The Standing Committee of the Ya’an Municipal People’s Congress has made solid progress in soliciting and conveying public opinions and suggestions to the national legislature, since it was designated as a local legislative outreach office by the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee in July 2021.
In late April, the draft law on the construction of a barrier-free environment was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, for a second review.
Better legal protection has helped improve the management of memorial sites dedicated to national heroes and martyrs in the past five years, according to legal experts.
China's revised Law on the Protection of Wildlife, adopted by the top legislature in December last year, went into effect Monday, as part of the country's effort to better protect wildlife and their habitats.
The top legislature on Wednesday adopted a law to protect the fragile ecosystem of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as "the roof of the world."
Thanks to an elevator installed last year in the old town of Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province, a grandmother surnamed Xu can now cross the street easily. She simply presses a button and enters the elevator cab, allowing her to cross via a flyover.
China's State Council proposed expediting legislation on the protection of the rights and interests of overseas Chinese in its report submitted to the country's top legislature for review.
Lawmakers of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, the top legislature, on Monday started to deliberate a draft law on ecological conservation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.