摘要：听证程序渊源于普通法国家英国古老的“自然公正原则”。听证制度是公民参与公共决策与公共行政的重要制度，有利于政府机关和公众之间的双向沟通，提高行政决策的科学性，是行政民主化的重要标志，也是规制公共权力行使的一项重要法律制度。但是目前我国的听证制度还未成熟，存在听证适用范围过于狭窄、听证会代表的遴选不够科学、公众参与的程度不高等弊端。所以我们应该通过渐进式推进和扩大听证的范围、完善听证制度的程序规定和完善听证监督和救济制度来健全和完善我国的听证制度。

关键词：行政听证；公众参与；自然公正原则

Abstract：Hearing procedure originates from the British common law countries old “natural justice principle”. The hearing system is the participation of citizens in public decision-making and the important public administration system, be helpful for government agencies and the public the two-way communication between, improve administrative decision-making more scientific, is an important sign of administrative democratization, is also regulation of public power exercise is an important legal system. But in China, the hearing system is not mature hearing too narrow scope of existing, hearing the election of the science, not enough on behalf of public participation in the degree of abuses. So we should through the gradual advance and expand the scope of hearing, perfecting the system of hearing procedures and perfect the supervision and relief system hearing to improve and perfect the hearing system in our country.

Key words: administrative hearing；public participation；natural justice principles