Though the policy was announced a year in advance, the law was implemented before the accompanying regulations were ready. Companies wanted to obey the law, but didn't know how to. Their lawyers told them one thing, while Communist Party functionaries said something else. The management costs were huge.
以「勞動合同法」為例，雖然一年前政策就出來，但因為配套法規不周全，他們想要依法行事卻無所適從，律師講一套、黨委書記又是一套，耗費了極大的管理成本。