Time limit for applying for government information disclosure reply

Legal analysis: there can only be 20 working days at most.

Legal basis: Article 26 of the Regulations of People's Republic of China (PRC) Municipality on the Openness of Government Information.

Government information that belongs to the scope of voluntary disclosure shall be disclosed in a timely manner within twenty working days from the date of formation or change of the government information. Where there are other provisions in laws and regulations on the time limit for government information disclosure, those provisions shall prevail.