BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- China will offer improved services to elderly people receiving home-based care, as most Chinese senior citizens prefer to live at home, Minister of Civil Affairs Lu Zhiyuan said Friday on the sidelines of the ongoing "two sessions." The ministry will help adapt home environments to make life easier for the elderly, developing home-based smart nursing beds, and offering door-to-door services to help the elderly with meals, cleaning, medicine and bathing, he said.
BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature will inspect the implementation of five laws this year, according to a work report of the National People's Congress Standing Committee submitted Friday to the annual legislative session for deliberation. The five laws are the Law on State-Owned Assets of Enterprises, the Agriculture Law, the Social Insurance Law, the Intangible Cultural Heritage Law, and the Yellow River Protection Law, said the report.
Hong Kong. Photo: Xinhua The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) fast-tracked the Basic Law Article 23 legislation by gazetting the draft bill on Friday and tabling it to the Legislative Council for the first reading and second reading on the same day.
BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature will compile a draft environmental code to submit for deliberation this year, according to a work report of the National People's Congress Standing Committee on Friday.
