China News Service, Beijing, September 24 (Xie Yanbing and Liang Xiaohui) The Legislative Affairs Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress recently stated that as of now, the number of national legislative contact points has been expanded to 22, covering two-thirds of the country's provinces, and will continue to be added.
A few days ago, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress held a collective interview on "strengthening the construction of the people's congress system and developing socialist democracy with Chinese characteristics."
Tong Weidong, Director of the National Law Office of the Legal Work Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, introduced that in 2020, the Legal Work Committee will add 6 places and units as legislative contact points. The number of legislative contact points will increase from 4 in 2015 to 10 in 2021 and 7 in 2021. In May, 12 new primary-level legislative contact points were added, and the number of legislative contact points expanded to 22, involving 21 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities), covering 2/3 of the country’s provinces. The radiation drove the legislative contact points of various provinces and cities divided into districts. General development.
Tong Weidong, director of the National Law Office of the Legal Work Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, answered reporters' questions.
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Tong Weidong pointed out that in the next step, the Legal Work Committee will continue to increase the number of contact points for grassroots legislation and continue to promote the work of contact points in accordance with the work arrangements of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. Actively and steadily develop.
"The primary-level legislative contact point is connected to the highest state authority at one end and the grass-roots people at the other. It is a microcosm of the development of people’s democracy in the whole process." Tong Weidong said that the primary-level legislative contact point serves as a “through train” for national legislation and is an orderly way for the people. Participating in national legislation provides an effective way.
The opinions and suggestions of the people go directly to the national legislature through the primary-level legislative contact point, ensuring that the national legislation directly reflects and reflects the sentiments, opinions, wisdom, and aspirations of the people, and it is truly realized that the legislation involves the people and the laws are formulated by the people, ensuring that the people are the masters. Call the shots.
In addition, Tong Weidong believes that the Legislative Work Committee can directly listen to the opinions and suggestions of the grassroots through the grassroots legislative contact point. welcome.
It is understood that as of August 2021, the legislative contact point of the Legislative Work Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress has solicited more than 6,700 opinions and suggestions from the grassroots on 115 draft laws and annual legislative plans.
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