Ever since China opened up to the world in 1980's, the Shanghai Municipal Government, led by the Communist Party of China and the State Council, makes great effort to build the city into an international economic, financial, trade and shipping center. With the cooperation and hardwork of Shanghai people, the city is progressing to its goal as a global metropolitan. The new team of leaders of the Shanghai government took office in February 2003. "The power of the government is entrusted by the people; the interest of people is above all," as Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng promise in his inaugural. Guided by the Shanghai Party Committee, the city's new leadership vows to strictly perform its official duties; to make significant progress in self-improvement, and to intensify the shift of its role from administrative to public service. The Shanghai government will build itself into a service government that would share with the people all their happiness and troubles; a solid responsible government that is efficient, honest and diligent; a law-abiding government that respects legal system and rules strictly and impartially.

Shanghai networks the full-scale grass-roots judicial bodies

07/01/2004

On March 31st, 2004, Fengxian District Government declared that justice offices have been established in all 7 towns in this district. By now, justice sections (offices) have been established in all 220 subdistricts/villages/towns of Shanghai's 19 districts/county. Statistics reveals that under the direct leadership of such justice sections (offices), Shanghai's people's mediation organizations at all levels averagely dispose around 70,000 civil disputes every year, and justice assistants directly dispose over 3,000 major, important and knotty disputes.

The Shanghai government 2006