China aims to better protect lawyers' rights and facilitate their work through enhanced financial and policy support, says the Ministry of Justice.

Efforts will be made to better protect a lawyer's right to meet with their clients in police custody and facilitate their rights to review documents, conduct necessary investigations and collect evidence, the ministry told Xinhua on November 23.

The ministry, which recently issued a circular on its proposal to further improve work concerning lawyers, called for a system to guarantee funding for legal work.

"Lawyers should be subsidized if working as legal advisors to the government or providing legal services for the public interest," the ministry said.

Also, government agencies are urged to continue their financial support for government-funded law offices in underdeveloped regions and offer more funding for legal training.