Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Thursday, October 17, 2002
Chinese Top Legislature to Review Seven Draft Laws
China's top legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), will review seven draft laws in its session scheduled from Oct. 25 to 28.
China's top legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), will review seven draft laws in its session scheduled from Oct. 25 to 28.
The agenda for the 30th session of the NPC Standing Committee was approved in Beijing on Wednesday by a meeting of the chairman and deputy-chairpersons of the NPC Standing Committee which was presided over by NPC Standing Committee Chairman Li Peng.
The draft law on a citizens' identification card will be discussed for the first time at the coming session.
The long-debated draft amendment to the law on protection of cultural relics will be tabled to the lawmakers for a fourth round of deliberation, while draft laws on environmental impact assessment, promotion of private educational institutions, and insurance, which have seen two rounds of deliberation, will be discussed again at the bi-monthly session.
Draft laws on agriculture and grassland protection, which have previously been debated by lawmakers, will be discussed further during the session. A draft law usually has to go through three rounds of deliberation at a NPC Standing Committee session before it is voted for approval.
During the session, lawmakers are also expected to review a report submitted by the State Council on measures to tackle re-employment.