Delegates to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China have hailed a proposal in President Hu Jintao's report to introduce a motion system that enables Party delegates to collectively put forward their opinions and suggestions - like legislators do - to develop democracy within the Party.

In his report to the congress, Hu said intra-Party-democracy, which is the "life of the Party", should be further promoted to enhance the Party's vitality.

The implementation of the motion system was listed as one of the measures in the report.

Experts said the motion system, along with a tenure system that maintains the status of elected delegates for a certain period after the congress ends, will fulfill Party members' right to know, engage, elect and supervise.

"The motion system means delegates will not only carry out their duty to vote, but also become empowered to fulfill their rights," said Liang Yanhui, a professor specializing in Party building at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee.

"This is one of the most important and direct ways for delegates to participate in the Party's decision-making process," Liang said.

In 2008, the CPC Central Committee issued a regulation about the Party delegates' tenure system, saying that delegates can collectively submit motions within the jurisdiction of each congress.

The act requires that any motion should include the cause, grounds and proposed solutions to the issue raised.

So far, seven provinces including Zhejiang and Hunan have established their own motion-based systems.