1998年2月13日，四川省副省长欧泽高在听取省民政厅关于基层政权建设工作专题汇报时，要求在全省农村全面开展村务公开、民主管理。欧泽高副省长说，实行村务公开，能有效地解决新时期农村于群之间矛盾，使干群之间互相理解，互相信任，从而化解矛盾，促进经济发展和社会稳定。 On February 13, 1998, Ou Zegao, vice governor of Sichuan Province, heard a briefing by Provincial Civil Affairs Department on the work of grassroots government building and demanded that village affairs be openly conducted and democratic management be fully implemented in the rural areas throughout the province. Vice Governor Ou Zegao said that implementing village affairs openly can effectively solve the contradictions among the rural areas and the masses in the new era so that the cadres and the masses can understand each other and trust each other so as to resolve conflicts and promote economic development and social stability.