Last month’s car purchase restriction in Shenzhen is already under attack.
According to the Southern Metropolis Daily, the Guangdong legislative authority has officially launched an investigation to determine whether the restriction is actually legal.
The legislation in question is a car restriction, put in place December 29, which limits the number of cars that can be purchased annually in Shenzhen.
Only 100,000 new vehicle license plates will be issued annually and of that 20,000 plates will go solely to electric cars. Under the new legislation half of the license plates will be decided by lottery and the rest will be allocated by auction.
The car restriction was put in place by the Shenzhen municipal government.
The investigation, by the legislative authority, is in reaction to statement submitted by a Shenzhen citizen named Gu Dasong.
The submission, filed on January 6, claims the government had bypassed and ignored administrative regulations, according to the Southern Metropolis Daily.
Gu’s statement points to three issues with the sudden announcement.
"First, half of the plates are distributed by auction. But according to the road traffic safety management regulations of Shenzhen, the decision should be approved in public hearings before any final action is taken."
"Second, the municipal government's announcement does not have any legal basis and is a violation on administrative power."
"Third, the announcement does not have any precedent and differs from other cities' examples."
Gu is an associate professor on traffic law at Southeast China University, based on media reports.
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