国内英语资讯:China to amend laws to further empower local legislatures
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 9-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Legislative">Legislative</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> (<span word="NPC">NPC</span>) <span word="Standing">Standing</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="proposing">proposing</span> <span word="suggestions">suggestions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="amendments">amendments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="legislatures">legislatures</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="course">course</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="congresses">congresses</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="legislatures">legislatures</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lawmaking">lawmaking</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scope">scope</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="limited">limited</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Legislative">Legislative</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NPC">NPC</span> <span word="Standing">Standing</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="underway">underway</span>.</p><p><span word="Provincial">Provincial</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="congresses">congresses</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="enact">enact</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="decrees">decrees</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="contravene">contravene</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="provision">provision</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span>, <span word="national">national</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="administrative">administrative</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span>.</p><p><span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="lawmaking">lawmaking</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="formulate">formulate</span> <span word="implementation">implementation</span> <span word="guidelines">guidelines</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="law">law</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 12,000 <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="decrees">decrees</span>.</p><p><span word="Delegating">Delegating</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="milestone">milestone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NPC">NPC</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="powers">powers</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> 1979, <span word="provincial">provincial</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="congresses">congresses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="committees">committees</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="granted">granted</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="powers">powers</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 40 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="roles">roles</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NPC">NPC</span> <span word="Standing">Standing</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="actively">actively</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="congresses">congresses</span>.</p>
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