畅祎扬在《今传媒》2008年第9期撰文认为,《中华人民共和国政府信息公开条例》(以下简称《条例》),已于今年5月1日起实施。《条例》要求各级政府及其下属部门为民众获取他们有权获取的政府信息提供保障,这对于满足公民知情权十分重要,也是把公民知情权提高到一个新的层次上。 Chang Yang in the “media today,” No. 9 of 2008, the author believes that “the People’s Republic of China Government Information Disclosure Ordinance” (hereinafter referred to as “Ordinance”), has been implemented since May 1 this year. The “Regulations” require that governments at all levels and their subordinate departments provide security for the public to obtain the government information that they are entitled to. This is very important for satisfying the citizens ’right to information and elevates the citizens’ right to information to a new level.