In the afternoon of 17th July, Prof. Chen Jie attended the 251st People’s Interview of the “Powerful Nation Society” on People.com.cn, holding an interview on the theme of ‘Focusing on the Debate of Keeping or Abolishing of the Housing Provident Fund’ with the host, which was broadcasted live online. During the live broadcast of the interview, Prof. Chen Jie interacted online with netizens from all around the country for more than an hour, answering questions from his point of view as a specialist, including important questions of public policies that attracted the attention of public opinion, which is whether the Housing Provident Fund should be abolished or continue to exist, as well as relevant questions that the netizens concerned. He pointed out that the system of Housing Provident Fund should be viewed with the responsible and constructive attitude. He said that the key to the system of Housing Provident Fund is to find it new functional position in the new era, instead of abolishing it without careful consideration. He also put forward his opinion concerning the gradual reformation and perfection of the system of Housing Provident Fund in the long, middle and short terms. The full content of the live broadcasting of the interview can be found online in the following address: http://ft.people.com.cn/fangtanDetail.do?pid=2286
People’s Interview is a renowned high-end online interview channel that was established by People.com.cn which is sponsored by People’s Daily News Agency, which aims at ‘enhancing the progress through dialogues’. It is an important platform for senior politicians, specialists and scholars, and the vast netizens to discuss freely about national affairs and exchange wise ideas, and it have very important national and international influence online.