广播听力：Guangzhou Daily: A Major Omission in the New Postal Law

China's newly amended Postal Law says envelopes and packages lost by postal carriers are not eligible for compensation from post offices if the losses are not caused by deliberateness or gross negligence.

An editorial in the Guangzhou Daily says the decision not to hold post offices responsible for lost mail reflects the entrenched interests of post offices. It points out that postal authorities can use the stipulation as an excuse to shun their responsibility to provide quality service to the public.(www.hXen.com)

The article noted that post offices in China frequently lose regular mail and packages. When this happens, they inform customers that they are not responsible for any losses under the previous Postal Law. The old law stipulated that post offices would not compensate customers for the loss of regular postal material under any circumstances.

However the article said the situation would not change with the new amendment because it does not mandate that post office must ensure the safe and smooth delivery of regular postal materials.

The article stresses that lawmakers should have taken the interest of the public into account when they revised the Postal Law. It also urged postal carriers to deliver regular mail in a more careful and responsible manner.