Top legislature concludes standing committee session

Xinhua Updated: 2020-11-12

Li Zhanshu, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, presides over the closing meeting of the 23rd session of the 13th NPC Standing Committee in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 11, 2020. (Xinhua/Gao Jie)

BEIJING -- The Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), the top legislature, concluded its 23rd session Wednesday in Beijing.

Lawmakers voted to adopt a decision to amend the Copyright Law, and a law on support for veterans. President Xi Jinping signed presidential orders to promulgate the decision and the law.

At the closing meeting, lawmakers also voted to adopt a decision on the qualification of members of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Li Zhanshu, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, presided over the closing meeting of the session, attended by 161 members of the 13th NPC Standing Committee.

Li chaired two meetings of the Council of Chairpersons during the session and presided over a lecture for lawmakers after the session.

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