China to stick with pro-growth policies

* PBoC vice-governor: sticking to relaxed monetary policy

* Ex-PBoC adviser: should use regulations to guide loans

* Government researcher: growth may hit 10.5 pct next year

(Adds comments from ex-PBoC adviser, government researcher)

BEIJING, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Chinese officials reaffirmed on Thursday the country's pro-growth policy stance even though the economic recovery is now seen as being on solid ground.

Guo Qingping, an assistant governor of the People's Bank of China, told a financial forum that the central bank would stick to its "appropriately relaxed" monetary policy stance and ensure an appropriate amount of liquidity in the banking system.

Guo's comments came a day after the Federal Reserve said it would keep borrowing costs near zero for "an extended period" even as it expressed growing confidence that the U.S. economy was regaining strength.

Li Yang, a former adviser to China's central bank, told a separate forum the government may use a web of regulations to tweak monetary conditions without changing the broader policy background.