The Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), or the national legislature, will convene its 38th session from Dec 27 to 30 in Beijing.
As of September this year, the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) has set up 32 legislative outreach offices, covering all provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland.
Over the past year, local legislative outreach offices have notably increased in number, enabling more people to conveniently express their expectations for future laws and offer relevant suggestions.
A spokesperson for China's national legislature on Saturday voiced strong dissatisfaction with and firm opposition to the China-related content of a new US defense act.
A total of 36 candidates were elected on Thursday as deputies of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), the top legislature.
The Macao Special Administrative Region on Monday elected 12 deputies to the 14th National People's Congress, the nation's top legislature, among 15 qualified candidates.
Throughout the past four decades, the Constitution has been revised and improved in keeping with the times, and implemented to play its important role in the country's governance.
Senior lawmaker Wang Chen has called for efforts to achieve fresh progress in local legislation, in order to contribute to the building of a modern socialist country in all respects on a legal footing.