The Second Session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) held a press conference at noon on 4 March, at which Lou Qinjian, spokesman of the session, answered questions from Chinese and foreign reporters on the agenda of the session and the relevant work of the NPC.
Lou Qinjian introduced that the conference opened on the morning of March 5 and closed on the afternoon of March 11, with a duration of 7 days. There are 7 items on the agenda of the conference, including 6 reports such as the review of the ** work report, and the consideration of the proposal of the "Organic Law of the People's Republic of China (Revised Draft)".
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, a crucial year for achieving the goals and tasks of the 14th Five-Year Plan, and the 70th anniversary of the founding of the National People's Congress. The conference will be guided by the thought of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, further unify the thoughts and actions of the people of all ethnic groups across the country with the best decision-making and deployment, conscientiously perform the duties entrusted by the Constitution and laws, and make the conference a conference that holds high the banner, works hard, and forges ahead in unity.
Lou Qinjian said that three press conferences will be held during the meeting, and "delegates' channels" and "ministers' channels" will be arranged. The conference interview is mainly conducted in the on-site way, and is comprehensively carried out in a variety of ways, such as ** and written. The conference also encouraged and supported delegates to actively accept interviews and interact with netizens.
Lou Qinjian said: Over the past 70 years, the people's congress system has weathered ups and downs and seen rainbows, providing an important institutional guarantee for creating the "two miracles" of rapid economic development and long-term social stability. Especially since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the people's congress system has been promoted to innovate in theory and practice with comrades as the core, and the work of the people's congress has been promoted to achieve historic achievements, and the people's congress system has become more mature and more formalized.
It is the central task of the 14th National People's Congress and its Standing Committee to fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and provide legal guarantees for comprehensively advancing the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese-style modernization.
In 2023, the legislative work of the 14th National People's Congress and its Standing Committee has achieved fruitful results and achieved a good start. The legislative plan was completed, including 130 projects, including 79 first-class projects and 51 second-class projects; 6 laws were enacted, 8 laws were amended, 1 bill was submitted to the General Assembly for deliberation, 11 decisions on legal issues and major issues were adopted, and 18 bills were under consideration. Five law enforcement inspections were conducted.
Lou Qinjian introduced that the legislative work of the National People's Congress will focus on several aspects: focusing on reform and legislation, including the implementation of financial system reform, promoting the development and growth of private enterprises, and fixing the results of reform through legislation to enhance the endogenous driving force of economic development; Focusing on opening up legislation, including the formulation of the Customs Law, the revision of the Border Health and Quarantine Law, and the improvement of the foreign-related provisions of the existing laws, we will continue to optimize the business environment; Highlight high-quality development and grasp legislation, and organize the compilation of ecological and environmental codes in order to further promote the construction of ecological civilization and green and low-carbon development; Legislation should be enacted to protect and improve people's livelihood, including the enactment of the Law on Academic Degrees, the Law on Preschool Education, and the revision of the Law on the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases.
On the whole, the favorable conditions for China's development are stronger than the unfavorable factors, and the basic trend of economic rebound and long-term improvement has not changed, and we have sufficient confidence and confidence. Lou Qinjian said that the National People's Congress and its Standing Committee will further promote scientific legislation, democratic legislation, and law-based legislation, promote legislative work while maintaining stability, and ensure high-quality economic development with high-quality legislation.
Lou Qinjian said: The NPC Standing Committee members have established direct contact with 418 deputies, and various special committees and working committees have also established direct contact with a number of deputies, so as to achieve full coverage of the Standing Committee's contact with deputies. Over the past year, more than 270 deputies have attended meetings of the Standing Committee as observers, more than 50 deputies have participated in law enforcement inspections, and 23 draft laws have solicited the opinions of deputies.
According to reports, during last year's congress, 271 motions put forward by deputies were submitted to nine special committees for deliberation; The 8,314 suggestions, criticisms, and opinions put forward on various aspects of work were submitted to 204 units for study and handling. At present, these motions and suggestions have all been deliberated and handled.
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