Incomplete statistics indicate that in 1997, legal aid institutions at various levels and personnel engaged in legal services handled some 50,000 cases requiring legal aid, and provided legal advice to more than 400,000 people.

• 据不完全统计，1997年，全国各级法律援助机构和各类法律服务人员共办理法律援助案件约5万件，解答法律咨询40多万人次；