Chinese 'Wish List' Before Party Congress

"In the medical industry, for example, private investment is in an inferior position in terms of both market access and equity," said Liu.

Liu said he hopes reforms will be implemented more quickly following the congress so as to ensure a fair and competitive market environment for private companies.

For Wang Ruihai, a resident of the city of Zhangjiakou in North China's Hebei province, his biggest concern is a perceived "moral decline" among the public which needs to be addressed.

He said he became particularly worried about the issue because of the tragedy happened to a toddler last year in south China.

Last October in Foshan city, Guangdong province, the unattended two-year-old girl was hit by two vehicles successively and was left bleeding without any help from 18 passersby. The girl was finally saved by a trash collector, but died later in hospital. The incident subsequently shocked the nation and triggered heated discussion on coldness and other social ills.

Wang, an employee of a non-governmental organization who used to work in a coal plant, also cited inequalities in income distribution as a problem the congress should tackle.

"The daily salary of a construction worker can hardly pay for a meal of a big company's manager," he said, adding that he hopes to see more policies that will narrow the wealth gap.

State-owned companies have monopolized industries such as oil, banking and telecommunications in China. Employees of those companies typically enjoy higher salaries and greater benefits than their privately-employed peers.

"I hope the government will do more to address income disparities and boost wages for low-income groups, " said 72-year-old Wang Wenyuan, a resident of the city of Xingtai in Hebei.

Wang Wenyuan said corruption has eroded the interests of the country and the people.

"Corruption not only concerns people the most, but also harms them the most," he said.

The corruption Wang Wenyuan referred to is perhaps best exemplified by the fall of Bo Xilai. The prominent government official from southwest China's Chongqing Municipality was sacked over disciplinary violations earlier this year.