A government website for receiving complaints about malpractices in various fields opened on Saturday.

According to Qu Wanxiang, Vice-minister of Supervision, complaints typically involve schooling and medical treatment -- high costs and difficulty of access are often cited.

Other complaints concern inadequate compensation in land requisition and house demolition cases, inadequate treatment of workers in corporate restructuring and bankruptcy cases, and wage arrears problems for construction teams and migrant laborers.

"People are welcome to report problems through the website," Qu said at the inauguration ceremony.

Qu, who is also deputy director of the office of the State Council responsible for rectifying malpractices, said the the ministry and the office will investigate complaints posted on the website. They will also regularly analyse public opinion and social situations based on the complaints.

The website www.mos.gov.cn/gjb will carry examples of complaints and remedies.

Source: Xinhua