《中华人民共和国政府信息公开条例》(以下简称《条例》),经过数十稿的修改,于2007年1月17日国务院第165次常务会议上通过.自2008年5月1日起施行。这是全国人民民主政治生活中的一件大事。《条例》作为国务院制定的行政法规,是迄今为止政务公开领域层级最高的法律依据,也是公民信息权得以实现的有力保障。这一 The “Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on the Disclosure of Government Information” (hereinafter referred to as the “Regulations”) was approved at the 165th executive meeting of the State Council on January 17, 2007 after a few dozen drafts of amendments, and will come into force on May 1, 2008. This is a major event in the people’s democratic political life. As the administrative regulations formulated by the State Council, the “Regulations” are by far the highest legal basis for the level of public affairs in the government and are the strong guarantee for the realization of the citizen’s right to information. This one