| - Military
Calls for Laws on Terrorism, Wartime Maritime Capture
Proposals laws
against nuclear, biological and chemical terrorism and on wartime maritime capture
have gained ground among lawmakers from the military to China's top legislature,
the National People's Congress (NPC).
- Farmer
Peasants Hope to Increase Income, Ease Burdens
Deputies to the current
annual session of the Ninth NPC have expressed their appreciation of a new yardstick
put forward by Premier Zhu Rongji for measuring government's work in rural areas.
- Chinese
Legislator Warns of Pollution of Water Diverted from Yangtze River
Without
intensifying pollution control, the mammoth water diversion project from South
to North China would become costly thankless labor, warned NPC deputy Zhang Wentai.
- Lawmaker
Proposes Extension of Public Holidays
To boost the economy, the government
should extend the International Labor Day and National Day holidays from seven
to nine days, said Li Shutian, a deputy to the legislative NPC.
- CPPCC
Annual Session Receives 3,583 Proposals
The Fifth Session of the Ninth
National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)
had received 3,583 proposals by 5:00 p.m. of March 8.
- Expert
Proposes Building Beijing-Tianjin Canal
A shipping expert has suggested
that a canal be built between Beijing and Tianjin, to provide an outlet to the
sea for Beijing and promote the capital city's economic development and cultural
progress.
- Experts
Called for National Survey of Environmental Situation
Eighteen experts
with China's top advisory body have called on the Chinese government to launch
the country's first ever nation-wide survey of its ecological and environmental
situation.
- CPPCC
Member Urges Better Protection of Teenagers Studying Abroad
A CPPCC
member called on education departments to take effective measures to protect Chinese
children who are studying or want to study abroad.
- NPC
Deputy Suggests Law on Recycling Wastes
China needs a law on cyclic
use of refuse which is of vital importance to the sustainable development of the
national economy, said a lawmaker.
- CPPCC
Members Call for Concerted Efforts for 'Green' Olympics
Members of
China's to advisory body have called for concerted efforts to achieve the goal
of holding a "green" Olympics in Beijing in 2008.
- CPPCC
Passes Draft Political Resolution
CPPCC reviewed the progress of its
Fifth Session and passed a draft political resolution at its 17th meeting Tuesday.
By March 8, the official deadline for receiving proposals, CPPCC members had presented
3,583 proposals, and 3,368 of them have been adopted.
- Capital
Market Enjoys Vast Development Space: Economist
China's capital market
enjoys a vast development space and yet has drawbacks, according to economist
Li Yining.
- CPPCC
Member Calls for Wetland Law
CPPCC National Committee member Cai Shuming
called for the drafting of a law on the protection and control of wetland.
- Lawmakers,
Advisors Care for the Poor
China's lawmakers and senior advisors,
together with the government, have paid close attention to the poor and the disadvantaged.
- Zoologist
Calls for Military Help to Save White-flag Dolphins
Chinese lawmaker
Zhu Zuoyan has called for assistance from the military to catch several white-
flag dolphins from the Yangtze River to save the endangered species from extinction.
- Shanghai
Lawmakers Support City's Bid to Host 2010 World Exposition
Shanghai
lawmakers attending the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC)
on Monday expressed their support to the city's bid to host the 2010 World Exposition.
- Fifth
Session of NPC Receives 1,194 Bills, Motions
The Fifth Session of
the Ninth National People's Congress (NPC) received a record number of 1,194 bills
and motions as of 6:00 p.m. on March 10, the deadline for submitting bills and
motions.
- Labour
Disputes and Wilderness Cases More Common in Courtroom
While the
overwhelming cases handled by the people's courts at all levels over the past
year were civil disputes, such criminal cases as those of underworld in nature,
and those involving shooting and explosions increased sharply, said Xiao Yang,
President of the Supreme People's Court.
- NPC
Deputies Pressing Intensified Pollution Control at Three Gorges Dam Project
Deputies
to the NPC attending the current annual session here have drawn the attention
to the pressing water pollution problems at the multi-billion Three Gorges dam
project.
- Equal
Rights for Children of Migrant Workers: CPPCC Member
A member of the
CPPCC said that children of migrant workers in cities should have equal rights
to school.
- Test-Tube
Baby Technology Should Be Popularized: Doctor
Test-tube baby technology
should be popularized to bring happiness to more sterile couples, a Chinese doctor
said Saturday at the on-going session of the legislative NPC.
- Medical
Institutions Urged to Give Priority to Disease Prevention
Medical
Institutions all over China are urged to adhere to the government policy of putting
disease prevention before treatment, instead of the current practice of focusing
on treatment of patients and keeping increasing input for this purpose
- China's
Top Legislature Should Have More Female Members: Lawmaker
The ratio
of female deputies to the 10th NPC, China's top legislature, should rise to 25
percent from 21 percent, according to a female lawmaker.
- Advisors
Urge for Enhancing IPR Awareness
China needs to enhance society's
awareness of intellectual property rights (IPR) to promote the growth of its economy,
officials, entrepreneurs and economists believe.
- Non-State-Owned
Enterprises Need to Enjoy 'National Treatment'
Non-state-owned enterprises
should enjoy the "national treatment" after China joined the World Trade Organization,
according to economist Wu Jinglian.
- Chinese
Lawmaker Proposes Ways to Improve Farmers' Income
A Chinese lawmaker
Thursday called on the government to take practical measures to improve the competitiveness
of the agriculture sector and the professional skills of farmers in a bid to increase
their income.
- Lawmaker
Calls for Attention to Banking Security
All sectors of society should
work together to create a good environment for the banking industry and insure
the country's financial security, said Xie Qingjian, a deputy to the legislative
NPC.
- CPPCC
Members Propose Building More Nuclear Power Plants
A group of CPPCC
members have mooted a joint proposal for bringing the nuclear power installed
capacity to over 10 million kW by 2010 and up to 100 million kW by the middle
of the century.
- CPPCC
Member Call for Honoring Outstanding Private Businessmen
A businessman
attending the ongoing annual session of China's top advisory body proposed the
initiation of a national medal for commending those in the private sector excelled
in socialist construction and media should give enough publication to these people
so that they would be duly respected just as "Model Worker", "Red-Flag pace-setters"
among women and "May 4" medal winners among youth.
- CPPCC
Members Intensified Management on Cyber Cafes
A CPPCC members
urged tighter control over profit-seeking cyber cafes and the building of healthy
ones so as to create a good social and cultural environment for the growth of
children.
CPPCC
Members Call for Protecting Migrant Workers' Rights
Members
of the (CPPCC National Committee now meeting in annual session stand firmly behind
the massive number of city workers coming from rural areas, calling for strong
measures to protect their rights and interests.
- CPPCC
Member Proposes Opening of Shenzhen-Hong Kong Free Trade Zone
A
CPPCC member proposed the opening of a Shenzhen-Hong Kong free trade zone in order
to boost economic development in the two places.
- Proposed
Rise of Defense Budget Threatens No One
The
proposed budget rise in China's defense spending for this year should not be used
as an excuse for spreading the so-called fallacy of a "China threat,'' NPC deputies
and military experts said Wednesday.
- China's
Top Legislature Receives 156 Motions in Three Days
China's
top legislature received 156 motions from its deputies in the first three days
of the on- going annual session which began on March 3, with the majority of them
calling for new laws and revision of the existing ones, a spokesman said Wednesday.
- 'Middle-Class
Mainly Covers Professionals'- Economist
In
modern times the middle-income people primarily refer to professionals, according
to economist Wu Jinglian, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's
Political Consultative Conference.
- Efforts
Urged to Eliminate Garbage Yards Surrounding 200 Cities
Garbage
has become a scourge for Chinese cities as 200-plus cities now have been surrounded
by garbage yards. Zhu Zhaoliang, member of the CPPCC, said in a proposal submitted
at the annual CPPCC session: "We must try our best to solve this problem."
- Insurance
Law Should Be Fixed to Meet WTO Challenges: NPC Deputy
China's
Insurance Law should be amended to get in line with international practices and
adapted to the new conditions after China becomes a full member of the WTO, said
He Jingzhi, deputy to the Ninth NPC, the top legislature of the country.
- Senior
Party Official Calls for Safeguarding Workers' Rights
Senior
leader Wei Jianxing Monday called on trade unions at all levels to better protect
workers' legitimate rights and interests so as to mobilize and give full play
to their enthusiasm and creativeness.
- Caution
Advised in Broadband Access Networks Investment: Expert
An
expert has advised telecom market players to be cautious of the current enthusiastic
investment mood in broadband access networks, saying technical and economic analysis
should be done before investments are made.
- China
Needs Anti-Terrorism Law: Lawmaker
A Chinese lawmaker from
the military Monday called on the country's top legislature to formulate a counter-terrorism
law to combat both domestic and foreign terrorist forces.
- CPPCC
Members Call for More Charity Organizations
Some members of
the Ninth National Committee of the CPPCC have urged the central government to
take measures to encourage the whole society and the general public to participate
in the cause of charity and establish more charity organizations to help the needy.
- Lawmakers
Call for More Care for Low-Income Groups
Chinese lawmakers gathering
for the coming annual legislative session said the government should pay more
attention to disadvantaged low-income groups.
- CPPCC
Member Calls for Enhanced Feasibility Study of Major Engineering Projects
A noted engineering expert and member of the CPPCC stressed the necessity
of strengthening feasibility study of major construction projects in order to
improve their return on investment. Feasibility study does not mean passive calculation,
but means prediction of return on investment economically and analysis of their
social and environmental impact and risks.
- Lawmakers
Support Decision on Removing Billboards Far Off Eateries
Chinese
lawmakers attending the annual NPC preparatory session Monday voiced their support
for the decision by the Beijing Municipal Government to remove billboards of eateries
outside their premises in an effort to make the 2008 Olympics host city less cluttered
and more beautiful.
- Lawmakers
Urge Government to Reduce Intervention
Chinese lawmakers gathering
in Beijing for the coming annual legislative session have called on the government
of all levels to reduce its intervention in economic activities at a faster pace.
- CPPCC
Member Calls for Law to Curb Family Violence
China should enact
a law to curb domestic violence so as to make families real cells of social stability,
a member of National Committee of the CPPCC said Sunday.
- CPPCC
Proposals Benefit National Economic and Social Development
Proposals
offered by CPPCC members over the past year have played a positive role in the
economic and social life and some have become the basis for major policy decision
making, said CPPCC National Committee Vice-Chairman Luo Haocai.
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