党的十五大提出，“依法治国，是党领导人民治理国家的基本方略”。九届全国人大二次会议通过的宪法修正案，使这一方略得到国家根本大法的保障。依法行政是依法治国的重要组成部分，在很大程度上对依法治国基本方略的实行具有决定性的意义。面临世纪之交，我国改革进人攻坚阶 The 15th National Party Congress proposed that “governing the country according to law is the basic strategy for the party to lead the people in governing the country.” The amendment to the constitution passed at the Second Session of the Ninth National People’s Congress has ensured that this strategy will be guaranteed by the fundamental law of the country. Administration according to law is an important part of governing the country according to law and to a large extent it is of decisive significance for the implementation of the basic principle of governing the country by law. Facing the turn of the century, China’s reform has entered a crucial stage of attack