21st meeting of npc standing committee held in beijing

The 21st meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress held its first plenary meeting in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the morning of the 8th, chaired by Chairman Li Zhanshu.

164 members of the Standing Committee attended the meeting, and the number of participants was in accordance with the quorum.

The meeting heard reports made by Jiang Bixin, vice chairman of the Constitution and Law Committee of the National people's Congress, on the results of the deliberation of the draft tax law on urban maintenance and construction, and on the results of the deliberation of the draft deed tax law. The Constitution and Law Committee believes that the above-mentioned draft law is relatively mature and recommends that it be submitted to this Standing Committee meeting for deliberation and adoption.

The meeting heard a report by Zhou Guangquan, vice chairman of the Constitution and Law Committee, on the revision of the draft law on the prevention of juvenile delinquency. The second review of the draft further clarifies the legal positioning of specialized schools and specialized education, revises and improves the admission procedures of specialized schools; no longer uses the concept of "custody and reeducation", and incorporates relevant measures into specialized education and improves them; it is clear that schools can hire the rule of law according to conditions Vice principals, etc.

The meeting heard a report by Cong Bin, vice chairman of the Constitution and Law Committee, on the revision of the draft animal epidemic prevention law. The second review of the draft further strengthened the management of bazaars and live livestock and poultry transactions, improved the management of dogs and cats, clearly established a cooperation mechanism for the prevention and control of zoonotic infectious diseases, and refined the quarantine of wild animals.

The meeting heard a new report by Jiang Bixin on the revision of the draft amendment to the copyright law. The second review of the draft perfects the definition and types of works, classifies and protects the copyright of audio-visual works, and makes provisions on copyright quality, job performance, and pre-litigation preservation measures.

In order to reflect the new situation, new tasks and new requirements of the constitutional amendment and deepening the reform of the party and state institutions, the chairman's meeting respectively put forward the proposal on submitting for deliberation the draft amendment to the organic law of the National People's Congress and the proposal on submitting for deliberation the draft amendment to the rules of procedure of the National People's Congress. The draft amendment to the Organic Law of the National people's Congress adds a chapter on "General principles" to stipulate the relevant principles of the organization and activities of the National people's Congress, add relevant contents to meet the needs of the reform of the supervision system, and improve the functions and powers and procedures of the chairmanship meeting. strengthen the work of deputies, and so on. The revised draft of the rules of procedure of the National people's Congress clearly defines the relevant preparatory work for the convening of the meeting, increases the number of meetings of the National people's Congress that should be reasonably arranged, improve the quality and efficiency of the proceedings, strengthen the openness and information construction of the meeting, and improve the procedures for the consideration of work reports. Entrusted by the chairman's meeting, Shen Chunyao, director of the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, made an explanation.

In the 30 years since the promulgation and implementation of the National Flag Law and the National Emblem Law, they have played an important role in safeguarding the dignity of the national flag and the national emblem, enhancing citizens' national concept, and promoting the spirit of patriotism. In order to further improve the legal system of the national flag and the national emblem, the chairman's meeting respectively put forward a proposal on submitting for deliberation the draft amendment to the national flag law and a proposal on submitting for deliberation the draft amendment to the national emblem law. The two drafts improve the regulations on the general scale of the national flag and the national emblem, increase the occasions for displaying the national flag and the national emblem, improve the system related to the use of the national flag to mourn, increase the use of the national emblem design, and deal with issues that affect the authority and dignity of the national flag and the national emblem in practice. Standardize and clarify the supervision department of the national flag and the national emblem. Entrusted by the chairmanship meeting, Wu Zeng, deputy director of the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, made an explanation.

Entrusted by the State Council, Xia Baolong, Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, gave an explanation of the State Council's proposal to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress to make a decision on the continued operation of the sixth Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Entrusted by the State Council, Minister of Justice Tang Yijun gave an explanation on the draft decision authorizing the State Council to carry out pilot work for Hong Kong legal practitioners and Macao practicing lawyers to obtain mainland practice qualifications and engage in the profession of lawyers in nine mainland cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Entrusted by the State Council, He Lifeng, director of the National Development and Reform Commission, reported on the implementation of the national economic and social development plan this year. He said that in the first half of this year, my country's economy first fell and then rose. Since the second quarter, economic operations have improved month by month, production demand has continued to pick up, employment and people's livelihood have been better guaranteed, the economy has shown a trend of restorative growth, and the overall social situation has been stable. In the second half of the year, we should be cautious and start to normalize epidemic prevention and control, unremittingly implement the macro policies that have been introduced, proactively help enterprises to alleviate difficulties and develop, win the battle against poverty, deepen and implement measures to expand domestic demand, strive to ensure the industrial chain supply chain and food and energy security, be determined to innovate and enhance the momentum of reform and opening up, unswervingly grasp the ecological environment protection, and care for the people to do a good job of improving people's livelihood.

Entrusted by the State Council, Minister of Finance Liu Kun reported on the implementation of the budget this year. He said that since the beginning of this year, significant results have been achieved in the overall prevention and control of the epidemic and economic and social development, the economy has recovered steadily, and the three major battles have been steadily advanced. On this basis, the budget has been implemented well. From January to June, the national general public budget revenue was 9617.607 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 10.8 percent. Since April, the cumulative decline in revenue has narrowed month by month, showing a sustained positive trend; the general public budget expenditure was 11641.088 billion yuan, a decrease of 5.8 percent. In the next step, fiscal policy should be more active and pragmatic, always adhere to hard work, diligence and thrift, continue to strengthen local government debt management, accelerate the reform of the fiscal and taxation system, and effectively improve the efficiency of the use of fiscal funds.

The meeting also heard a report on the qualifications of individual representatives made by Wu Yuliang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and deliberated on the appointment and removal of relevant cases.

Vice Chairmen of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Wang Chen, Cao Jianming, Zhang Chunxian, Shen Yueyue, Ji Bingxuan, Ailigen Yiming Bahai, Wan Exiang, Chen Zhu, Wang Dongming, Baima Chilin, Ding Zhongli, Hao Mingjin, Cai Dafeng, Wu Weihua, Secretary General Yang Zhenwu attended the meeting.

Yang Xiaodu, Director of the National Supervisory Commission, Xiao Jie, State Councilor and Secretary-General of the State Council, Zhou Qiang, President of the Supreme People's Court, Zhang Jun, Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, members of the special committees of the National People's Congress, responsible comrades of the standing committees of the people's congresses of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and some NPC deputies and responsible comrades of relevant departments attended the meeting as nonvoting.

Source: Xinhua News Agency