Chongqing's municipal government has pledged to shake off the impact of the Bo Xilai scandal and emphasize the rule of law, according to a report delivered at the ongoing session of the local people's congress.

The government will speed up efforts to build an administration that will improve services for the general public and enterprises, and the rule of law will be fully implemented, said Huang Qifan, mayor of the southwestern municipality, in a report to the annual session of the Municipal People's Congress on Saturday.

Huang added that the government will reject vanity projects that lead to unnecessary spending and said that no person or organization in the administration will be above the law.