government information. They also regarded this as a new channel for the government to hear public voices in policy-making.
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