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Chinese Legislature Ratifies Five Laws

China's top legislature endorsed five new laws Saturday afternoon, including the law on government procurement which is expected to block loopholes in official purchasing.


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Chinese Legislature Ratifies Five Laws
China's top legislature endorsed five new laws Saturday afternoon, including the law on government procurement which is expected to block loopholes in official purchasing.

Chinese legislators at the 28th meeting of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, which ended Saturdayafternoon, agreed that various levels of government should usepublic funds more wisely, especially with the expansion of themarket economy.

The approved law would regulate procedures for spending publicmoney, legislators said.

Meanwhile, the bi-monthly meeting also passed four other lawson small and medium-sized enterprise promotion, work safety,science and technology popularization, and clean production.

The work safety codes outlaw malfeasance and any obvious orhidden threat to workers' lives in any work place. A spate ofdisastrous accidents recently have resulted in high casualties andeconomic losses.

In addition, the legislators agreed that the members of thefirst and incumbent Committee of the Basic Law of the Hong KongSpecial Administrative Region under the NPC Standing Committeeshould continue their duty.

The meeting also approved two supplemental regulations onelection meetings for deputies to the 10th NPC from the Hong Kongand Macao special administrative regions.

The legislators also ratified the documents on the "Worst Formsof Child Labor Convention 1999" which was approved by the 87thInternational Labor Conference.


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