对知情权可以有狭义、广义两种理解。从狭义上说,就是指政府有对重大的突发性公共安全事故向社会公众及时、准确、全面、客观公布的义务;公民有及时获得这些信息的权利。从广义上说,就是指行政(政务)公开和透明制度,将政府行政行为置于公众的监督之下;公民有知悉政府行政行为的权利,包括行政作为的行为和不作为的行为。从理论上说,知情权具有可诉性, The right to know can be narrowly defined and broadly understood. In a narrow sense, it means that the government has the obligation to promptly, accurately, completely and objectively publicize major and unexpected public safety accidents and citizens have the right to timely obtain such information. Broadly speaking, it refers to an open and transparent system of administration (government affairs), which places the government’s administrative actions under the supervision of the public. Citizens have the right to know about the government’s administrative actions, including the acts and omissions of the administrative act. In theory, the right to information is actionable,