Abstract: Faced with the growing demand for the public service, the local government is now having difficulty in providing adequate and balanced supply due to low efficiency and insufficient co-ordination. Therefore, the most urgent thing is to take effective measures to promote the local government's ability to provide public service. The new public administration based on the new public management theory provides an opportunity for the local government to upgrade its public service. In order to solve the specific problems and difficulties, the local government should take measures to enhance its public service ability and speed up the construction of service-oriented government by increasing the total supply, perfecting operation mechanism, establishing diversified supply network, and by promoting public participation.

Key words: service-oriented government, local government, public service, new public administration, administrative system reform