《行政处罚法》所规定的听证程序在我国是一种全新的法律制度,这一制度的贯彻实施必将对我国行政执法民主性、公开性、公正性产生巨大的促进作用。本文介绍了听证概念的涵义,界定了我国听证的适用范围,提出了扩大听证范围应坚持的原则,展望了听证范围的发展趋势。 The procedure of hearing provided for in the Administrative Punishment Law is a brand new legal system in our country. The implementation of this system will surely have a huge promoting effect on the democracy, openness and impartiality of our country’s administrative law enforcement. This article introduces the concept of hearing, defines the scope of hearing in our country, puts forward the principle of expanding the scope of hearing, and forecasts the developing trend of hearing scope.