Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Friday, November 29, 2002
State Council Passes Draft Law on Prevention & Control of Radioactive Pollution
Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji presided over the 65th executive meeting of the State Council Wednesday, which discussed and passed in principle the "Law (draft) on Ports of the People's Republic of China" and the "Law (draft) of the People's Republic of China on Radioactive Pollution Prevention and Control".
Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji presided over the 65th executive meeting of the State Council Wednesday, which discussed and passed in principle the "Law (draft) on Ports of the People's Republic of China" and the "Law (draft) of the People's Republic of China on Radioactive Pollution Prevention and Control".
The meeting held that ports are important infrastructure for the national economic and social development. So, it is necessary to draft a law on ports in order to further promote their development, bring their role in economic and social development into full play, adapt to the demand of new situations after the management system reform, ensure the legal exercise of management, maintain the sound order of operation, avoid random planning and overlapping construction, enhance their international competitiveness, and better serve the national economic and social development.
The meeting also maintained that through years of unremitting efforts and with their wide application in the fields of China's national defense, medical care, energy, industry, agriculture and scientific research, nuclear energy and technology have been playing a positive role in defending the national security, promoting the national economic and social development, and augmenting China's overall national strength. In order to prevent and control radioactive pollution, protect the environment, guarantee people's health, and facilitate the exploitation and peaceful utilization of nuclear energy and technology, it is highly necessary to enact a law on prevention and control of radioactive pollution on the basis of summing up China's own practical experience gained in this field and drawing on the successful experience of other countries.
The meeting decided that the two draft laws, after further revised, would be submitted by the State Council to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for approval.